1979 ASA Industrial Men’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1979 held at Jacksonville, Florida.


Champion – Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, Connecticut
Runner Up – General Electric Wacos, Louisville, Kentucky


Sikorsky came through the loser’s bracket to dethrone the GE Wacos as they beat them twice in the finals; 15-6 and 9-8.


  • MVP – Dennis Appel, Sikorsky Aircraft (25-35, .714, 13 HR, 29 RBI, 18 Runs)
  • Batting Champion – John Anderson, Southwestern Bell Roadrunners (14-18, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 12 Runs) – .778
  • HR Champion – Dennis Appel, Sikorsky Aircraft – 13

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • P – Butch Staggs, GE-Wacos
  • P – Mike Humeniuk, Sikorsky Aircraft
  • C – Carl Hardin, Southwestern Bell Roadrunners
  • C – Leary Gainey, Detroit Police
  • 1B – Larry Brogan, Detroit Police
  • 2B – Jimmy Hardesty, GE-Wacos
  • 3B – Ronnie Barber, GE-Wacos
  • SS – John Anderson, Southwestern Bell Roadrunners (14-18, .778, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 12 Runs)
  • OF – Dennis Appel, Sikorsky Aircraft (25-35, .714, 13 HR, 29 RBI, 18 Runs)
  • OF – Gary Rice, GE-Wacos
  • OF – Preston McBride, Detroit Police
  • OF – Donnie Bratton, Southwestern Bell Roadrunners
  • UTIL – Louis Rizzo, Nassau County Police
  • UTIL – Ernis DiStazi, Sikorsky Aircraft

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

  • P – Robert Hadacz, Detroit Police
  • P – Bob Akeroyd, Southwestern Bell Roadrunners
  • C – John Henry, Cummin’s Engine Company
  • C – Denis Dougherty, Nassau County Police
  • 1B – Dale Wallace, GE-Wacos
  • 2B – Darrel Gudenau, Detroit Police
  • 3B – Bob Hurd, Sikorsky Aircraft
  • SS – Caren Henry, Cummin’s Engine Company
  • OF – Jerome Gray, Detroit Police
  • OF – Gary Reed, Timken Golden Lodge
  • OF – Don Henry, Cummin’s Engine Company
  • OF – Bob Bennett, Nassau County Police
  • UTIL – Ken Wohlheter, Timken Golden Lodge
  • UTIL – Gene Perkins, GMAD

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (8-1)
2. General Electric Wacos, Louisville, KY (6-2)
3. Southwestern Bell Roadrunners, Houston, TX (4-2)
4. Detroit Police, Detroit, MI (6-2)
5t. Nassau County Police, Mineola, NY (5-2)
5t. Timken Golden Lodge, Canton, OH (3-2)
7t. Cummin’s Engine Company, North Vernon, IN (4-2)
7t. G.M.A.D., Baltimore, MD (4-2)
9t. Aetna Life & Casualty, Charlotte, NC (2-2)
9t. C.P.S. Livewire, San Antonio, TX (2-2)
9t. Glatco, Spring Grove, PA (2-2)
9t. Kerr/McGee Reds, Oklahoma City, OK (2-2)
13t. Armco Triangles, Middletown, OH (2-2)
13t. Donattelle’s, Fridley, MN (2-2)
13t. U.A.W. 1005, Cleveland, OH (2-2)
13t. Anoka-Hennepin Teachers, Anoka, MN (2-2)
17t. PRAC, Jacksonville, FL (1-2)
17t. A.T. Cross, Providence, RI (2-2)
17t. Budweiser, St. Louis, MO (1-2)
17t. Reynolds Metal, Florence, AL (1-2)
17t. Owen-Illinois, Huntington, WV (1-2)
17t. Grumman Tomcats, Bethpage, NY (2-2)
17t. Harnischfeger Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. Phillips 66, Okmulgee, OK (1-2)
25t. Armco Steel, Ashland, KY (0-2)
25t. S.C.L. Yard, Jacksonville, FL (1-2)
25t. 3M Company, St. Paul, MN (0-2)
25t. McAdenville Reds, McAdenville, NC (0-2)
25t. Frisco Railway, Springfield, MO (0-2)
25t. Southern New England Telephone East Haven, CT (0-2)
25t. Sears, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)
25t. Raffield’s Fisheries, Port St. Joe, FL (0-2)
33t. Dupont, Chattanooga, TN (0-2)
33t. Houston Post Office, Houston, TX (0-2)

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