Statistics, 1969       

SOUTHERN LEAGUE 

Ned Andreoni was the batting story of the 1969 Southern League. The Moose Jaw shortstop ran away with the batting championship compiling a .380 mark over 100 at bats. He also led in runs batted in, with 25, and tied Wayne Commodore of Swift Current for the most homers, each with 6. 

Andreoni's teammate, Jim Booth, was the runnerup with a .348 average, just a point ahead of Gord Johnston of Melville. Ed Stefureak, also of the Millionaires, was next, at .338.  Barrie Day of the Regals was tops in runs scored, with 26, and speedster Bev Hickie of Melville swiped the most bases, 11.

With a 6-1, won-lost mark, Dale Hogg of Moose Jaw was the top hurler in the circuit.  Les Wall of Swift Current posted the best earned run average, 2.12.  Hogg finished at 3.18.  Gary Brunetti of Yorkton was the workhorse with 92 innings pitched. He also led in strikeouts, 60, walks, 52, and losses, 8.

 

AVE : Andreoni MJR - .380 
RUNS : Day MJR - 26
2B : Rowley, Gelowitz MJR - 6
3B : Herback RGR, Booth MJR - 2
HR : Andreoni MJR, Commodore SC - 6
RBI : Andreoni MJR - 25
SB : Hickie Bev MM - 11
SOUTHERN LEAGUE                   G  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR SB CS  BB SO RBI   PCT
Andreoni Ned MJR                    100 16  38                             .380
Booth Jim MJR                        89 18  31                             .348
Johnson Gord MM                      72 15  25                             .347
Stefureak Ed MM                      56 14  19                             .339
Buck Terry MM                        84 18  28                             .333
Rowley Roy MJR                       88 19  29                             .330
Gelowitz Don MM                      82 12  27                             .329
Logan Andy RGR                       69 11  22                             .319
Simon Doug RGR                       68  9  21                             .309
Hickie Bev MM                        80 22  24                             .300
Mein Cliff SC                        69 12  20                             .290
Gergley Rich RGR                     77  8  22                             .286
MJR=Moose Jaw Regals, MM=Melville Millionaires, RGR=Regina Red Sox, SC=Swift Current Indians, 
YK=Yorkton Cardinals
Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 27, 1969 

Wins : Hogg MJR - 6 
Pct :  Stone MM, 3-0 - 1.000 
Games : Brunetti YK - 12 
Started : Brunetti YK - 12
Completed : Brunetti YK - 9
ERA : Wall SC - 2.12
IP : Brunetti SC - 92
SO : Brunetti SC - 60
BB : Brunetti SC - 52 SOUTHERN LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Hogg Dale MJR 9 8 4 6 1 .857 3.18 Bock Gary MJR 7 6 4 5 1 .833 Wall Les SC 11 8 3 5 2 .714 2.12 Buck Terry MM 11 7 6 5 3 .625 Brunetti Gary YK 12 12 9 4 8 .333 92 52 60 Stone Ross MM 4 4 4 3 0 1.000 Pipes Ralph YK 4 2 1 3 1 .750 Homme Doug RGR 6 5 5 3 2 .600 Waterer Lloyd MJR 4 2 2 2 1 .667 Thompson Wayne MM 5 3 2 2 1 .667 Duff Gord MM 5 4 1 2 2 .500 Fellner Bob RGR 6 4 1 2 2 .500 Sawa Randy RGR 7 5 3 2 2 .500 Korven Gary RGR 6 0 0 1 0 1.000 Kammerer Mel SC 6 2 1 1 0 1.000 Nybo Harvey SC 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 Simon Doug RGR 3 3 0 1 1 .500 Henderson Jim SC 2 2 0 1 1 .500 Danbrook Merv YK 2 2 1 1 1 .500 Markowsky Zenon YK 5 1 1 1 1 .500 Rowley Roy MJR 5 1 1 1 2 .333 Seeley Dave RGR 4 3 1 1 2 .333 McLeod Jackie SC 3 3 0 1 2 .333 Willis Jim SC 5 3 2 1 2 .333 Andreoni Ned MJR 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Gelowtiz Don MM 2 1 1 0 0 .000 Twardolchleb Tim MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Willison Ralph MM 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Lulashnyk Russell MM 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Gergley Rich RGR 1 1 0 0 0 .000 Mahaffey Wayne RGR 2 1 0 0 0 .000 Yellowega Gene RGR 3 0 0 0 0 .000 Mein Cliff SC 2 0 0 0 0 .000 Keegan Brian SC 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Sobkow Bill YK 3 1 0 0 0 .000 LeBere Wayne MJR 2 2 0 0 1 .000 Simonian Dennis MM 2 1 1 0 1 .000 Stefureak Ed MM 1 1 1 0 1 .000 Hoult Bob RGR 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Ball Dick SC 1 1 0 0 1 .000 Wionzek Lorne YK 3 1 1 0 1 .000 Longmore Paul MJR 6 3 0 0 2 .000 Cargill Len MM 2 2 0 0 2 .000 Fyfe Ron YK 7 4 2 0 2 .000 Sharpe Tom SC 5 3 2 0 3 .000 Source : Regina Leader-Post, August 27, 1969 & Linescores, game reports
 


NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN LEAGUE

A pair of Neilburg Monarchs finished one-two in the 1969 batting race. Rich Householder, with a .403 average, took the crown over Neil Urlacher, at .372.  Pete Duncan of North Battleford had a .400 average but fell four plate appearances short of qualifying for the title.  Greg Dvorak, the pitching star of the summer, finished third with a .370 percentage.  Duncan and teammate Cam Sternig tied for the lead in home runs, each with 5.  Sternig's 34 runs batted in topped the loop.  Jim Johnston of the Beavers led in runs, 36, and stolen bases, 15.

Dvorak had a sensational summer finishing with an undefeated 12-0 mark, a league-leading 130 strikeouts,  and second-best ERA, 1.76. Larry Haylor of Unity posted a 1.72 earned run average.

AVE : Householder NM - .403 
RUNS : Johnston NB - 36
2B : Urlacher NM - 12
3B : Dvorak NB - 5
HR : Duncan, Sternig NB - 5
RBI : Sternig NB - 34
SB : Johnston NB - 15
NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN             G  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR SB  BB SO RBI   PCT
Householder Rich NM              21  77 11  31   7  0  3  4   7  8  14  .403
Duncan Pete NB                   18  60 21  24   6  2  5  7  15 14  17  .400
Urlacher Neil NM                 24  78 12  29  12  1  3  4  10 12  17  .372
Dvorak Greg NB                   28 100 24  37   9  5  3  6  14 13  23  .370
Sternig Cam NB                   29 102 21  37   4  0  5  1  13 21  34  .363
Haanen Ken SK                    27  92 23  33   7  1  1  9  22 10  15  .359
Belluomini Don BG                18  62  8  22   3  2  1  2   9  9  14  .355
Doerksen Erwin UN                25  76 16  25   4  0  2  2  24 12  22  .329
Rowley Jack NB                   22  72 10  23   5  0  1  0  16 19  18  .319
Marchenko Brian BG               22  76  7  24   8  1  0  1   5 18   8  .316
VanDyke Dirk SK                  20  68 10  20   5  0  1  3   5  8  15  .294
Maxemiuk Fred SK                 25  96 15  28   1  2  0  2   2 13  10  .292
Flanagan Jerry KI                28  98 12  28   2  0  2  0   5 21  11  .286
Gutfriend Ivan UN                24  83 11  23   3  0  0  1  11 21  14  .277
Johnston Jim NB                  30 120 36  33   5  1  0 15  19 16   9  .275
Graham Bob BG                    21  80  7  22   4  0  0  0   8  5   1  .275
Jackson Lane KI                  24  81  9  22   2  0  1  7  20 16   6  .272
Munch Randy SK                   28 122 21  33   3  3  0 10   1  8  10  .270
Gosselin Ed KI                   26  90  9  24   6  0  0  6   8 23   6  .267
McIntrye Brian NM                28  99 19  26   7  1  1 10  16 19   9  .263
Source : Batter-Up, The Story of the Northern Saskatchewan Baseball League

