NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE
Don Poindexter, who began the season with Biggar and ended up with North Battleford, captured the 1968 batting crown with a .396 average in 31 games. He finished well ahead of runner-up Wally Jackson of Kindersley at .366. Lyle May of Unity was third, with a .356 mark. Cam Sternig of the Beavers was the top slugger, with 9 home runs and 34 runs batted in. Ervin Boehm of Unity again led in stolen bases with 18.
Five hurlers shared the league's pitching honours. Greg Dvorak of North Battleford was tied for the most wins, 8, and had the best winning percentage with his 8-1 record. Gerry Lister of the Beavers also had 8 wins. Ron Fyfe of Saskatoon sported the best earned run average, 0.84, while Vince Rucobo of Unity led in strikeouts, 121, and Harold Hunchak of Kindersley was the workhorse, with 83 1/3 innings pitched.
AVE : Poindexter BG-NB - .396
RUNS : McKnight NB - 29
2B : Hicke B. BG - 11
3B : Morgan KI - 3
HR : Sternig NB - 9
RBI : Sternig NB - 34
SB : Boehm UN - 18
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Dubey John NM 15 58 11 30 10 0 1 4 1 6 15 .517 (1)
Simon Scott SK 15 39 3 16 1 0 0 0 2 5 9 .410 (1)
Poindexter Don BG-NB 31 96 22 38 9 0 3 1 18 9 24 .396
Goldade Ron KI 23 67 12 25 3 1 1 5 8 16 12 .373 (1)
Jackson Wally KI 26 82 14 30 3 1 0 8 16 15 10 .366
May Lyle UN 21 73 12 26 5 0 3 8 8 7 15 .356
McKnight Ira NB 30 93 29 32 6 1 1 8 29 5 16 .344
Duncan Pete NB 18 51 13 17 3 0 3 0 9 9 9 .333 (1)
Flanagan Jerry KI 27 95 20 31 6 0 1 0 4 21 15 .326
Jackson Lane KI 28 92 19 30 5 2 1 4 18 15 6 .326
Sternig Cam NB 28 109 28 35 7 2 9 0 6 18 34 .321
Haanen Ken SK 21 68 13 21 2 2 0 9 14 16 8 .309
Viner Pat NM 14 43 11 13 3 0 1 2 2 15 4 .302 (1)
Johnson Jim NB 25 96 23 29 1 1 0 8 10 11 14 .302
Hannon Garnet KI 29 90 16 27 7 0 2 0 14 20 17 .300
Lister Gerry NB 20 54 13 16 4 0 2 2 7 17 14 .296 (1)
Markowsky Zenon NB 27 100 20 29 6 0 2 2 4 22 17 .290
Doerksen Erwin UN 26 85 14 24 3 1 2 4 12 18 11 .282
Morgan Wayne KI 27 99 12 27 4 3 2 2 7 11 18 .273
Primeau Manny NB 27 107 21 29 3 1 2 6 8 11 19 .271
Hicke Brian BG 27 89 15 24 11 0 0 4 6 24 7 .270
Shaw Jim UN 30 106 22 27 5 0 5 12 12 21 16 .255
Gibbons NM 27 78 9 19 4 0 0 1 17 22 3 .244
Munch Randy SK 27 117 20 28 3 1 0 8 4 18 7 .239
Flicek Larry NM 30 89 15 21 3 1 3 8 15 25 13 .236
Maxemiuk Fred SK 26 89 15 21 3 1 0 7 11 13 4 .236
(1) Not enough plate appearances to qualify Source : Batter-Up, The Story of the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League WINS : Dvorak NB, Lister NB - 8
PCT : Dvorak NB, 8-1 - .889
INNINGS : Hunchak KI - 83 1/3
STRIKEOUTS : Rucobo UN - 121
