Portland Buys Salem players
PORTLAND, Sept. 8 — Three members of the Salem Senators of the Western International Baseball League have been bought by the parent Portland Beaver Club of the Pacific Coast League and six others on option have been recalled.
George Emigh, business manager for the Senators, said catcher Bill Beard, outfielder Eddie Barr and shortstop Bud Peterson were purchased and will report to the Beaver Club tomorrow.
WI League Attendance Just Short of Million
TACOMA, Sept. 9 —President Robert B. Abel of the Western International baseball league, reported Tuesday that paid attendance fell just short of the 1,000,000 mark this year.
He said the eight teams drew 981,083 patrons, compared to some 800,000 last year. Spokane led with 270,752, more than double second place Victoria's 130,332. Vancouver, B. C., drew 117,098 and Tacoma was fourth with 113,783.
Other attendance figures were Salem 102,889; Yakima 87,237: Bremerton 86,496 and Wenatchee 72,496.
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Games of Thursday, July 17, 1946
WESTERN INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE STANDINGS
after games of July 17
. . . . . . .Win Loss Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 56 38 .596 --
Spokane .... 54 38 .587 1
Salem ...... 52 39 .571 2½
Victoria ... 53 45 .541 5
Tacoma ..... 46 48 .489 10
Vancouver .. 44 49 .473 11½
Yakima ..... 36 54 .400 19
Wentachee .. 31 61 .337 24
A's Register Win for Mitchell
VICTORIA, July 17 — Dick Mitchell handed the league-leading Bremerton Bluejackets their 17th road loss in their last 18 games as the Victoria Athletics won their third straight, 7-1 tonight.
Mitchell mixed his curve and a high fastball to allow only seven hits. He walked three and struck out three. A low throw to shortstop Johnny Cavalli on what should have been the third out allowed the only Bremerton run in the sixth.
The A's got to Harry Johnston early, as Pat Patterson opened the Victoria half of the first with a walk, went to second on a ground out, and scored on Bill White's double. One out later, Jack Harshman walked, then Babe Jensen and Cavalli singled to score a pair.
Patterson scored again in the fifth when he walked, moved to second on a sacrifice and was waved all the way when second baseman Charlie Bushong knocked catcher Frank Volpi's overthrow down by tossing his glove.
Vic Mastro hit his seventh home run in the seventh and the final two runs crossed the platter in the eighth on a lucky break when John Hooper's high lift to left field got lost in the lights and fell for a double. It scored Patterson, who had walked for a third time.
Bremerton ......... 000 001 000—1 7 1
Victoria ............. 300 010 12x—7 10 1
Johnston and Volpi; Mitchell and Mastro.
Tacoma Boots One for Caps
VANCOUVER, July 17 — Vancouver Capilanos, aided by three Tacoma errors, for the second straight night pushed the winning runs over in the last half of the ninth to edge out the Tigers, 12-11, in a Western International League game here tonight.
Trailing 11-10 in the last of the ninth, manager Bill Brenner, who rapped out a homer earlier in the seventh, started the winning rally with a single to left field.
Then the comedy of errors began. Len Tran tried to sacrifice but a miscue by third baseman Bob Hedington left him safe on first. Then pitcher Jim Hedgecock followed with an intended sacrifice and this time pitcher Gordon Walden booted it.
With the bases loaded, Leon Mohr lined a pitch down the first base line and Tiger first baseman Maury Donovan promptly heaved it over catcher Earl Kuper, allowing Vancouver to score the tying and winning runs.
Hedgecock got the win, despite coming on in the fourth inning to replace Larry Manier in his first home start and giving up a three-run homer to Roy Paton.
Hedgecock shut down an eighth inning rally that began when Paton singled with one out off Buddy Hjelmaa's glove. He struck out Kuper, then consecutive errors by Buddy Hjelmaa allowed Donovan and Hedington to reach base. Dick Greco struck out looking for a knuckleball and Hank Bartolomei grounded weakly to Mohr at second for the force out to end the inning.
Tacoma ........... 303 320 000—11 13 5
Vancouver ...... 101 041 212—12 17 3
Greenlaw, Walden (8) and Kuper; Manier, Hedgecock (4) and Brenner.
Yakima ......... 000 000 001—1 5 3
Spokane ........ 400 005 00x—9 14 2
Nowels, Wallerstein (1), Brysch (7) and Phillips; Costello and O'Neill.
Salem ............. 100 040 004—9 17 3
Wenatchee ...... 005 000 010—6 13 2
Anderson, Sinovich (4) and Beard; Vivalda, Cronin (8), Osborn (9) and Dalrymple.
Expect 1,000,000 W.I.L. Attendance
TACOMA, July 17 — Western International League games during the first half of the campaign, including July 4th double-headers, drew a total of 514,036 paid admissions, it was announced today by Robert B. Abel, president of the circuit.
