Softball History USA

1942 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1942 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Jax Brewer Maids, New Orleans, Louisiana (92-6)
Runner Up – Garden City Maids, Chicago, Illinois

In 1942, ASA changed the way teams qualified for national tournaments. Instead of having every state and metro champ come to the national tournament. Wartime restrictions on travel and gas, etc, made things different. ASA divided the country into regions. States and Metros would still have their own championship tournaments and the winners of these would travel to a location within their region and play a regional championship tournament. The winners of the regional championships would be invited to the national championship tournament along with the host team and the defending champ. This would drastically cut down on the number of teams at the Nationals. Because of the reduced number of teams, the nationals would be run in a double elimination format, instead of the single elimination format that was used from 1933-1941.   The number was reduced from upwards of 70 State and Metro Champions that were eligible for National play down to manageable 16 teams.

Garden City Maids scored in the 7th to break a string of 57.2 scoreless IP by Nina Korgan. She started her streak in 1941 with the Higgins Midgets of Tulsa, OK. She pitched a 1-0 shutout against the Arizona Ramblers in the semi-finals. That was her 7th straight shutout in National Championship play. She went into the 7th inning of the championship game leading 1-0, recorded 2 outs and then a late Chicago rally pushed a run across to make the final score 4-1.

Jax Maids, scored all their runs in the first inning of the championship. Blanche Soniat laid down a perfect bunt, Olympia Savona reached base safely, Lillian Thread bunted and reached safely on an errant throw. Freda Savona got a base hit to score Olympia Savona, then base hits by Lottie Jackson and Dottie Pitts scored Soniat, Thread and Freda Savona.

Lottie Jackson, Jax Maids (1-0, beat Chicago in winners bracket final, pitched 5 innings of shutout ball, before Nina Korgan came in to finish out the game.)

Chicago Maids Pitchers – Sonny Berger (2-1) and Shirley Dressander (1-1).

Terri Davis, Sunday Morning Class, Toronto went 4-9, .444.

Nina Korgan, Jax Maids went 4-0, 1 save, 3 shutouts, gave up 1 run in 30.2 IP, 36 Ks, 3 one-hitters, won 4-1 final with 9 K.

  • Unofficial MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – Jo Leonard, Garden City Maids (6-12) – .500

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Jax Brewer Maids, New Orleans, LA (5-0) (Southwestern)
2. Garden City Maids, Chicago, IL (3-2) (West Central)
3. Erin Brews, Cleveland, OH (2-2) (East Central)
4. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (2-2) (Pacific Coast)
5t. Local #400 Coeds, Detroit, MI (1-2) (Host)
5t. American Yarn, Mount Holly, NC (1-2) (South Atlantic)
7t. Denver Industrial Bank, Denver, CO (1-2) (Rocky Mountain)
7t. Greenwood Electric, Des Moines, IA (0-2) (Western)
9. Sunday Morning Class, Toronto, ON (1-2) (Canada)

NOTES

Higgins Midgets, Tulsa, OK – (Defending Champs) – Disbanded. North Atlantic Champ – Haywood-Schuster Company, East Douglass, MA (could not attend). Mid-Atlantic Champ – Linden Arians, Linden, NJ (could not attend). Central Atlantic Champ – Westport Girls, Baltimore, MD (could not attend due to financial reasons). Northern Region did not send a team or did not hold a tournament. Southern Region did not send a team or did not hold a tournament. Northwestern Champ – Copperettes, Garfield, UT (Entered Pacific Coast Regional, lost to Arizona Ramblers in the final, and did not attend).

1942 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1942 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Runner Up – Briggs Bombers, Detroit, Michigan

The tournament had a different twist to it as it was the first national to use the double elimination format, but it differed then the norm.

In prior national tournaments, state associations were sending their champions on to nationals. This was the first year that teams would play in regional tournaments with the regional tournament champion advancing to the national championship. The tournament totaled 16 teams, 14 regional teams, 1 defending champion, and 1 host team.