ERA : Fyfe SK - 0.84 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Fyfe Ron SK 6 3 .667 64 44 6 14 82 0.84 Welcher Bill UN 3 1 .750 30 23 3 8 30 0.90 Lister Gerry NB 8 3 .727 72 42 8 31 102 1.00 Simon Scott SK 4 2 .667 59 43 8 17 71 1.22 Stone Ross UN 5 3 .625 75 50 11 13 78 1.32 Rucobo Vince UN 7 3 .700 76 48 15 29 121 1.77 Viner Pat NM 5 3 .625 60 42 15 21 66 2.26 Dvorak Greg NB 8 1 .889 80 61 23 28 112 2.58 Middleton Dave SK 5 3 .625 57 44 17 24 62 2.68 Duncan Pete NB 3 3 .500 51 43 17 14 70 3.02 Paganucci Al KI 3 4 .429 71 57 24 34 55 3.04 Tabashniuk Edd SK 2 3 .400 41 29 14 17 48 3.10 Haylor Larry UN 5 3 .625 56 55 20 14 50 3.23 Houston Gary KI 6 4 .600 47 35 19 40 68 3.61 Hunchak Harold KI 5 4 .556 83 75 38 28 79 4.10 Wendt Mike NM 3 2 .600 41 50 20 14 40 4.43 Davis Earl/Irl BG 0 8 .000 59 72 32 31 45 4.88 Poindexter Don BG-NB 2 3 .400 30 36 17 17 26 5.10 Proctor Clarence BG 2 2 .500 40 71 26 15 20 5.90 Zaichowsky Bob BG 0 5 .000 36 47 25 20 38 6.31 McIntyre Don NM 0 8 .000 61 88 47 35 53 6.93 Thompson Bob BG 1 5 .167 43 53 38 44 26 7.95 Gosselin Ed KI 2 0 1.000 Bradley Lyle NB 1 0 1.000 Wilson Morris NB 1 0 1.000 Johnstone Richard KI 0 1 .000 McIntyre Bob NM 0 1 .000 McIntyre Brian NM 0 1 .000 Reha J. NM 0 1 .000 Goulet Robert NM 0 2 .000 Hoult Bob BG 0 2 .000 Nesbitt Chuck NM 0 3 .000
BG=Biggar Nationals, KI=Kindersley Klippers, NB=North Battleford Beavers, NM=Neilburg Monarchs, SK=Saskatoon Commodores, UN=Unity Cardinals
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
We've been unable to unearth final statistics for the 1968 season. However, the Regina Leader-Post in May, 1969, carried a mention of Roy Rowley of Moose Jaw as the batting champion with a .366 average. The paper said Larry Tollefson of Moose Jaw led in RBIs with 14 and Ned Andreoni scored the most runs, 20, and tied for the most triples with two.
Don Krick of Yorkton had an outstanding summer on the hill for the Cardinals. The left-hander finished with a 9-0 won-lost record in 11 starts. A compilation from box scores, line scores and game reports found Krick at the top of the heap with the most wins and best winning percentage. Randy Sawa of Regina wasn't far behind with a 6-0 mark. Teammate Doug Homme won 7 and lost just 2. Krick's teammate Mark Harkness appeared in the most games, 13, made the most starts, 12, and led in complete games, with 11
AVE : Roy Rowley MHR - .366
RUNS : Andreoni MJR - 20
SOUTHERN LEAGUE FINAL G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Rowley Roy MJR .366 Tollefson Larry MJR 14 .337 Andreoni Ned MJR 20 2 .314
WINS : Krick YK - 9
PCT : Krick YK, 9-0, Sawa RGR, 6-0 - 1.000
GAMES : Harkness YK, Mello MM - 13
STARTS : Harkness YK - 12
COMPLETE GAMES : Harkness YK - 11 SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Krick Don YK 11 11 10 9 0 1.000 Homme Doug RGR 11 9 7 7 2 .778 Sawa Randy RGR 12 8 3 6 0 1.000 Rowley Roy MJR 11 7 6 5 3 .625 Harkness Mike YK 13 12 11 4 5 .444 Sobkow Bill YK 4 2 2 3 0 1.000 Mello Dave MM 13 9 7 3 5 .375 Sharpe Tom SC 10 8 5 3 6 .333 Wall Les SC 7 4 1 2 1 .667 LeBere Wayne MJR 7 6 2 2 2 .500 Cardwell Fred RGR 9 4 4 2 2 .500 Jaggars Rick SC 11 8 6 2 7 .222 Heron Stu MJR 3 0 0 1 0 1.000 Andreoni Ned MJR 4 0 0 1 0 1.000 Seeley Dave RGR 3 3 1 1 0 1.000 Hogg Dale MJR 5 4 1 1 1 .500 Pettapiece Jim MJR 2 2 1 1 1 .500 Stradecki Merv RGR 3 2 0 1 1 .500 Marchinko Brian MM 4 4 0 1 2 .333 Seredick Jim MJR 6 5 3 1 3 .250 Stewart Forbes MM 9 4 0 1 5 .167 Zanussi Joe SC 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyers Wayne SC 3 1 0 0 0 .000 McLeod Jackie SC 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Yellowega Gene RGR 2 1 1 0 0 .000 McKee Wayne MM 4 0 0 0 0 .000 Friebe Craig MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Rieben Pete MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Mein Cliff SC 2 2 0 0 1 .000 McKechney Ron SC 4 0 0 0 1 .000 Stefureak Ed YK 1 1 1 0 1 .000 Quick Don YK 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Thompson Wayne MM 3 1 0 0 1 .000 Bulin Dennis MM 2 0 0 0 1 .000 Bellegarde Alex MM 6 3 0 0 2 .000 Riddell Chris MM 3 2 1 0 3 .000
Source : Box scores, game reports
MID-WEST BASEBALL LEAGUE
Jim Byrnes of Eston captured the batting title in the Mid-West League easily besting his cousin Merle, .462 to .432. Barry Ellis of Dinsmore was third with a .421 mark. Ed Anderson of Dinsmore, with a .408 average, made it four batters finishing above the .400 mark.
Bob Burchfield of Eston fashioned the best pitching record with five wins and no defeats. John Hemstead and Murray Eddy of Asquith and Grant Beckstrand of Eston all finished with 3-1 won-lost marks.
PCT: J. Byrnes EN - .462
RUNS : Steeves EN - 22
RBI : J. Byrnes EN - 20
2B : M. Byrnes, Irvine EN - 6
3B : Steeves EN - 2
HR : Miller, Hemstead AQ - 3 MID-WEST BASEBALL LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT Byrnes Jim EN 52 19 24 7 .462 Byrnes Merle EN 44 18 19 13 .432 Ellis Barry DD 38 10 16 11 .421 Anderson Ed DD 49 9 20 7 .408 Steeves Murray EN 43 22 17 4 .395 Irvine Blythe EN 57 9 20 1 .351 Stack Les AQ 49 12 17 4 .347 Hemstead John AQ 52 16 18 4 .346 Brooks Bev AQ 50 15 17 3 .340 Miller Garth AQ 57 16 19 2 .333 Erickson Al DD 59 18 18 8 .305 Grummett Harvey TT 61 11 18 4 .295 Johnston Ken TT 51 9 15 7 .294
Source : Saskatoon Star-Phoenix July 26, 1968 AQ=Asquith, EN=Eston, DD=Dinsmore Dynamos, TT=Torchinsky T'Birds, RT=Rosetown Red Wings MID-WEST BASEBALL LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
Burchfield Bob EN 5 0 1.000 (1)
Hemstead John AQ 3 1 .750
Eddy Murray AQ 3 1 .750
Beckstrand Grant EN 3 1 .750 (1) Game reports show Burchfield with a 6-0 record.
ALBERTA MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
Second baseman Reg Gerlitz of the Calgary Odeons has won the batting championship of the Alberta Major Baseball League. Official statistics show Gerlitz with a .379 average, 15 points better than Calgary Giants' shortstop Bob Duncan. Third in the batting race was Edmonton Cardinals Dave Kosteniuk with a .343 average ahead of Wally Waddle, the playing manager of the Edmonton Tigers, at .337. Second sacker Don Darling of the Edmonton Agnles led the runs, 29, and stolen bases, also 29, and total bases, 47.
Tigers' right-hander Bill Chahley emerged as the top hurler for the second straight season winning five of seven decisions and fashioning a 1.02 earned run average. Angels southpaw Dale Schulz, who had an ERA of 0.85, failed to meet the minimum of 45 innings to qualify for the title. He worked just 42. Rick Horb and Alf Sedran of the Odeons tied for the lead in wins each with eight.