WINS : Dvorak NB - 12 
PCT : Dvorak NB, 12-0 - 1.000
INNINGS : Middleton SK - 99
STRIKEOUTS : Dvorak NB - 130
ERA : Haylor UN - 1.72 NORTHERN SASKATCHEWAN G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA Haylor Larry UN 8 2 .800 68 47 13 21 63 1.72 Dvorak Greg NB 12 0 1.000 97 69 19 17 130 1.76 Paganucci Al KI 5 7 .417 98 96 20 21 107 1.84 Rucobo Vince UN 4 3 .571 61 43 13 36 75 1.92 Houston Gary KI 3 1 .750 30 20 7 13 30 2.12 Ferchuk Al UN 5 2 .714 62 56 16 22 43 2.34 Duncan Pete NB 2 2 .500 29 25 8 5 35 2.45 Henricks Don NM 7 2 .778 71 61 20 29 72 2.55 Tabashniuk Edd SK 4 3 .571 54 45 16 30 29 2.65 Arroyo Rudy UN 4 1 .800 37 25 11 22 46 2.68 Sewell Ron NM-BG 2 4 .333 50 57 15 10 37 2.70 Middleton Dave SK 6 6 .500 99 83 32 29 104 2.91 Hayden Tim KI 2 4 .333 46 51 16 10 23 3.15 Marchenko Brian BG 0 8 .000 70 70 29 27 51 3.73 VanDyke Dirk SK 3 5 .375 65 46 27 59 63 3.74 Lister Gerry NB 7 2 .778 66 63 28 25 77 3.84 McIntyre Don NM 2 4 .333 56 59 25 31 33 4.04 Hawes Dave BG 0 7 .000 49 61 32 33 15 5.88 Belluomini Don BG 2 6 .250 45 54 34 37 51 6.85 Zaichowsky Bob NM 1 7 .125 59 67 49 38 43 7.52 Sallaway Tom NB 3 0 1.000 Doerkson Erwin UN 1 0 1.000 Cliff Harold NB 1 1 .500 Slotsve Lou SK 1 1 .500 Gosselin Ed KI 1 1 .500 Orsk G. KI 1 1 .500 Schommer Jim KI 1 1 .500 Haanen Ken SK 0 1 .000 Hunchak Harold KI 0 1 .000 Uzelman Glen KI 0 1 .000 Docken Conrad NM 0 1 .000 Seel Jack BG 0 1 .000 Krysak Pete NM 0 2 .000 BG=Biggar Nationals, KI=Kindersley Klippers, NB=North Battleford Beavers, NM=Neilburg Monarchs,
SK=Saskatoon Commodores, UN=Unity Cardinals
 


ALBERTA MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE

Edmonton Oilers slugging hurler Don Kadatz is the batting champion of the 1969 Alberta Major Baseball League. Kadatz, with one plate appearance over the minimum required to qualify for the title, finished with a .356 average, 11 points up on Rich Dawson of the Calgary Odeons, and 14 points ahead of Drumheller's Gordie Tucker. Frank Ketcham of the Tigers and Ed Ashton of the Oilers rounded out the top five. Tucker led in hits, 39, while Ketcham was tops in total bases, 55. Bob McGeachie of the Odeons had the most home runs, 4, and Don Darling of the Angels led in thefts, with 18.

Bill Chahley of the Tigers retained the pitching crowd for the third straight season winning seven of eight decisions and finishing with a league-leading earned run average of 1.74. However, Howard Hunchak of the Miners was best in four key categories, with nine wins, 113 innings pitched, 8 complete games and 100 strikeouts. Don Pasutto of Drumheller finished with a 7-2 record.