Sig Lawson hurled 3 shutouts, and a 3-2 no hitter. He beat Phoenix 1-0 on a 15 inning shutout, then threw the 3-2 no hit game against Bendix in the winners bracket final. he later came back to shutout Zollner 2-0 in semis. The powerful Zollner squad (62-11 on the season) could only manage 4 hits off Lawson. He then threw a 2-0, 1 hit shutout against Briggs with 12 Ks in the championship game. The leadoff man for Briggs beat out a bunt, Lawson retired the next 21 men in a row.

Al Linde, Deep Rock (Played OF in the 4 games Lawson pitched and went 2-1 himself, hurling shutouts in both victories)

Leo Luken, Zollner Pistons (3-0, 23 IP, gave up only 1 run and 4 hits and struck out 33 batters). Stan Lipa was 1-2 for the Zollner squad.

Walter Blumke of Briggs was 3-1 hurling Briggs from an early defeat all the way to the finals. Ed Figelski (2-1) pitched the other Briggs victory.

Ed “Tyranski” Tyson of Briggs (9-21, .328)

Stan Corgan pitched every game for Bendix, but could not duplicate his magic of the 1941 tournament and finished 3-2.

The last four teams were entered into a semifinal format. Deep Rock was undefeated, while Bendix, Zollner and Briggs all had 1 loss. Leo Luken pitched a 2-0 no hitter with 11 K to eliminate defending champ, Bendix Brakes in the one semifinals. Briggs, behind the pitching of Walter Blumke gave Deep Rock their first loss, pinning a rare defeat on pitcher Al Linde 3-2. Bendix now had 2 losses and was eliminated and finished 4th. The other three teams still had only 1 loss, so with Stan Lipa taking the mound for Zollner, they were eliminated by pitcher Sig Lawson’s shutout pitching in a 2-0 loss to Deep Rock. With Briggs and Deep Rock both having one loss, the Championship game was another Sig Lawson masterpiece, as he hurled the Deep Rock Oilers to the title with a 2-0, 1-hit shutout and struck out 12 Briggs Batters.

The Pistons were led by the bats of Doehrman, Jim Ramage (5-17, .294, 5 RBI), Porky Slater (5-18, .278) and Zollner Pistons Basketball star, Curley Armstrong (5-19, .263). Armstrong, who in 1943, would go onto win the MVP of the World Basketball Tournament, held in Chicago. Oskkosh edged out Zollner for the title, but Armstrong was good enough to be named MVP.

  • MVP – Curley Armstrong, Zollner Pistons
  • Batting Leader – Lloyd “Lefty” Doehrman, Zollner (5-11, HR, 2 3B, 2 BB, 2 Sacs, 3 RBI) – .455
  • HR Leader – Bill Robeson, Deep Rock Oilers – 4

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK (6-1) (Southwestern)
2. Briggs Bombers, Detroit, MI (5-2) (Host)
3. Zollner Pistons, Fort Wayne, IN (4-2) (East Central)
4. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (3-2) (Defending Champ)
5t. Chicago Match Corp., Chicago, IL (3-2) (West Central)
5t. Goetz Bewery, St. Joseph, MO (2-2) (Western)
7t. Phalanx Fraternity, Phoenix, AZ (2-2) (Pacific Coast)
7t. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (2-2) (Mid-Atlantic)
9t. Denver Public Service, Denver, CO (1-2) (Rocky Mountain)
9t. Romancos, Roanoke, NC (1-2) (South Atlantic)
9t. Homewood Dairy, Birmingham, AL (1-2) (Southern)
9t. Metz Brewing Company, Omaha, NE (1-2) (Northern)
13t. Cummins Construction, Baltimore, MD (0-2) (Central Atlantic)
13t. Merrill & Usher, Worcester, MA (0-2) (North Atlantic)
13t. Magna Firemen, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2) (Northwestern)
13t. HMCS York, Toronto, ON (0-2) (Canada)

NOTES

Puerto Rico (Atlantic Ocean) and Mexico did not attend due to World War II transportation restrictions.