AVE : Gerlitz COD - .379
RUNS : Darling EDW - 29
2B : Trembecky CAS, Erickson EDT - 10
3B : Kulka EDC - 5
HR : Seven tied with 2
SB : Darling EDW - 29
RBI : Moffat COD, Speers EDT - 23
ALBERTA MAJOR BB LEAGUE G AB R H 2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI PCT
Gerlitz Reg COD 87 33 13 .379
Duncan Bob CGG 99 36 13 .364
Kosteniuk Dave ECD 108 37 20 .343
Waddle Wally EDT 80 27 14 .338
Owchar Julie EDT 82 26 11 .317
Darling Don EDW 102 29 32 29 10 .314
White Rod CGG/COD 83 25 12 .301
Davies Wayne COD 132 38 18 .288
Skujins Andy EDT 95 27 10 .284
Johnson Al CGG 113 32 9 .283
Maxwell Don CCA 108 30 13 .278
McFadyen Doug CGG 90 25 12 .278
Lofting Bruce CCA 120 33 16 11 .275
Iverson Hal CGG 82 22 10 .268
Porter Gerry EDW 101 25 20 .248
Moser Chuck ECD 90 22 15 .244
Lupul Bill EDT 86 21 14 .244
Moffat Ron COD 144 35 23 .243
Speers Ross EDT 107 26 23 .243
Tucker Gord ECD 103 25 7 .243
McAra Dave EDW/CDS 87 20 12 .230
Hodgson Henry ECD 107 24 9 .224
Berridge Lynn COD 87 19 9 .218
Kulka Stan ECD 111 24 5 10 .216 Source : Calgary Herald, September 6, 1968 CCA=Calgary Cascades, CGG=Calgary Giants, COD=Calgary Odeons, ECD=Edmonton Cardinals,
EDT=Edmonton Tigers, EDW=Edmonton Angels WINS : Sedran, Horb COD - 8
PCT : Sedran COD - 7.27
INNINGS : Horb COD - 100 2/3s
SO : Horb COD - 104
ERA : Chahley EDT - 1.02 ALBERTA MAJOR BB LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
Schulz Dale, EDW 42 0.85
Chahley Bill EDT 5 2 .714 62 7 1.02
LaDuke Jim CCA 4 3 .571 73 19 2.35
Curtis Rick EDW 3 3 .500 57 16 2.51
Twa Dave CGG 5 4 .556 68 21 2.77
Leeck Ernie EDT 13 3 3 .500 61 19 2.80
Kadatz Don ECD 5 5 .500 68 23 81 3.04
Horb Rick COD 14 8 4 .667 101 91 60 38 64 104 3.40
Dawson Trann EDT 13 3 3 .500 50 19 3.40
Murray Larry EDT 13 5 4 .556 76 86 29 3.43
Reed Ian CCA 13 2 8 .200 72 28 45 3.48
Sedran Alf COD 13 8 3 .727 100 104 55 40 48 83 3.60
McCarthy George ECD 1 4 .200 47 21 3.99
Davies Wayne COD 2 1 .667 48 24 4.47
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE
Claude Lambert, a former pitcher in the Houston Astros farm system, had much better success as a hitter in 1968 as he walked away with the batting title in the Manitoba Senior League by hitting at a .375 clip. The Manitoba baseball product also topped the league in home runs with 6. Teammate Jesse Gutierrez, a catcher from Sequoias College in California, was second, with a .371 mark. Veteran Cliff Seafoot of Riverside was third, batting .347, with a league-leading 27 runs batted in.
Dick Limke, chosen the league's top pitcher for the third consecutive season, tied with Bob Thompson of Brandon for the most wins, each with nine. The right-hander allowed just 65 hits and 15 walks in 88 innings. He fanned 101. Virden's Gary DeBenedetti was the league's workhorse throwing 104 innings. He led in strikeouts, with 121. Thompson, an all-around force for the Cloverleafs, was named the league's Most Valuable Player. He had a 9-5 record on the mound and finished with a .303 average with 25 RBI, just behind Seafoot.