The figure, considered remarkable in view of numerous postponements because of rain during June, indicated the league attendance total for the season may reach a million, Abel said.
after games of July 17
. . . . . . .Win Loss Pct. GB
Bremerton .. 56 38 .596 --
Spokane .... 54 38 .587 1
Salem ...... 52 39 .571 2½
Victoria ... 53 45 .541 5
Tacoma ..... 46 48 .489 10
Vancouver .. 44 49 .473 11½
Yakima ..... 36 54 .400 19
Wentachee .. 31 61 .337 24
A's Register Win for Mitchell
VICTORIA, July 17 — Dick Mitchell handed the league-leading Bremerton Bluejackets their 17th road loss in their last 18 games as the Victoria Athletics won their third straight, 7-1 tonight.
Mitchell mixed his curve and a high fastball to allow only seven hits. He walked three and struck out three. A low throw to shortstop Johnny Cavalli on what should have been the third out allowed the only Bremerton run in the sixth.
The A's got to Harry Johnston early, as Pat Patterson opened the Victoria half of the first with a walk, went to second on a ground out, and scored on Bill White's double. One out later, Jack Harshman walked, then Babe Jensen and Cavalli singled to score a pair.
Patterson scored again in the fifth when he walked, moved to second on a sacrifice and was waved all the way when second baseman Charlie Bushong knocked catcher Frank Volpi's overthrow down by tossing his glove.
Vic Mastro hit his seventh home run in the seventh and the final two runs crossed the platter in the eighth on a lucky break when John Hooper's high lift to left field got lost in the lights and fell for a double. It scored Patterson, who had walked for a third time.
Bremerton ......... 000 001 000—1 7 1
Victoria ............. 300 010 12x—7 10 1
Johnston and Volpi; Mitchell and Mastro.
Tacoma Boots One for Caps
VANCOUVER, July 17 — Vancouver Capilanos, aided by three Tacoma errors, for the second straight night pushed the winning runs over in the last half of the ninth to edge out the Tigers, 12-11, in a Western International League game here tonight.
Trailing 11-10 in the last of the ninth, manager Bill Brenner, who rapped out a homer earlier in the seventh, started the winning rally with a single to left field.
Then the comedy of errors began. Len Tran tried to sacrifice but a miscue by third baseman Bob Hedington left him safe on first. Then pitcher Jim Hedgecock followed with an intended sacrifice and this time pitcher Gordon Walden booted it.
With the bases loaded, Leon Mohr lined a pitch down the first base line and Tiger first baseman Maury Donovan promptly heaved it over catcher Earl Kuper, allowing Vancouver to score the tying and winning runs.
Hedgecock got the win, despite coming on in the fourth inning to replace Larry Manier in his first home start and giving up a three-run homer to Roy Paton.
Hedgecock shut down an eighth inning rally that began when Paton singled with one out off Buddy Hjelmaa's glove. He struck out Kuper, then consecutive errors by Buddy Hjelmaa allowed Donovan and Hedington to reach base. Dick Greco struck out looking for a knuckleball and Hank Bartolomei grounded weakly to Mohr at second for the force out to end the inning.
Tacoma ........... 303 320 000—11 13 5
Vancouver ...... 101 041 212—12 17 3
Greenlaw, Walden (8) and Kuper; Manier, Hedgecock (4) and Brenner.
Yakima ......... 000 000 001—1 5 3
Spokane ........ 400 005 00x—9 14 2
Nowels, Wallerstein (1), Brysch (7) and Phillips; Costello and O'Neill.
Salem ............. 100 040 004—9 17 3
Wenatchee ...... 005 000 010—6 13 2
Anderson, Sinovich (4) and Beard; Vivalda, Cronin (8), Osborn (9) and Dalrymple.
Expect 1,000,000 W.I.L. Attendance
TACOMA, July 17 — Western International League games during the first half of the campaign, including July 4th double-headers, drew a total of 514,036 paid admissions, it was announced today by Robert B. Abel, president of the circuit.
The figure, considered remarkable in view of numerous postponements because of rain during June, indicated the league attendance total for the season may reach a million, Abel said.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Games of Thursday, June 12, 1947
Hittle Hurls Well
VICTORIA - Backing up Max Hittle's six-hitter, the Victoria Athletics used 13 hits to register their second straight Western International League triumph, 7-2, over the Wentachee Chiefs to open a four-game series.
Sidelined for the past three weeks with a sore elbow, Hittle allowed three singles in eight innings, and no more than one in an inning. He lost his shutout in the ninth when Nick Pesut doubled and a single by Steve Andrade and a double by Bob Williams scored both runs.
The A's pecked away at Lou McCollum, as Bill Anske rapped out three singles for four RBIs. Pat Patterson homered and singled and Babe Jensen had a pair of doubles.
Wenatchee ...... 000 000 002—2 6 2
Victoria ........... 010 212 10x—7 13 0
McCollum, Frost (8) and Pesut; Hittle and Anske.
Spokane Rallies to Win in Late Innings
SPOKANE, June 12 — A pair of runs in the seventh and eighth innings and three insurance runs in the ninth gave the Spokane Indians a 10-4 victory over the Vancouver Capilanos in a Western International League game tonight.