1941 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1941 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Higgins Midgets, Tulsa, Oklahoma (64-6)
Runner Up – Erin Brews, Cleveland, Ohio

Erin Brews, sponsored by Standard Brewing Company had pitchers Marge Wood and Mary Skorich alternate games Each hurling a shutout. In the Championship, Wood started, went 3 1/3 inning, gave up 3 hits, Mary Skorich came in after the 3rd hit and her fielders had 4 consecutive errors, which accounted for the 3 runs. She finished the last 3 2/3 inning and gave up 0 hits, but was the losing pitcher. Skorich finished 2-1 and Wood was 2-0.

Defending Champs, Arizona Ramblers were eliminated in their opening game by the Jax Brewer Maids. Sonny Berger beat Amy Peralta.

In the semifinals, Erin Brews spotted Toronto’s Sunday Morning Class team two runs early, but came back to win the game 7-2. In the other semi-final, Nina Korgan of Higgins Midgets, pitched a 9 inning 1-hitter against the Jax Maids of New Orleans and struck out 17 of the Canadians. The Jax Maids liked what they saw and signed her up for the 1942 season. Thelma Golden, Sunday Morning Class hurler, was 4-1 in the tournament with a no hitter. The other Toronto team (Simpson Girls) had star pitcher Elsie Hayward go 2-1.

Laura Pettibone, Toronto Simpson Girls had 2 home runs.

The Jax Maids pitchers of New Orleans (Sonny Berger 2-1 and Lottie Jackson 2-0), each had a shutout to lead the Maids to a 4-1 record and third place.

Nina Korgan, Higgins Midgets went 4-0, 4 shutouts, 3-0 final with 11 K and a double; 67 K, 30 IP, including a perfect game in the tournament. All total, she had a perfect game, two 1-hitters and a 3-hitter, She gave up 0 runs. In the perfect game, she struck out 20 of the 21 batters she faced. She was named Outstanding Pitcher. Ruth Mitchell won the other game for the Tulsa squad.

Olympia Savona, New Orleans Jax Maids was 7-17, .412, 6 Runs, 4 RBI, 2B, and 2 HR.

  • MVP – Nina Korgan, Higgins Midgets
  • Home Run Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – Olympia Savona, New Orleans Jax Maids – .412

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Higgins Midgets, Tulsa, OK (5-0) (Oklahoma)
2. Erin Brews, Cleveland, OH (4-1) (Cleveland)
3. Jax Brewer Maids, New Orleans, LA (4-1) (New Orleans)
4. Sunday Morning Class, Toronto, ON (4-1) (Canada-Toronto)
5t. Darlington Dairymaids, Rumford, RI (2-1) (Rhode Island)
5t. Rock-Ola Girls, Chicago, IL (2-1) (Chicago)
7t. Simpson Girls, Toronto, ON (3-1) (Canada-Ontario)
7t. Welsh’s Coeds, Detroit, MI (2-1) (Detroit)
9t. Dieselettes, Peoria, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
9t. Provident Loan Company, Mansfield, OH (1-1) (Ohio)
9t. Fisk Safety Flights, Chicopee, MA (1-1) (Massachusetts)
9t. General Heating, Denver, CO (1-1) (Denver)
13t. Hamilton Funeral Home, Des Moines, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
13t. Eline Chevrolet, Louisville, KY (1-1) (Kentucky)
13t. Gulf State Paper, Tuscaloosa, AL (1-1) (Alabama)
13t. Richey’s Girls, Houston, TX (1-1) (Texas)
17t. Vandervoorts, Lansing, MI (1-1) (Michigan)
17t. Cuminsky’s Coeds, Watertown, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. American Yarn, Mount Holly, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Bridger Cafe, Bridger, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. John Hospidor Stars, Reading, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
17t. Erie Democrats, Buffalo, NY (0-1) (Buffalo)
17t. Census Bureau Girls, Washington DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Hoosier’s AC, Indianapolis, IN (0-1) (Indiana)
25t. Meyer’s Packing Girls, Cincinnati, OH (0-1) (Cincinnati)
25t. Bud Nelson’s, Minneapolis, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
25t. Art City, Springville, UT (0-1) (Utah)
25t. Kirksville All Stars, Kirksville, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
25t. Furniture Queens, Phoenix, AZ (0-1) (Arizona)
25t. Regal Beer, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (New Orleans)
25t. Blue Ridge Spread Co., Dalton, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
25t. R.H. Hall Girls, St. Petersburg, FL (0-1) (Florida)
33t. Miller High Life Girls, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Mlwaukee)
33t. Marling Chesney, Topeka, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
33t. American Beverage Co., Omaha, NE (0-1) (Nebraska)
33t. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (0-1) (Defending Champ)