AVE : Lambert STL - .375
RUNS : Robertson HAM - 24
DOUBLES : Smith Mel HAM, Chapple BR - 10
TRIPLES : Several - 2
HOME RUNS : Lambert STL - 6
RBI : Seafoot Cliff RIV - 27 MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Lambert Claude STL 96 36 6 .375 Gutierrez Jesse STL 70 26 .371 Seafoot Cliff RIV 95 33 27 .347 Lesyshen John DA 80 27 .338 Smith Mel HAM 95 32 10 .337 Rathwell Wes RIV 85 28 10 .329 Robertson Al HAM 89 24 28 .315 Caldwell Lynn HAM 93 29 .312 Hemstad Norm VIR 93 29 .312 Seafoot Garth RIV 81 25 6 .309 Thompson Bob BR 89 27 25 .303 Armour Doug SOU 82 24 .293 Oakes Maurice BR 94 27 15 .287 Smith Don DA 68 19 .279 Lyall Gord HAM 69 19 .275
BRANDON CLOVERLEAFS Mackay Gerry BR 20 8 2 .400 Holmstrom Gerry BR 29 9 3 .310 Thompson Bob BR 89 27 25 .303 Oakes Maurice BR 94 27 15 .287 Wright Mort BR 39 11 2 .282 Chapple Bill BR 99 26 10 11 .263 McLachlan Roy BR 87 21 14 .241 Mustard Doug BR 40 9 1 .225 Wilson Bob BR 79 17 9 .215 Bender Dave BR 58 12 4 .207 Fowler Doug BR 6 1 0 .167 Hodgson Brian BR 41 6 1 .146 Denbow Jack BR 10 1 1 .100 Powers Ron BR 12 1 0 .083 Toews Ron BR 13 1 0 .077 Repin Mike BR 27 1 2 .037 Earl Randy BR 11 0 0 .000 Gallant Richard BR 3 0 0 .000 Gray Bill BR 5 0 0 .000 Robinson Merv BR 13 0 2 .000 Town Tom BR 15 0 0 .000 DAUPHIN REDBIRDS Lesyshen John DA 80 27 .338 Smith Don DA 68 19 .279 Coulter Vern DA 67 18 .269 Shumanski Gerry DA 70 18 .257 Amy Neil DA 56 14 .250 Sutherland Alex DA 41 10 .244 Keating Gary DA 22 5 .227 Kabel Bob DA 23 5 .217 Secord Rollie DA 34 7 .206 Kubicek Blair DA 25 5 .200 Verbiwski Gerry DA 5 1 .200 Wolfe Scott DA 76 15 .197 Day Rick DA 42 8 .190 Buchy Bob DA 95 18 .189 Dierks Larry DA 64 12 .188 Fitzpatrick Pat DA 11 2 .182 Kemp DA 3 0 .000 Madrigga Dennis DA 3 0 .000 HAMIOTA RED SOX Smith Mel HAM 95 32 10 .337 Robertson Al HAM 89 28 .315 Caldwell Lynn HAM 93 29 .312 Lyall Gord HAM 69 19 .275 Wright John HAM 73 20 .274 Jack Norm HAM 101 27 .267 Woods Ellis HAM 93 24 .258 Smith Denny HAM 13 3 .231 Robinson Rick HAM 57 13 .228 Geekie Neil HAM 35 5 .143 Poole HAM 7 1 .143 Mathison Buck HAM 37 3 .081 Feldner Don HAM 22 1 .045 Kachur Leighton HAM 23 1 .043 Scott Glennis HAM 16 0 .000 Bell HAM 0 0 .000 Smith Bryan HAM 3 0 .000 RIVERSIDE CANUCKS Diller Barry RIV 1 1 0 1.000 Reid Russ RIV 50 20 7 .400 Seafoot Cliff RIV 95 33 27 .347 Gailfus Jim RIV 6 2 1 .333 Rathwell Wes RIV 85 28 10 .329 Seafoot Garth RIV 81 25 6 .309 Fisher Mark RIV 44 13 10 .295 Moffatt Barry RIV 98 25 19 .255 Hunter Gord RIV 20 5 5 .250 Ash Bob RIV 68 16 4 .235 Duncan Murray RIV 28 6 2 .214 Kinsley Ross RIV 81 13 12 .160 Everard Grant RIV 54 8 3 .148 Eiken Doug RIV 7 1 0 .143 Gullett Bruce RIV 7 1 0 .143 Lilley Lorne RIV 22 3 0 .136 Cory Gene RIV 65 8 9 .123 Burton Clare RIV 12 1 