AVE :  Kadatz EDO - .356 
HITS : Tucker DH - 39
2B : Trembecky DH - 10
3B : Ashton EDO, Ketcham EDT - 4
HR : McGeachie COD - 4
TB : Ketcham EDT - 55
SB : Darling EDW - 18
ALBERTA MAJOR LEAGUE            GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Kadatz Don EDO                      87      31                       9  .356
Dawson Rich COD                     84  27  29           3      13  11  .345
Tucker Gordie DH                   114      39  49   7              21  .342
Ketcham Frank EDT                   88      30  55   8   4   3      24  .341
Ashton Ed EDO                       98      33           4          14  .337
Johnson Al CGG                     114      38                      10  .333
Kosteniuk Dave EDO                 100      33  48           3      15  .330
Berlando Jim DH                     91      30                      16  .330
Walker Jerry EDW                   113      36                      20  .319
Trogan Gary DH                      81      25                      10  .309
Michaelchuk Dennis EDO-EDW          86      26                       3  .302
Maxwell Don COD                    120      36                      12  .300
McGeachie Bob COD                   90      26               4      22  .289
Skujins Andy EDT                   129  29  37                       9  .287
Speers Ross EDT                     84      24                      15  .286
Moffat Ron COD                     116      33                      20  .284
Bonham Don DH                      111      31       7              22  .279
Heron Stu CGG                       94      25           3          14  .266
Hodgson Harry EDW                   98      26                      18  .265
Waddle Wally EDT                   103      27                      13  .262
Bester Bill DH                     105      27                      15  .257
Chilton Doug CGG                    97      24                       8  .247
Ernie Ron COD                       98      23                      10  .235
Brimacombe Doug EDO                 81      19                       2  .235
Moser Chuck EDO                    108      25                      11  .231
Watamaniuk Ron EDT                 131      30       7              23  .229
Samis Wayne EDW                    108      24                      14  .222
Darling Don EDW                    124  25  27                  18  18  .218
Proctor Larry EDO                  103      22                       8  .214
Gauf Rod EDW                       101      21                      13  .208
Schur Bill EDW                      93      18                       9  .194
Thompson Dick EDO                  106      20                      14  .189
Blaney Doug DH                      82      15                       4  .183
Morrison Bud EDW                    93      17                       9  .183
Trembecky Bob DH                                    10       3
McKee Al EDW                                             3
Duncan Bob CGG                                                  12
CGG=Calgary Giants, COD=Calgary Odeons, DH=Drumheller Miners, EDT=Edmonton Tigers, 
EDO=Edmonton Oilers
Source : Calgary Herald, August 19, 1969 WINS : Hunchak DH - 9
IP : Hunchak DH - 113
GAMES : McCarthy EDO, Cross COD - 17
CG : Hunchak DH - 8
SO : Hunchak DH - 100
ERA : Chahley EDT - 1.74 ALBERTA MAJOR BB LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H BB SO WP ERA
Chahley Bill EDT 7 1 62 58 65 1.74
Horb Rick CGG 3 4 52 43 47 41 2.09
Lynn Malcolm EDW 6 3 72 64 79 2.37
Ewasiuk Ken EDW 4 2 47 39 50 2.49
Poelzer Jim EDW 3 2 50 45 48 2.70
Curtis Rick EDW 2 3 49 41 40 2.77
Pasutto Don DH 6 7 2 72 86 27 2.86
Hunchak Harold DH 8 9 4 113 107 100 2.86
Leeck Ernie EDT 4 3 71 67 51 53 3.03
Taylor Al CGG 4 3 72 72 67 3.59
Sedran Alf COD 4 5 61 64 60 3.67
Pushkarenko Ernie COD-DH 1 4 51 47 52 3.73
McCarthy George EDO 17 3 6 91 80 66 88 3.75
Murray Larry EDT 14 4 4 79 86 36 3.77
Cross Wally COD 17 4 5 80 94 51 3.95
Kadatz Don EDO 4 7 78 88 82 4.50
Twa Dave CGG 1 6
Marian Ross EDT 4 0


MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE 

Outfielder Barry Moffatt of the Riverside Canucks, with at least one hit in every game, ran away with the batting crown in the Manitoba Senior League (West Division) finishing with a .481 mark well ahead of the runner-up, Bob Garcia of Dauphin Redbirds. Norm Hemstad of Virden was third, at. 348.  Moffatt also led the circuit in hits, 51, and runs scored, 29. 

Three hurlers, Dick Limke of Souris, Glennis Scott of Hamiota and Brian Hodgson of Brandon tied for the most wins, each with 7. Hodgson had the most innings, 104, and Jim Southworth, the California import from the University of Southern California, was tops in strikeouts with 120 in 99 innings of work.

In the East Division, Gerry Brisson of St. Boniface ran away with the batting title hitting .474, albeit in just 38 at bats. Teammate Jack Ritchie was the runner-up at .431. Rick Cruise of Balmoral led the pitchers with 6 wins and no loses while Brock McConachy of Transcona posted the best ERA, 0.30 edging out Bill MacNamee of St. Boniface at 0.40.

AVE : Moffatt RIV - .481 
RUNS : Moffatt RIV - 29
HITS : Moffatt RIV - 51
2B : Garcia DA - 13
3B : Hemstad VIR - 3
HR : 4 Players tied - 3
RBI : Chapple BR - 26
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE WEST     GP  AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Moffatt Barry RIV                  106  29  51                      .481
Garcia Bob DA                       91      38  13                  .418
Hemstad Norm VIR                    89      31       3              .348
Mahlman Rich DA                     98      34                      .347
Neameyer Rick RL                    71      24                      .338
Oakes Maurice BR                    94      31                      .330
Gardiner Ralph VIR                  98      31                      .316
Caldwell Lynn HAM                   92      29                      .315
Keating Gary DA                     89      28                      .315
Smith Don DA                        65      20                      .308
Seafoot Cliff RIV                   85      26                      .306
Hunter Gord RIV                     69      21                      .304
Robertson Al HAM                    83      25                      .301
Thompson Bob BR                     70      21                      .300
Source : Brandon Sun, August 16 BR=Brandon Cloverleafs, DA=Dauphin Redbirds, HAM=Hamiota Red Sox,
RL=Rolla NorDaks, RIV=Riverside Canucks, SOU=Souris Cardinals, VIR=Virden Oilers