* indicates the team won a game by forfeit.

NOTES

The tournament was single elimination. Don’s Diamondettes, Fargo, ND and the South Carolina champion did not show up.

1941 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1941 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Bendix Brakes, South Bend, Indiana (61-22)
Runner Up – Romanco’s, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

Stan Corgan came in the last inning to get the final 3 outs to preserve the championship victory. Big Ike Bierwagen also pitched 9-inning no-hitter and teamed with Len Murray to win a tough 12 inning game over Pontiac, Michigan. Stan Corgan came in and pitched the last inning of the championship game to preserve the shutout).

Vince Piotrowski was 2-3 in the final with a double, home run and 4 RBI. Big Stan Corgan was also 3-0 for Bendix. In the semi-finals, Ed Kizelevich of Phelps Dodge of Elizabeth, NJ twirled a no hitter against the Romancos, but lost the game 1-0. The other semi final saw Bendix Brakes beat Briggs (Ed Figelski took the loss and finished the tournament with a 3-1 record) of Detroit 7-2 behind Stan Corgan’s pitching and Vince Piotrowski’s 3 hits. Piotrowski had 5 hits and 4 RBI in the final 2 games.

Russ DuBarry, Romanco’s went 5-1, 4 shutouts, pitched 61 consecutive innings. He won 5 straight games, giving up just 1 run and hurling 4 shutouts until the finals. Bendix jumped all over DuBarry and in the 4th, Howard Sama came in relief and the powerful Bendix bats kept hitting, as they had 14 hits and 9 runs total in the game.

Bendix ended the season with 38 straight wins. The continued the streak in 1942, getting up to a record of 46 straight wins.

Romanco is short for Rosemary Manufacturing Company.

