
1987 held in Houston, Texas.
Co-Champions – Smythe Sox, Houston, Texas
Co-Champions – Athletic Shop, Hammond, Louisiana
MVP – Cecil Whitehead, Smythe Sox
MVP – Hal Harlan, Athletic Shop
HR Leader –Bill Blake, Smythe Sox – 14
Batting Leader – no info available
Defensive MVP – Paul Drilling, Athletic Shop
Smythe Sox and Athletic Shop were declared Co-Champs in this rain-shortened event. Both teams suffered one loss. Smythe (had defeated Starpath in their first game) coming from losers bracket beat Athletic Shop in the first final 19-18 on 2 run homer by Bruce Meade. The “if” game was never played.
Athletic Shop sent Smythe Sox to the losers bracket initially with a 24-15 victory. To reach the championship, Smythe beat Howards 45-12 in losers bracket final.
Athletic Shop won a 7-0 forfeit over Superior Bombats in winners bracket final due to Superior having to catch their plane due to the long rain delays.
Defending champ, Steele’s defeated Howards 37-12 in their opening game, were eliminated in back to back losses; 29-28 to the Bombats and then to Howards 45-25. In the win over Howards, Smythe hit 21 HR. Mike Parrott and Mark Heirlmeier hit 3 each, while Doug Brown was 5-5.
Trailing 17-8, Athletic shop scored 10 in top of 7th to take a 18-17 lead. Larry Fredieu and Mark Lewis hit homers in that rally. Paul Drilling chipped in with a bases loaded double. In the bottom of the 7th, Cecil Whitehead got a base hit and then Meade hit his game winner. For Smythe in the game. Brown hit 3 HR, while Meade, Parrott and Blake each hit 2. Blake was the tournament HR king with 14.
ALL WORLD TEAM
Cecil Whitehead, Smythe Sox
Hal Harlan, Athletic Shop
Paul Drilling, Athletic Shop
Bill Blake, Smythe Sox (14 HR)
Bruce Meade, Smythe Sox
Doug Brown, Smythe Sox
Mike Parrott, Smythe Sox
Larry Friedieu, Athletic Shop
Greg Schulte, Athletic Shop
Mike Macenko, Steele’s Sports (15-21, 13 HR, 20 RBI)
*No info available on remainder of all-tournament team (Superior Bombats and Howards Players)
FINAL STANDINGS (All games)
1t. Smythe Sox, Houston, TX (6-1)
1t. Athletic Shop, Hammond, LA (4-1)
3. Superior Bombats, Windsor Locks, CT (3-3)
4. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (4-3)
5t. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (4-2)
5t. Starpath, Monticello, KY (3-3)
7t. Phelps Insurance, Pasadena, TX (4-4)
7t. Richardson Hoffbrau, Richardson, TX (2-4)
9t. Williams Stars, Houston, TX (3-3)
9t. Austin Capitols, Austin, TX (2-3)
9t. Super Scouts, Houston, TX (4-2)
9t. General Life, Houston, TX (3-3)
13t. Fort Hood Tankers, Fort Hood, TX (2-4)
13t. Rosenburg Ranchers, Rosenberg, TX (3-3)
13t. Houston Buffs, Houston, TX (2-4)
13t. Merrell’s-AAA, Corpus Christi, TX (3-3)
17t. Houston Sports, Houston, TX (3-3)
17t. Southwest Sony, Houston, TX (3-3)
17t. South Auto Leasing, Houston, TX (3-3)
17t. Coors Silver Bullets, Houston, TX (2-4)
17t. Houston Trax, Houston,TX (4-2)
17t. Alvin Angels, Alvin, TX (0-5)
17t. Trailblazers, Silks, TX (0-5)
17t. Budweiser Right-On, Houston, TX (0-5)
SCORES
Round Robin (Some Pools shortened by Rain)
POOL A – (Plays 2nd Round Elimination, 1st round bye)
Steeles Sports 37, Howards/Western Steer 12
Steeles Sports 39, Starpath 17
Howards/Western Steer 25, Smythe Sox 20
1. Steeles Sports 2-0 76-29
2. Howard/Western Steer 1-1 37-57
3. Smythe Sox 0-1 20-25
4. Starpath 0-1 17-39
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POOL B – (Plays 2nd Round Elimination, 1st round bye)
Athletic Shop 24, Superior Bombat 22
Austin Capitols 25, Richardson Hoffbrau 5
Athletic Shop 25, Austin Capitols 20
Superior Bombats 33, Richardson Hoffbrau 7
1. Athletic Shop 2-0 49-42
2. Superior Bombat 1-1 55-31
3. Austin Capitols 1-1 45-30
4. Richardson Hoffbrau 0-2 12-58
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POOL C – (Plays 1st Round Elimination)
Corpus Christi Merrells-AAA 20, Southwest Sony 17
Southwest Sony 12, Silks Trial Blazers 11
Auto Leasing 4, Silks Trail Blazers 1
