Men’s Major Fast Pitch Champions

YEAR CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM TOURNEY (W-L) SEASON (W-L)
1932# Bodegas, LaCrosse, WI 4-0 33-5
1933# Wemcoes (Wisconsin Evaporated Milk Co.), Lake Mills, WI 5-0 11-7
1933 J.L. Friedman Boosters, Chicago, IL 5-0 108-11
1934 Ke-Nash-A Blue Streaks, Kenosha, WI 5-0 64-10
1935 Crimson Coach Tobaccos, Toledo, OH 5-0 81-27
1936 Kodak Park, Rochester, NY 6-0
1937 Briggs Body Team, Detroit, MI 6-0 107-12
1938 Pohlar’s Café, Cincinnati, OH 6-0 58-3
1939 Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, KY 6-0 77-10
1940 Kodak Park, Rochester, NY 6-0
1941 Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN 6-0 61-22
1942 Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK 6-1 45-6
1943 Hammer Field Raiders, Fresno, CA 5-1 25-3
1944 Hammer Field Raiders, Fresno, CA 5-0 58-4
1945 Zollner Pistons, Fort Wayne, IN 6-1 72-4
1946 Zollner Pistons, Fort Wayne, IN 5-0 93-7
1947 Zollner Pistons, Fort Wayne, IN 5-0 113-19
1948 Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI 5-1 41-1
1949 Tip Top Tailors, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 5-0
1950 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 5-0 82-6
1951 Dow Chemical AC Co., Midland, MI 6-1 41-10
1952 Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI 6-0 #28-1
1953 Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI 6-1 42-16
1954 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 5-0 75-5
1955 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 6-1 66-5
1956 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 5-0 67-2
1957 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 6-0 79-11
1958 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 5-0 72-5
1959 Aurora Sealmasters, Aurora, IL 9-1 77-10
1960 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 7-1 84-9
1961 Aurora Sealmasters, Aurora, IL 5-0 74-9
1962 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 6-0 82-6
1963 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 6-0 105-10
1964 Burch Gage & Tool, Detroit, MI 5-0
1965 Aurora Sealmasters, Aurora, IL 5-0 92-6
1966 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 5-0 84-19
1967 Aurora Sealmasters, Aurora, IL 6-0 85-7
1968 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 6-0 82-11
1969 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 5-1 74-10
1970 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 6-0 86-15
1971 Welty Way, Cedar Rapids, IA 5-0
1972 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 6-0 52-8
1973 Clearwater Bombers, Clearwater, FL 5-1 82-12
1974 Guanella Brothers, Santa Rosa, CA 5-0 107-10
1975 Rising Sun Hotel, Reading, PA 6-0 62-13
1976 Raybestos Cardinals, Stratford, CT 5-0 50-16
1977 York-Billard Barbell, Reading, PA 6-1 81-8
1978 York-Billard Barbell, Reading, PA 6-0 76-13
1979 McArdle Pontiac/Cadillac, Midland, MI 7-1
1980 Peterbilt Western, Seattle, WA 6-0 118-15
1981 Decatur ADM, Decatur, IL 6-1 102-20
1982 Peterbilt Western, Seattle, WA 6-1 100-16
1983 Franklin Cardinals, West Haven, CT 5-1 48-14
1984 California Coors Kings, Merced, CA 10-1 78-19
1985 Pay’N Pak, Seattle, WA 6-0 105-15
1986 Pay’N Pak, Seattle, WA 6-0 87-14
1987 Pay’N Pak, Bellevue, WA 11-1 92-21
1988 Trans-Aire Vans, Elkhart, IN 8-1 59-24
1989 Penn Corp., Sioux City, IA 6-1 91-24
1990 Penn Corp., Sioux City, IA 6-1 95-17
1991 Guanella Brothers, Rohnert Park, CA 6-1 56-16
1992 National Health Care Discount, Sioux City, IA 10-1 94-7
1993 National Health Care Discount, Sioux City, IA 7-1 98-8
1994 Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL 7-1 79-7
1995 Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL 6-0 83-12
1996 Green Bay All Car Roadrunners, Green Bay, WI 6-1 66-21
1997 Tampa Bay Smokers, Clearwater, FL 5-1 61-11
1998 Meierhoffer-Fleeman, St. Joseph, MO 5-0 56-12
1999 Decatur Pride, Decatur, IL 5-0 50-13
2000 Meierhoffer-Fleeman, St. Joseph, MO 4-0 56-14
2001 Frontier Players Casino, St. Joseph, MO 6-1 50-17
2002 Frontier Players Casino, St. Joseph, MO 5-0 54-10
2003 Farm Tavern, Madison, WI 5-0 54-7
2004 Farm Tavern, Madison, WI 5-0 30-5
2005 Tampa Bay Smokers, Tampa Bay, FL 4-0 *4-0
2006 Circle Tap, Denmark, WI 6-1 32-20
2007 Patsy’s, New York, NY 5-0 #21-6
2008 Patsy’s, New York, NY 5-1 #17-7
2009 Farm Tavern, Madison, WI 10-1 #23-6
2010 Kitchener Rivershack Twins, Amber, PA 5-0 #5-0
2011 Broken Bow/Jarvis Travelers, Broken Bow, NE – Tie due to rain 4-1 #10-1
2011 Chicago/NY Gremlins, Staten Island, NY – Tie due to rain 5-1 #10-3
2012 NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY 8-1 34-8
2013 Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, Ontario, Canada 5-0 37-8
2014 Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, Ontario, Canada 4-0 34-4
2015 Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, Ontario, Canada 5-0 28-1
2016 NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY 5-0 31-6
2017 NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY 5-0 17-4
2018 NY Gremlins, Clifton Park, NY 5-0 32-4
2019 Hill United Chiefs, Six Nations, Ontario, Canada 4-0 21-4
2020 Kegel Black Knights, Fargo, ND 4-0 15-2

# – incomplete record.
* – Smokers were half of Circle Tap roster and only played in this tournament as a team. Circle Tap’s record was 40-21 excluding the national tournament.

NOTE: 1932 & 1933 sponsored by National Diamond Ball Association; then disbanded.

Many people have been, and continue to be very helpful in my quest to locate seasonal & tourney games won and lost. I appreciate all their help & patience. Alphabetically, many thanks to Gary Baughman, Steve Dimitry (softballhistoryusa.com), Larry Fisher (ISC Fastpitch), David Cavin, Stormy Irwin (softball historian), Luann Madison (Softball Magazine), Greg Nydick (NY Gremlins), Dan Pfeffer (USA Softball), Kirk Walker (former California Commotion women’s coach), and Erica Westly (FASTPITCH author).

Please send any corrections, additions, etc. to me at: pmpremo@gmail.com or 404-996-2192.

Patrick M. Premo

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