WINS : Limke SOU, Scott HAM, Hodgson BR - 7 
IP : Hodgson BR - 104
SO : Southworth VIR - 120
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE WEST     W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  BB  SO    ERA
Limke Dick SOU                  7  3        85  48      17  97
Scott Glennis HAM               7  3
Hodgson Brian BR                7  5       104
Southworth Jim VIR              6  5        99             120
Everard Grant RIV               5  3
Feldner Don HAM                 5  5
Kurtti Tom RL                   4  0

AVE : Brisson STB - .474 
RUNS : Lagace RMM - 24
HITS : Forsythe RMM - 31
2B : Rosner S - 9
3B : Banera CUAC, S.Manness RMM - 4
HR : Craw STB - 3
RBI : S.Manness RMM - 26
MANITOBA SENIOR EAST            GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Brisson Gerry SBS                   38   5  18                       9  .474
Ritchie Jack SBS                    51  13  22                      12  .431
Mutcheson Mike STB                  59  15  25                      10  .424
Reimer Brian STB                    71  16  29                      16  .408
Hollender Marv STB                  32   3  13                       9  .406
Charriere Rollie WDR                57  15  23                      13  .404
Hunter Al/Bob TRS                   33   4  13                      13  .394
Finlay Ted SES                      44   6  17                       7  .386
Yvon Gordon WDR                     74  15  27                      18  .365
Woods Ellis RMM                     74  16  27                      22  .365
Forsyth Jack RMM                    87  22  31                      20  .356
Williams Len CUA                    48   5  17                      17  .354
Cruise Rick BAL                     61  22  21                       5  .344
Hurst Cam TRS                       41   9  14                      11  .341
Manness Garth RMM                   87  21  29                      20  .333
Rowley Howie BAL                    69  17  23                      13  .333
Rempel Ralph/Ryan STB               58   8  19                      13  .328
Comeau Ben RMM                      49   5  16                      11  .327
Croy Cal BAL                        43  14  14                      15  .326
Underwood Barry BAL                 84  16  27                      17  .321
Stephens Sonny SES                  88  19  28                      18  .318
Rosner Ray STB                      76  20  24                      17  .316
Essery Art BAL                      35  10  11                      13  .314
MacNamee Bill SBS                   32   7  10                       4  .313
Nickel Vern BAL                     45   2  14                      19  .311
Bowles Gary SES                     62  16  19                      10  .306
Manness Stuart RMM                  92  18  28                      26  .304
Ross Aaron WDR                      79  13  24                       7  .304
McKay Tom BAL                       83  20  25                      21  .301
Bell Wayne SES                      70  13  21                       7  .300
BAL=Balmoral, CUA=CUAC, RMM=Rural Municipality MacDonald, SBS=St.Boniface, SES=South End Sioux,
STB=Steinbach, TRS=Transcona, WAR=Warren, WDR=Woodridge
Source :  Winnipeg Free Press, September 11, 1969

ERA : McConachy TRS - 0.33 
WINS : Cruise BAL - 6
IP : Manness RMM - 70
SO : MacNamee SBS - 65
MANITOBA SENIOR LEAGUE EAST      G  GS  CG  W  L   PCT  IP   H  BB  SO  WP    ERA
McConachy Brock TRS                         3  0        27  12      28       0.33
MacNamee Bill SBS                           4  2        45  28      65       0.40
Hunter Bob TRS                              4  1        27  19      41       1.33
Cruise Rick BAL                          5  6  0        52  48      42       1.56
Hogue Gerald RMM                            2  2        29  21      12       2.18
Bell Wayne SES                              3  2        35  19      29       2.31
Woods Ellis RMM                          5  4  2        48  36      39       2.63
Manness Laverne RMM             12          4  2        70  72      36       2.96
Rodgers Norm SBS                15          3  2        51  46      45       3.18
Nickle Vern BAL                             5  1        45  46      26       3.20
Benson Gary SES                      8   6  3  5        67  55      61       3.22
Kosowan John CUA                            2  2        61  68      50       3.98
Hildebrand Richard STB                      3  0
Chezick Ervin WDR                    9
Funk Ron STB                             5

    


INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE

Bob McKillop, the Kitchener Panthers' playing manager topped the hitters in the Intercounty League with a .381 average, six points ahead of fellow catcher Wayne Fenlon of the London Pontiacs. Ty Crawford of London was right behind at .372. 