Auto Leasing 10, Corpus Christi Merrells-AAA 7
Southwest Sony 21, Auto Leasing 16
Corpus Christi Merrells-AAA 17, Silks Trail Blazers 10
1. Southwest Sony 2-1 60-47 +13
2. South Auto Leasing 2-1 30-29 +1
3. Merrells-AAA 2-1 44-37 +7
4. Trail Blazers 0-3 22-33 -11
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POOL D – (Plays 1st Round Elimination)
Super Scouts 18, Pasadena Phelps Insurance 5
Super Scouts 12, Houston Buffs 15
Fort Hood Tankers, 18, Houston Buffs 9
Pasadena Phelps Insurance 13, Fort Hood Tankers 11
Super Scouts 15, Fort Hood Tankers 3
Houston Buffs 12, Pasadena Phelps Insurance 10
1. Super Scouts 3-0 45-23
2. Fort Hood Tankers 1-2 32-37
3. Phelps Insurance 1-2 29-41
4. Houston Buffs 1-2 36-40
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POOL E – (Plays 1st Round Elimination)
Houston Trax 13, Williams Stars 12
Houston Trax 21, Alvin Angels 1
Coors Silver Bullets 13, Alvin Angels 7
Williams Stars 15, Coors Silver Bullets 6
Williams Stars 11, Alvin Angels 7
Houston Traxx 12, Coors Silver Bullets 9
1. Houston Traxx 3-0 46-22
2. Williams Stars 2-1 38-26
3. Coors Silver Bullets 1-2 28-34
4. Alvin Angels 0-3 15-45
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POOL F – (Plays 1st Round Elimination)
Rosenburg Ranchers 7, Houston Sports 3
Houston Sports 16, Budweiser Right-On 7
General Life 31 , Rosenburg Ranchers 8
General Life 12, Budweiser Right-On 2
Rosenburg Ranchers 35, Budweiser Right-On 33
Houston Sports 12, General Life 10
1. General Life 2-1 53-22 +21
2. Houston Sports 2-1 31-24 +7
3. Rosenburg Ranchers 2-1 50-67 -17
4. Budweiser Right-On 0-3 42-63 -21
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ELIMINATION
Winners Bracket
First Round
E1 Houston Trax 16, C4 Trail Blazers 8
C2 South Auto Leasing 30, F3 Rosenberg Ranchers 10
F1 General Life 24, E4 Alvin Angels 4
E3 Coors Silver Bullets 7, D2 Fort Hood Tankers 0
E2 Williams Stars 29, D3 Phelps Insurance 9
C1 Southwest Sony 26, D4 Houston Buffs 16
D1 Super Scouts 15, F4 Budweiser Right-On 14
F2 Houston Sports 13, C3 Merrell’s-AAA 8
Second Round
B4 Richardson Hoffbrau 25, Houston Trax 12
B2 Superior Bombats 16, General Life 15
A4 Starpath 39, Coors Silver Bullets 9
A2 Howards/Western Steer 39, Williams Stars 19
B3 Austin Capitols 12, Super Scouts 11
A1 Steele’s Sports 22, South Auto Leasing 18
B1 Athletic Shop 12, Southwest Sony 2
A3 Smythe Sox 31, Houston Sports 5
Quarterfinals
Steeles Sports 44, Richardson Hoffbrau 16
Superior Bombats 30, Starpath 14
Athletic Shop 31, Howard’s/Western Steer 18
Smythe Sox 25, Austin Capitols 14
Semifinals
Superior Bombat 29, Steele’s Sports 28
Athletic Shop 24, Smythe Sox 16
Winners Bracket Final
Athletic Shop 7, Superior Bombat (forfeit, Superior had to catch plane)
Losers Bracket
First Round
Phelps Insurance 9, Houston Trax 7
Houston Buffs 9, South Auto Leasing 6
General Life 30, Budweiser Right-On 17
Merrell’s-AAA 21, Coors Silver Bullets 10
Williams Stars 18, Trailblazers 4
Rosenburg Ranchers 21, Southwest Sony 5
Super Scouts 36, Alvin Angels 16
Fort Hood Tankers 19, Houston Sports 7
Second Round
Phelps Insurance 20, Houston Buffs
General Life 43, Merrell’s-AAA 32
Williams Stars 8, Rosenburg Ranchers 1
Super Scouts 19, Fort Hood Tankers 11
Third Round
Phelps Insurance 11, Austin Capitols 10
Howards/Western Steer 27, General Life 5
Starpath 26, Williams Stars 14
Richardson Hoffbrau 12, Super Scouts 13
Fourth Round
Howard/Western Steer 39, Phelps Insurance 10
Starpath 27, Richardson Hoffbrau 8
Losers Bracket Quarterfinals
Howard/Western Steer 45, Steele’s Sports 25
Smythe Sox 35, Starpath 20
Losers Bracket Semifinals
Smythe Sox, 42, Howard/Western Steer
Losers Bracket Finals
Smythe Sox 7, Superior Bombat 0 (forfeit, Superior had to catch plane)
Championship
Smythe Sox 19, Athletic Shop 18 (Bruce Meade 2 run HR in bottom of 7th) Championship “IF” Game
Athletic Shop vs. Smythe Sox (Declared co-champs when the games was rained out)