0 .083 ST.LAZARE ATHLETICS Weslowski Ed STL 5 3 .600 Lambert Claude STL 96 36 6 .375 Gutierrez Jesse STL 70 26 .371 Guay Lou STL 6 2 .333 Sararas Garth STL 43 12 .279 Haney Merv STL 81 21 .259 Falloon Ron STL 85 22 .259 Maxwell D. STL 4 1 .250 McWilliams Larry STL 49 11 .224 Simms Ray STL 86 18 .209 Dale Rick STL 53 11 .208 Perron Ashley STL 18 3 .167 Gullett Marv STL 38 5 .132 Chartrand Paul STL 78 10 .128 Bray Allan STL 55 7 .127 Maxwell Gary STL 24 3 .125 Gies Dale STL 13 1 .077 Fleury STL 3 0 .000 Gies Don STL 4 0 .000 Hendry STL 2 0 .000 Hodgson STL 3 0 .000 Parton STL 2 0 .000 Plante STL 2 0 .000 SOURIS CARDINALS Carpenter Bill SOU 42 19 .452 Scott Gladwyn SOU 8 3 .375 Armour Doug SOU 82 24 .293 McEvoy Lynn SOU 57 15 .263 Neilson Jim SOU 99 26 .263 Moffatt Brian SOU 81 21 .259 Couvier Dean SOU 85 22 .259 Limke Dick SOU 71 18 .254 Hunter Don SOU 12 3 .250 Hodgson Don SOU 83 20 .241 Neufeld Bob SOU 49 11 .224 Taylor Ron SOU 22 4 .182 Payne Bob SOU 86 15 .174 Morrison J. SOU 6 1 .167 Morrison Lew SOU 15 2 .133 Cameron SOU 16 2 .125 Gross SOU 4 0 .000 VIRDEN OILERS Wright Lynn VIR 7 4 .571 Hemstad Norm VIR 93 29 .312 Skelton Irv VIR 13 4 .308 Dawley Cece VIR 84 21 .250 Pilling Greg VIR 4 1 .250 Whyte Ian VIR 12 3 .250 Wilton Mark VIR 49 11 .224 DeBenedetti Gary VIR 63 13 .206 Cole Fred VIR 44 9 .205 Zarn Bob VIR 59 12 .203 Bridgett Ted VIR 91 18 .198 Gardiner Ralph VIR 76 15 .197 Handson Omar VIR 28 5 .179 Goethe Ron VIR 76 13 .171 Palk Henry VIR 48 7 .146 Day Jack VIR 41 5 .122
Sources : Dauphin Herald, 23 & 30 August, Brandon Sun, 20 August WINS : Limke SOU, Thompson BR - 9
IP : DeBenedetti VIR - 104
SO : DeBenedetti VIR - 121
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE W L PCT IP H R BB SO ERA
Limke Dick SOU 9 3 88 65 15 101
Thompson Bob BR 9 5 100 76 26 89
DeBenedetti Gary VIR 7 5 104 86 35 121
Dierks Larry DA 6 4 84 50 40 94
Geekie Neil HAM 4 1 57 50 25 36
Morrison Lew SOU 4 1 40 36 12 38
BRANDON CLOVERLEAFS Thompson Bob BR 9 5 100 76 26 89 Hodgson Brian BR 3 1 50 35 8 33 Toews Ron BR 1 2 29 25 18 23 Denbow Jack BR 1 1 27 36 11 16 Powers Ron BR 0 0 3 3 1 3 Holmstrom Gerry BR 0 0 1 1 0 1 DAUPHIN REDBIRDS Dierks Larry DA 6 4 84 50 40 94 Amy Neil DA 3 0 25 25 10 22 Keating Gary DA 1 5 23 26 13 18 Fitzpatrick Pat DA 1 1 28 30 8 14 Smith Don DA 1 0 7 9 2 3 Kubicek Blair DA 0 2 25 15 23 31 Buchy Bob DA 0 0 7 1 3 3 Day Rick DA 0 0 2 6 1 1 Verbiwski Gerry DA 0 0 2 3 2 1 Kemp DA 0 0 1 2 2 0 HAMIOTA RED SOX Geekie Neil HAM 4 1 57 50 25 36 Feldner Don HAM 3 6 56 46 26 49 Lyall Gord HAM 2 1 24 31 8 13 Woods Ellis HAM 1 0 9 9 9 7 Scott Glennis HAM 1 2 30 28 12 27 Kachur Leighton HAM 0 1 11 17 6 6 Robinson Rick HAM 0 2 9 17 6 9 Caldwell Lynn HAM 0 0 3 3 0 1 RIVERSIDE CANUCKS Reid Russ RIV 4 2 54 