  • MVP – Ike “Bonecrusher” Bierwagen, Bendix (3-0 record; he hurled the final championship game and went 6 innings giving up no runs and 4 hits with 8 Ks. He also had a double)
  • Outstanding Pitcher – Russ DuBarry, Romanco’s (5-1, 4 shutouts, pitched 61 consecutive innings)
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (6-0) (Indiana)
2. Romanco’s, Roanoke Rapids, NC (5-1) (North Carolina)
3t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (4-1) (Detroit)
3t. Phelps Dodge, Elizabeth, NJ (3-1) (New Jersey)
5t. Pontiac Big Six, Pontiac, MI (3-1) (Michigan)
5t. Goetz Brewers, St. Joseph, MO (3-1) (Missouri)*
5t. Daws Drugs, Rochester, NY (3-1) (Rochester)
5t. O.S. Stapleys, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
9t. Kozey Alley AA, Cleveland, OH (2-1) (Cleveland)*
9t. Caterpillar Diesels, Peoria, IL (2-1) (Illinois)
9t. Metz Brewing Company, Omaha, NE (2-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Brooks Sports Shop, Denver, CO (2-1) (Denver)
9t. Dates Laundry, Buffalo, NY (2-1) (Buffalo)
9t. Voight’s Sikorsky, Stratford, CT (2-1) (Connecticut)*
9t. Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. Senate Beer Team, Washington DC (2-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Tip Top Tailors, Toronto, ON (1-1) (Canada-Toronto)
17t. Victory Club, Pittsburgh, PA (1-1) (Pittsburgh)
17t. Western Printers, Racine, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (1-1) (Defending Champ)
17t. Stockman’s, Great Falls, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Berger Merchants, Kansas City, KS (1-1) (Kansas)*
17t. Voit Sports Equip, Los Angeles, CA (1-1) (Los Angeles)
17t. Mountain Fuel, Salt Lake City, UT (1-1) (Utah)
17t. International Nickel, Huntington, WV (1-1) (West Virginia)
17t. Modern Sponging, Philadelphia, PA (1-1) (Philadelphia)
17t. Lindy’s, Cranston, RI (1-1) (Rhode Island)
17t. Merrill-Usher, Worcester, MA (1-1) (Massachusetts)
17t. Worthen Bankers, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
17t. Katsons’s, Albuquerque, NM (1-1) (New Mexico)
17t. Montford Merchants, Spartanburg, SC (1-1) (South Carolina)
17t. Buckeye Pulps, Memphis, TN (1-1) (Tennessee)
33t. Coca Cola, Cincinnati, OH (0-1) (Cincinnati)
33t. Iowa Packing, Des Moines, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
33t. Greenbaum Tannery, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
33t. Chicago Match, Corp., Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
33t. Paige Dairy, Toledo, OH (0-1) (Ohio)
33t. Golden West Flour, Longmont, CO (0-1) (Colorado)
33t. Thompson’s Terriers, Cheyenne, WY (0-1) (Wyoming)
33t. Peerless Pumps, Fresno, CA (0-1) (California)
33t. White Elephants, Vancouver, WA (0-1) (Washington)
33t. Belridge Oil, San Joaquin, CA (0-1) (San Francisco)
33t. Don ‘Q’ Rums, Ponce, Puerto Rico (0-1) (Puerto Rico)
33t. Koonz Creamery, Baltimore, MD (0-1) (Maryland)
33t. DuPont’s, Richmond, VA (0-1) (Virginia)
33t. Shankweilers AC, Allentown, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
33t. Dispatchers Club, Boston, MA (0-1) (Boston)
33t. Strong Hardware, Burlington, VT (0-1) (Vermont)
33t. Grumman Yankees, Bethpage, NY (0-1) (New York)
33t. Rieck & Fleece, St. Petersburg, FL (0-1) (Florida)
33t. City Service, Shreveport, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
33t. National Gypsum Gold Bond, Mobile, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
33t. Ken-Macs, Louisville, KY (0-1) (Kentucky)
33t. Litoloff Insurance, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (New Orleans)
33t. Texas Unemployment Comp. Co., Austin, TX (0-1) (Texas)
33t. Eastern Air Lines, Atlanta, GA (0-1) (Georgia)

* Won a game by forfeit.

NOTES

St. Paul Park, St. Paul, MN, Fargo Merchants, Fargo, ND, Terratine, Bangor, ME, and  Ted’s Corner, Sioux Falls, SD did not show.

1940 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1940 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, Arizona
Runner Up – Koch Furniture, Cleveland, Ohio

The Arizona Ramblers started in 1933 and didn’t make the Nationals in 1937 and from that National tournament up the 1939 tournament held last year, they have finished 3rd three straight years, their record was the same in all three (3-1). This year, they finally reached the summit going 5-0 to become National champs. The teams overall record from 1933-1940 is an astounding 317-38.

The Ramblers will be often known as the PBSW Ramblers, which means Peterson-Brooke-Steiner and Wist Ramblers, their backers.

Arizona Ramblers only had 3 hits, 7 errors by Koch was the big difference. Ester Holton led the hit parade with 2. Louise Curtis, Dot Wilkinson, Jessie Glasscock, Mildred Dixon, Marjorie Wood Law and Amy Peralta-May all accounted for the remainder of the scoring.