Bob Stumpf swatted a two-run homer in the second to give the Caps a lead, but pitcher Bill Samson homered to bring in a pair to tie the game in the third.
Buddy Hicks and Bob Morgan provided support in the late innings, as they brought in two runs each.
Samson walked one and struck out three in gaining the win. Jim Hedgecock surrendered 15 hits, walked three and struck out nine in defeat.
Spokane ......... 002 010 223—10 15 1
Vancouver ..... 020 020 000— 4 12 2
Samson and Bufflap; Hedgecock and Stumpf.
Salem ........... 300 000 000 1 — 4 3 2
Tacoma ........ 000 102 000 0—3 7 3
Lazor and Beard; Chetkovich and Kuper.
First Game
Yakima 000 010 0—1 6 1
Bremerton — 100 000 1—2 8 0
Federmeyer, Simon (6) and Phillips; Kittle and Ronning.
Second Game
Yakima ............ 001 012 200 - 6 14 3
Bremerton ...... 002 000 001 - 3 5 1
Cordell and Phillips, Peterson (2); Marshall, Ahearn (6) and Volpi.
W.I.L. Attendance Mark at 296,000
TACOMA, June 12 - Robert Abel's Western International Baseball League seems headed for the 1,000,000 mark in attendance in 1947, optimistically forecast by the league president before the season opened.
Release of official attendance figures discloses that over 296,000 fans have paid their way to see the W.I.L. clubs perform up until the end of May.
With seven of the eight clubs still very much in the running in the close race and Wenatchee providing some tough opposition in recent games, it is likely that the figures will soar.
Spokane is far out in front with over 60,000 customers with Victoria in third place, less than 2,000 behind Tacoma. Wenatchee's last-place standing is reflected with slightly more than 21,500 attending the home games of the Chiefs.
Attendance figures follow: Spokane, 61,160; Tacoma, 41,289; Victoria, 39,655; Vancouver, 36,184; Yakima, 34,968; Salem, 30,722; Bremerton, 30,546; Wenatchee, 21,544.
VICTORIA - Backing up Max Hittle's six-hitter, the Victoria Athletics used 13 hits to register their second straight Western International League triumph, 7-2, over the Wentachee Chiefs to open a four-game series.
Sidelined for the past three weeks with a sore elbow, Hittle allowed three singles in eight innings, and no more than one in an inning. He lost his shutout in the ninth when Nick Pesut doubled and a single by Steve Andrade and a double by Bob Williams scored both runs.
The A's pecked away at Lou McCollum, as Bill Anske rapped out three singles for four RBIs. Pat Patterson homered and singled and Babe Jensen had a pair of doubles.
Wenatchee ...... 000 000 002—2 6 2
Victoria ........... 010 212 10x—7 13 0
McCollum, Frost (8) and Pesut; Hittle and Anske.
Spokane Rallies to Win in Late Innings
SPOKANE, June 12 — A pair of runs in the seventh and eighth innings and three insurance runs in the ninth gave the Spokane Indians a 10-4 victory over the Vancouver Capilanos in a Western International League game tonight.
Bob Stumpf swatted a two-run homer in the second to give the Caps a lead, but pitcher Bill Samson homered to bring in a pair to tie the game in the third.
Buddy Hicks and Bob Morgan provided support in the late innings, as they brought in two runs each.
Samson walked one and struck out three in gaining the win. Jim Hedgecock surrendered 15 hits, walked three and struck out nine in defeat.
Spokane ......... 002 010 223—10 15 1
Vancouver ..... 020 020 000— 4 12 2
Samson and Bufflap; Hedgecock and Stumpf.
Salem ........... 300 000 000 1 — 4 3 2
Tacoma ........ 000 102 000 0—3 7 3
Lazor and Beard; Chetkovich and Kuper.
First Game
Yakima 000 010 0—1 6 1
Bremerton — 100 000 1—2 8 0
Federmeyer, Simon (6) and Phillips; Kittle and Ronning.
Second Game
Yakima ............ 001 012 200 - 6 14 3
Bremerton ...... 002 000 001 - 3 5 1
Cordell and Phillips, Peterson (2); Marshall, Ahearn (6) and Volpi.
W.I.L. Attendance Mark at 296,000
TACOMA, June 12 - Robert Abel's Western International Baseball League seems headed for the 1,000,000 mark in attendance in 1947, optimistically forecast by the league president before the season opened.
Release of official attendance figures discloses that over 296,000 fans have paid their way to see the W.I.L. clubs perform up until the end of May.
With seven of the eight clubs still very much in the running in the close race and Wenatchee providing some tough opposition in recent games, it is likely that the figures will soar.
Spokane is far out in front with over 60,000 customers with Victoria in third place, less than 2,000 behind Tacoma. Wenatchee's last-place standing is reflected with slightly more than 21,500 attending the home games of the Chiefs.
Attendance figures follow: Spokane, 61,160; Tacoma, 41,289; Victoria, 39,655; Vancouver, 36,184; Yakima, 34,968; Salem, 30,722; Bremerton, 30,546; Wenatchee, 21,544.
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