60 20 44 Everard Grant RIV 4 5 82 61 30 79 Fisher Mark RIV 2 2 24 26 22 24 Lilley Lorne RIV 1 0 17 19 9 5 Seafoot Garth RIV 1 0 10 4 10 8 Kinsley Ross RIV 0 1 13 16 4 6 Eiken Doug RIV 0 1 8 10 7 7 Diller Barry RIV 0 0 0 0 2 0 ST. LAZARE ATHLETICS Lambert Claude STL 2 6 75 68 38 70 Chartrand Paul STL 2 4 66 78 46 51 Haney Merv STL 2 5 50 52 38 39 Maxwell Gary STL 1 0 10 18 8 8 Perron Ashley STL 0 0 1 2 2 2 Maxwell D. STL 0 0 1 1 1 0 SOURIS RED SOX Limke Dick SOU 9 3 88 65 15 101 Morrison Lew SOU 4 1 40 36 12 38 Payne Bob SOU 2 0 14 7 6 14 Neufeld Bob SOU 1 2 32 40 16 32 Carpenter Bill SOU 0 2 25 21 10 18 VIRDEN OILERS DeBenedetti Gary VIR 7 5 104 86 35 121 Bridgett Ted VIR 3 3 42 38 20 41 Cole Fred VIR 0 6 36 43 19 16 Dawley Cece VIR 0 0 10 8 7 7 Pilling Greg VIR 0 0 6 9 8 6 Hanson Omar VIR 0 0 2 3 3 2
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE EAST (WINNIPEG METRO)
Al Hunter of the Transonca Atomics topped teammate Bob Hunter to capture the 1968 batting title in the Manitoba Senior League East League. Al finished with a .431 average, well ahead of Al's .378 and Archie Curtis of St. Boniface who compiled a .340 mark. Jack Shuba of St. Boniface scored the most runs, 15, and Chris Eriendson of Balmoral was the top run producer driving in 13.
While Bob Hunter was the runner-up in the batting race, he was recognized as the top hurler with a 7-0 won-lost mark and a league-leading 0.83 ERA. Gerald Hogue of RMM, the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, was second-best in ERA, with a 2.35 average. Hunter also led in strikeouts with 71 in just 43 1/3 innings.
Average : Hunter Al TRS - .431
Hits : Hunter Al TRS - 25
Runs : Shuba SBS - 15
RBI - Eriendson BAL - 13
MANITOBA SE. LEAGUE EAST GP AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Hunter Al TRS 58 13 25 8 .431 Bob Hunter TRS 45 13 17 12 .378 Curtis Archie SBS 50 10 17 9 .340 Forsyth BAL 61 13 20 11 .328 Shuba Jack SBS 43 15 14 9 .326 Stastook TRS 33 5 10 9 .303 Chapman Larry TRS 57 13 17 7 .298 Rowley BAL 57 11 16 6 .281 Eriendson Chris BAL 37 3 10 13 .270
Source : Winnipeg Free Press, August 8, 1968
MANITOBA SR. LEAGUE EAST G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA Hunter Bob TRS 7 0 1.000 43 71 0.83 Hogue Gerald RMM 38 2.35 Cruise Rick BAL 40 2.70 Wyllie Don SBS 28 2.86 Corbin Bob SBS 3 0 1.000 Manness Garth RMM 38 Baxter Gary TRS 31
BASIN LEAGUE
Chamberlain catcher Tommy Harmon edged Rich Giallella of Rapid City by a scant one point, .342 to .341 for the 1968 batting title in the Basin League of South Dakota. Jeff Hogan of Mobridge was a close third, at .338. Mike Alexander of Winner and Junior Riggins of Rapid City tied for the lead in home runs, each with ten. Riggins led in runs batted in, with 47.