Paul Knight of Kitchener, with a 10-1 record, had the most pitching victories and the best winning percentage. Dan Camp of Listowel finished with the best ERA, 1.05 while Camp's teammate, Bill McAlpine led in innings, 98, and strikeouts, 99.

 

[80 or more plate appearances] 
Average : McKillop KR - .381 
Hits : DeWaele GT - 37 
Runs : Crawford LDN - 28 
Home Runs : McAlpine LS - 7 
RBI : McKillop GT, DeWaele GT, McAlpine LS - 28 
Stolen Bases : Eddie LDN - 19 

INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE                G  AB   R   H  2B 3B HR SB BB SO RBI   PCT
McKillop Bob KR 84 23 32 6 2 1 28 .381
Fenlon Wayne LDN 96 18 36 8 3 2 19 .375
Crawford Ty LDN 86 28 32 8 0 1 16 .372
Eddie Arden LDN 105 27 35 3 1 1 19 15 .333
Sinclair Gerry TOR 81 5 27 3 0 1 11 .333
Harvey Terry HM 105 21 34 4 1 3 21 .324
Kyle Steve STR 96 23 31 8 0 3 19 .323
Heibein Hugh KR 93 22 30 3 1 1 11 .323
DeWaele Roger GT 115 22 37 6 4 5 28 .322
Speier Chris STR 103 26 33 7 1 1 12 .320
Ebel Gary KR 76 18 24 3 2 2 10 .316
Detlor Jim GT 99 13 31 4 3 2 16 .313
Pearen Brian LDN 110 25 34 8 1 1 15 .309
Upper Wray GT 120 19 37 4 2 0 17 .308
Earl Ron STR 78 15 24 7 2 1 11 .308
McTavish John HM 73 16 22 1 0 3 14 .301
McAlpine Bill LS 103 27 31 4 2 7 28 .301
Bell Bryan LS 110 16 33 8 1 1 20 .300
DeMarchi Rick LS 117 20 35 7 1 1 17 .299
Hall Dave LDN 114 20 34 7 1 1 24 .298
Allen Paul LDN 108 20 31 7 2 2 21 .287
Roberts Jack HM 84 12 24 4 0 1 11 .286
Hatt Ernie GT 95 27 27 4 3 1 9 .284
Heffernan Dave GT 106 16 30 10 0 0 19 .283
Newitt Gary HM 96 15 27 7 2 0 16 .281 Source - London Free Press, 1969 [40 OR MORE INNINGS PITCHED] Wins : Knight KR - 10 Innings : McAlpine LS - 98
Strikeouts : McAlpine LS - 99 ERA : Camp LS - 1.05
INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE G GS CG W L PCT IP H R ER BB SO HB WP ERA
Camp Dan LS 5 1 .833 60 26 12 7 27 84 1.05
Moharter Dave LDN 8 1 .889 75 44 27 15 31 98 1.80
Hubert Doug GT 5 1 .833 64 48 24 16 17 57 2.25
Coryell Roger STR 3 3 .500 43 28 20 11 30 55 2.32
Madden Trevor HM 4 4 .500 73 70 32 19 21 61 2.34
Murphy Brian LDN 7 2 .778 70 54 31 20 34 72 2.56
Appel Larry STR 4 1 .800 45 33 18 13 27 39 2.58
McAlpine Bill LS 7 5 .583 98 75 45 29 69 99 2.66
Knight Paul KR 10 1 .909 87 52 38 27 23 80 2.79
Landreth Doug STR 1 5 .167 43 42 27 15 26 35 3.14
Birmingham Rick LDN 4 1 .800 45 37 19 16 18 54 3.20
Peterson Gord GT 7 6 .538 95 85 57 37 55 70 3.52
Boyd Mark STR 5 6 .455 74 74 38 29 30 85 3.54
Heinbuch Court KR 4 1 .800 44 48 21 18 11 29 3.65
Sleeman Robbie GU 2 7 .222 87 98 53 43 34 73 4.47 GU=Guelph C-Joys, GT=Galt Terriers, KW=Kitchener-Waterloo Panthers, LDN=London Pontiacs, HM=Hamilton Red Wings, STR=Stratford Hoods


BASIN LEAGUE

Jim Burton of Winner was the clear pitching champion in the 1969 Basin League. The left-hander from the University of Michigan topped the circuit in wins, 11, innings pitched, 128, and strikeouts, 174. Mike Caldwell of Pierre copped the ERA title with a sterling 1.67 mark. Dave Allen of Mobridge finished at 2.31 and Burton was third, at 2.32.

