1984 held at City Park in Burlington, North Carolina on August 31-September 3.
Champion – Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, North Carolina (104-40)
Runner Up – Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, Florida (61-25)
Howard’s/Western Steer went 0-4 in the round robin, defeated Elite Coatings (2-2), then defeated number one seed Jerry’s Catering (4-0) in the winners bracket final.
Jerry’s then eliminated Elite Coatings to get another crack at the Howard’s/Western Steer squad. Jerry’s won going away 51-27 to force the “if” game.
The game was not a contest as the defending champs won 45-12 over Jerry’s to retain their ASA Super National title.
Clyde Guy was 7-7 with 6 HR and 10 RBI in that final game. MVP Rick Scherr, Ed Roth, Stan Harvey and Ricky Huggins all hit 4 HR in the game. Rick Scherr hit 20 HR in the tournament and counting his Intentional Walks, his on base percentage was .846 (39-46).
Bruce Meade was 31-40 to win the batting title with a .775 average, just edging out Scherr, who batted .774.
- MVP – Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer (24-31, .774, 20 HR, 37 RBI, 15 intentional Walks, .848 OBP)
- HR Leader – Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer – 20
- Batting Leader – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers – .775
FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
P – Don Arndt, Howard’s/Western Steer (21-33, .636, 10 HR, 21 RBI, 19 Runs)
C – Bill Gatti, Elite Coatings (22-30, .733, 8 HR, 16 RBI, 19 Runs)
1B – Rick Scherr, Howard’s/Western Steer (24-31, .774, 20 HR, 37 RBI, 33 Runs, 15 IWs)
2B – Doug Brown, Jerry’s Catering (31-43, .721, 17 HR, 32 RBI, 28 Runs)
3B – Ricky Huggins, Howard’s/Western Steer (25-43, .581, 13 HR, 18 RBI, 25 Runs)
OF – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Catering (31-40, .775, 17 HR, 37 RBI, 30 Runs)
OF – Dick Bartel, Howard’s/Western Steer (27-41, .659, 13 HR, 25 RBI, 23 Runs)
OF – Denny Jones, Jerry’s Catering (24-38, .632, 13 HR, 20 RBI, 23 Runs)
OF – Curtis Williams, Howard’s/Western Steer (26-36, .722, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 20 Runs)
UT – Rick Wheeler, Jerry’s Catering (28-44, .636, 18 HR, 34 RBI, 27 Runs)
UT – Craig Elliott, Elite Coatings (19-27, .704, 11 HR, 18 RBI, 20 Runs)
UT – Stan Harvey, Howard’s/Western Steer (21-33, .636, 14 HR, 24 RBI, 22 Runs)
UT – Mike Bolen, Jerry’s Catering (31-45, .689, 12 HR, 26 RBI, 25 Runs)
UT – Freddie Trice, Elite Coatings (18-26, .692, 9 HR, 16 RBI, 9 Runs)
SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
P – Rick Weiterman, Elite Coatings (17-28, .607, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
C – Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Catering (24-46, .522, 11 HR, 26 RBI, 25 Runs)
1B – Bill Pollock, Elite Coatings (14-28, .500, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 12 Runs)
2B – Bill Meyer, Jerry’s Catering (22-38, .579, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 20 Runs)
3B – Charles Wright, Elite Coatings (15-29, .517, 7 HR, 15 RBI, 11 Runs)
SS – Danny Basso, Jerry’s Catering (25-40, .625, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 20 Runs)
OF – Glenn Borquin, Howard’s/Western Steer (18-28, .643, 10 HR, 16 RBI, 16 Runs)
OF – Dennis Graser, Elite Coatings (18-34, .529, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 15 Runs)
OF – Richard Wilborn, Howard’s/Western Steer (16-30, .533, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 10 Runs)
OF – Clyde Guy, Howard’s/Western Steer (16-26, .615, 12 HR, 18 RBI, 15 Runs)
UT – Russell Bradley, Howard’s/Western Steer (11-20, .550, 2 RBI, 10 Runs)
UT – Dan Griffin, Jerry’s Catering (8-17, .471, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 6 Runs)
UT – Ron Ford, Elite Coatings (13-25, .520, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 9 Runs)
UT – Steve Williams, Elite Coatings (16-26, .615, 4 HR, 12 RBI, 12 Runs
OTHERS
Chic Downing, Jerry’s (7-11, .636, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 6 Runs)
Mike Nye, Jerry’s (7-11, .636, 3 RBI, 4 Runs)
Harold Kelley, Herry’s (10-17, .588, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 7 Runs)
Cecil Whitehead, Elite (14-27, .519, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 12 Runs)
Paul Wright, Elite (3-6, .500, 1 Run)
Steve Howard, Howard’s (15-33, .455, 6 RBI, 9 Runs)
Tim Rhinehart, Howard’s (8-18, .444, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 4 Runs)
Mike Cellura, Jerry’s (13-36, .361, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 13 Runs)
Ed Roth, Howard’s (7-20, .350, 6 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
David Arndt, Howard’s (0-1, .000)
Tom Beall, Howard’s (0-0, .000)
Bobby Lutz, Howard’s (0-0, .000)
FINAL STANDINGS (overall record counting Pool Play games)
1. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (3-1) 0-4 in pool play
2. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (2-2) 4-0 in pool play
3. Elite Coatings, Gordon, GA (0-2) 2-2 in pool play
GAME RECAPS
Jerry’s 51, Howard’s 27 (first final)
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Bruce Meade (8-8, 5 HR, 9 RBI)
Rick Wheeler (5-6, 3 HR)
Doug Brown (8-8, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
Denny Jones (5-6, 4 HR)
Chic Downing (HR)
Mike Bolen (HR)
Greg Fuhrman (HR)
Harold Kelley (2 HR)
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Don Arndt (5-5, 2 HR)
Russell Bradley (4-5)
Dick Bartel (4-6, HR)
Stan Harvey (3 HR)
Rick Scherr (2 HR)
Ricky Huggins (2 HR)
Glen Bourquin (HR)
Clyde Guy (HR)
Howard’s 45, Jerry’s 12 (Championship Game)
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Clyde Guy (7-7, 6 HR, 10 RBI)
Ricky Huggins (6-7, 4 HR)
Russell Bradley (5-6)
Rick Scherr (5-6, 4 HR, 8 RBI)
Ed Roth (5-7, 4 HR)
Dick Bartel (2 HR)
Stan Harvey (4 HR)
Don Arndt (2 HR)
Glen Bourquin (3 HR)
Curtis Williams (2 HR)
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Danny Basso (3-4)
Doug Brown (3-4, 2 HR)
Bruce Meade (2 HR)
Mike Bolen (HR)
Mike Cellura (HR)
Rick Wheeler (HR)