Dick Hardy of Sturgis tied for most pitching wins, 10, and led in ERA at 1.52. Dave Gourieux of Rapid City, who also had ten victories, was third in ERA at 2.03. Mike Fremuth of Winner had a 1.68 mark. Dave Carey of Mobridge was the league's workhorse throwing 129 innings. He led in strikeouts with 148.
AVE : Harmon CB = .342
HR : Alexander WP, Riggins RCC - 10
RBI : Riggins RCC - 47
BASIN LEAGUE GP AB R H 2B 3B HR SB RBI PCT Harmon Tommy CB 155 53 2 24 .342 Giallella Rich RCC 205 70 1 36 .341 Hogan Jeff MO 204 69 5 25 .338 Dow John PC 174 56 1 27 .322 Steitz Steve RCC 177 57 4 24 .322 Cason Tom ST 196 63 2 17 .321 Hosler Jim CB 140 43 3 36 .307 Holland Hoby ST 183 56 2 33 .306 Renko Harry WP 165 50 0 14 .303 Kendrick Harry WP 183 55 1 27 .301 Amos Pat CB 164 49 0 15 .299 Baldisare Frank ST 181 54 2 22 .298 Michael Tom PC 188 55 4 27 .293 Redman Glenn ST 186 54 4 28 .290 Casteel Pete WP 124 36 3 17 .290 Alexander Mike WP 195 56 10 40 .287 Gardner Steve PC 198 56 4 27 .283 Riggins Junior RCC 184 52 10 47 .283 Bekeza Pat WP 198 55 9 10 .278 Graham Mike MO 191 52 6 23 .272 Washington Manuel PC 179 48 6 34 .268 Stone Chuck RCC 188 49 6 21 .261 Cammack Chris PC 211 55 1 29 .261 Sahli Tom MO 141 36 2 17 .255 Wilkerson Steve CB 127 32 2 19 .252
Source : Official Baseball Guide 1969 CB=Chamberlain, MO=Mobridge, PC=Pierre, RCC=Rapid City, ST=Sturgis, WP=Winner WINS : Hardy ST, Gourieux RCC - 10
IP : Carey MO - 129
SO : Carey MO - 148
ERA : Hardy ST - 1.52
BASIN LEAGUE W L PCT IP H R BB SO ERA Hardy Dick ST 10 3 113 113 1.52 Fremuth Mike WP 6 4 102 105 1.68 Gourieux Dave RCC 10 2 97 122 2.03 Allen Dave MO 7 6 111 136 2.10 Carey Dave MO 7 7 129 148 2.65 Jones Dennis WP 9 2 101 113 2.68 Smith Tommy ST 7 4 99 112 2.73 Tekulve Kent PC 7 6 112 113 2.74 Frett Ted CB 9 4 107 118 3.02 Dunham Dale WP 3 10 92 91 3.22 Glover Jack PC 7 6 114 115 3.33 Innis Mike PC 6 4 103 100 3.41 Dielski Dan RCC 6 1 66 56 3.43 Oliver Larry RCC 3 6 74 77 3.51 Knight Mickey ST 3 4 58 73 3.55 Sinclair Wayne CB 6 5 98 95 3.95 Easton Zana MO 0 5 51 53 4.41 Schell Craig CB 4 4 60 75 4.52 Sadelfeld Joe RCC 3 7 78 96 4.71 Franke Wendell CB 5 4 68 48 5.05 Borning Bill PC 3 7 72 46 5.25 Renkiewicz Dave WP 2 7 84 68 5.38