Bill Bright of Mobridge led the hitters, finishing atop the batting race with a .384 average, beating a pair of Rapid City Chiefs, Ron Ellis at .379 and Sam Ewing at .352. Dave Heiss of the Chiefs and Bill Stearns of Chamberlain tied for the led in home runs, each with 11. Bright had the most RBI, 60.

 

AVE : Bright MO - .384 
HR : Heiss RCC, Stearns CB - 11
RBI : Bright MO - 60
BASIN LEAGUE                    GP  AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Bright Bill MO                     190      73           9      60  .384
Ellis Ron RCC                      119      44           2      19  .370
Ewing Sam RCC                      176      62           3      35  .352
Cash Ron MO                        156      54           2      26  .346
Heiss Dave RCC                     204      68          11      59  .333
Stearns Bill CB                    181      60          11      39  .331
Rashead Phil WP                    194      64           3      28  .330
Weyant Les CB                      194      64           1      37  .330
Hiser Gene MO                      191      63           8      27  .330
Connell Jim WP                     177      57           0      20  .322
Cason Tom ST                       182      58           2      31  .319
Shaw John PC                       184      57           0      20  .310
Houck Steve RCC                    149      46           2      22  .309
Nichols Dick RCC                   199      60           1      32  .302
Mikulie Steve WP                   194      58           2      30  .299
Hadway Boyd MO                     147      44           3      25  .299
Moates David ST                    127      38           2      17  .299
Graham Mike MO                     193      57           5      23  .295
Yilling Fred PC                    197      57           5      29  .289
Bograkos Tim WP                    186      53           8      26  .285
Lucente Pete ST                    113      32           2      14  .283
Markl Mike CB                      157      44           0       5  .280
Miller Bruce ST                    161      43           1      21  .267
Manaugh Roger ST                   189      50           0      16  .265
Miller Jack CB                     167      44           3      29  .263
Cammacki Chris PC                  149      39           3      25  .262
Gardner Steve PC                   170      44           3      30  .259
Michel Tom PC                      188      47           1      26  .250
Source :  Official Baseball Guide 1970
CB=Chamberlain, MO=Mobridge, PC=Pierre, RCC=Rapid City, ST=Sturgis, WP=Winner

WINS : Burton WP - 11 
IP : Burton WP - 128
SO : Burton WP - 174
ERA : Caldwell PC 1.67
BASIN LEAGUE                    W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  BB  SO    ERA
Caldwell Mike PC                6  4        97              84   1.67
Allen Dave MO                   9  6       109             116   2.31
Burton Jim WP                  11  3       128             174   2.32
Badcock Tom RCC                 9  1        90             121   2.40
Hadaway Boyd MO                 3  3        60              51   2.55
Rorie Bill MO                   3  4        78              86   2.77
Slade Mike PC                   6  3        96              69   2.81
Allen Tom ST                    8  2        70              50   2.83
Weaver Dave CB                  6  2        85              85   3.18
Hardy Dick ST                   8  5       116              82   3.41
Lange Dick WP                   6  5        76              59   3.55
Richards Stan CB                8  2        95              79   4.07
Sinclair Wayne CB               5  8        85              90   4.13
Camp Mike RCC                   6  4        85              87   4.24
Wolf Bob CB                     1  6        52              31   4.50
Ammons Gene ST                  2  8        80              87   4.61
Frett Red CB                    2  4        50              60   4.68
Ramirez Larry RCC               2  5        74              67   4.86
Nicholson Dennis RCC            6  5        85              48   4.98
Lockhard Bill MO                5  7        87              84   5.07
Estee Brent MO                  2  5        67              69   5.10
Pryer Rod PC                    5  6        91              71   5.44
Innes Mike PC                   5  7        77              78   5.49
Calzia John WP                  5  5        68              48   7.01


VICTORIA SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE

The top two teams in the Victoria Senior Amateur League dominated the final statistics. Barry Harvey of the second place Transport Workers captured the battling title, edging out Craig Lawrence of the Independants .344 to .342. Transport had five of the top ten hitters. Pennant winning Greaves Movers had two hitters in the top ten and had three of the top eight hurlers with George Hemming, with an 8-1 record, and Les Brice, at 8-2, leading the way.

   VICTORIA SENIOR AMATEUR LEAGUE  GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
   Harvey Barry VTR                    90      31                          .344
   Lawrence Craig VDP                  79      27                          .342
   Cosier Barry VDP                    81      27                          .333
   McAvoy Mike VTR                    100      32                          .320
   Mabee Bob VTR                       89      28                          .315
   Brice Les VGE                       80      25                          .313
   Montgomery Larry VGE                79      24                          .304
   Hawkins Ken VDP                     79      24                          .304
   McKeachie John VTR                 100      30                          .300
   Whitman Terry VTR                  103      30                          .291
   Source : Victoria Times-Colonist, August 9, 1969
   VICTORIA SR. AMATEUR LEAGUE      G  GS  CG  W  L   PCT  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO HB  WP    ERA
   Hemming George VGE                          8  1  .889
   Brice Les VGE                               8  2  .800
   Strongman Gord VTR                          4  1  .800
   Sallaway Tom VDP                            4  1  .800
   Cook Rick VGE                               7  2  .778
   Jolly Pete VTR                              6  3  .667
   Brice George VDP                            5  3  .625
   Mabee Bob VTR                               8  6  .571


OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE

Vernon infielder Wayne Dye is the batting champion of the Okanagan Mainline League for the 1969 season. Dye finished with a .382 average to top teammate Jerry Reimer for the bat crown. Jack Burton of Kelowna at .464 and Don Archer of Vernon, with a .386 mark, finished ahead of Dye but did not get enough at bats to qualify for the title. Reimer led the league in home runs, eight, and runs batted in, 22. Archer had six homers and tied teammate Russ Keckalo for second in RBI with 20.

Among pitchers with more than 50 innings, Reg Main of Vernon led with an earned run average of 1.83 just a fraction lower than teammate Bob Davisson at 1.84. Main (9-1) had the most wins while Davisson (7-0) sported the best percentage.

AVE : Dye VER - .362
HR : Reimer VER - 8
RBI : Reimer VER - 22

OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE        GP  AB   R   H  TB  2B  3B  HR  SB RBI   PCT
Craig Bob VER                        1       1       0   0   0       0 1.000
Mainland Don KAM                     6       4       0   0   0       0  .667
Cakebread Brian VER                  5       3       1   0   0       3  .600
Marchand Land VER                    4       2       0   0   0       0  .500
Radies Bob KAM                       2       1       0   0   0       0  .500
Niebergal Dennis VER                 4       2       1   0   0       0  .500
Beecroft Gordie KAM                 16       8       1   0   0       4  .500
Burton Jack KAM                     28      13       3   0   6      20  .464
Archer Don VER                      49      19       2   0   6      20  .388
McLeod Allen KAM 11 4 0 0 0 1 .364 Dye Wayne VER 69 25 6 1 4 18 .362 Ray Ken KAM 17 6 3 0 1 6 .353 Low WahFee VER 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Heighton Jim PEN 39 13 2 0 2 6 .333 Visser L. PEN 18 6 2 0 1 3 .333 Boneau M VER 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Reimer Jerry VER 58 19 2 0 8 22 .328 Keckalo Russ VER 75 23 2 0 2 20 .307 Nuyens Gordie VER 23 7 0 0 0 1 .304
Source :  Kamloops Daily Sentinel, September 5, 1969   
WINS : Main VER - 9 
PCT : Davisson VER - 7-0, 1.000
ERA : Main VER - 1.83
OKANAGAN MAINLINE LEAGUE         G  GS  CG  W  L   PCT  IP   H  BB  SO  WP    ERA
Johnson Herm KAM                            2  1                             1.61
Main Reg VER                                9  1                             1.83
Davisson Bob VER                            7  0                             1.84
Dye Wayne VER                               1  1                             2.48
Neuls Bill PEN                              3  4                             2.64
Carmack Ken PEN                             4  4                             2.92
Tanner Bob KAM                              2  2                             3.41
Tweed Len KAM                               5  2                             3.69
Gibbons Brian VER                           1  1                             4.22
Rogelstad Don KAM                           1  1                             4.37
Mainland Don KAM                            1  1                             4.52
Peacosh Garry PEN                           1  1                             4.74
Haywood Bob KAM                             1  3                             6.23
McGregor Ron KAM                            1  4                             6.23
Atchison Don PEN                            2  2                             6.35