Mary Skorich, Koch Furniture pitcher had not given up a run prior to the final, won 4 straight shutouts and finished up 4-1 with 49 Ks in 36 IP. Skorich also won a couple games herself. She stole home in the opening 1-0 victory over Reading, PA in 8 innings. Then once again, after getting a hit, scored the winning run against Cincinnati to win 1-0 in bottom of the 7th.

Louise Curtis was 1-0 (2 runs given up) and Amy Peralta-May was 4-0 (3 shutouts, 3 runs given up) for the Ramblers.

The J.J. Krieg Alameda, CA Girls lost their first game in the national tournament to Detroit ending their streak of 175 consecutive victories dating back to May of 1937.

Jane Tabeling, Cincinnati Meyers (4-1, 2 shutouts), Connie Wiesnewski, Keller’s (3-1, 2 shutouts), Betty Ferlin, Montgomery Ward (3-1, 2 shutouts).

Amy Peralta-May, Arizona Ramblers went 4-0 pitching, won final 10-3 and would have won the MVP.

  • MVP –  N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS (Incomplete)

P – Amy Peralta-May, Arizona Ramblers
C – Dot Wilkinson, Arizona Ramblers
3B – Mickey Sullivan, Arizona Ramblers
OF – Marjorie “Law” Wood, Arizona Ramblers

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (5-0) (Arizona)
2. Koch Furniture, Cleveland, OH (4-1) (Cleveland)
3t. Meyers Partridge, Cincinnati, OH (4-1) (Cincinnati)
3t. Montgomery Wards, St. Paul, MN (3-1) (Minnesota)
5t. Higgins Midgets, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
5t. Mansfield Merchants, Mansfield, OH (2-1) (Ohio)
5t. Keller Girls, Detroit, MI (3-1) (Detroit)
5t. Jax Beers, Houston, TX (2-1) (Texas)
9t. D.X. Oilers, Topeka, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
9t. Ben-Meadows, South Bend, IN (1-1) (Indiana)
9t. American Beverage Company, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Caterpillar Tractor Girls, Peoria, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
9t. Jax Brewer Maids, New Orleans, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
9t. R.H. Hall, St. Petersburg, FL (1-1) (Florida)
9t. Kauffman Maids, Reading, PA (1-1) (Pennsylvania)
9t. Pepsi Cola Girls, Rochester, NY (1-1) (Rochester)
17t. Harry’s, Farmington, NM (1-1) * (New Mexico)
17t. Morton’s Girls, Richmond, VA (1-1) * (Virginia)
17t. Kennedy Milk, Madison, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Non-Partisan League, Bismarck, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Van Der Voorts, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
17t. Dr. Pepper’s, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
17t. Hamilton Funeral Home, Des Moines, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
17t. Rival Dog Food, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
17t. Thames Pony Express, St. Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
17t. Erie County Democrats, Buffalo, NY (0-1) (Buffalo)
17t. Kentucky Dairy Maids, Louisville, KY (0-1) (Kentucky)
17t. Ziemer Sausage, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
17t. Silver’s 5 and 10, Birmingham, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
17t. Ken Rau, Dalton, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
28. Hood Hotel, Raleigh, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
29. Tuberettes, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. JJ Krieg’s Haberdashers, Alameda, CA (0-1) (Defending Champ)
33t. Reeds Oil, Nashville, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)

* indicates the team won a game by forfeit.

NOTES

The tournament was single elimination. Helena Boosters, Helena, MT and Duncan Mills, Greenville, SC did not show up.

1940 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1940 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Kodak Park, Rochester, New York
Runner Up – Bendix Brakes, South Bend, Indiana

In the final game, Harold Gears hurled a 3-hit shutout and only had 1 strikeout, but scored the winning run on a Joe Farrell Single in the bottom of the 6th inning. George Sutphen (no-hitter) and Bill Morris (1-hitter) won the other two games for Kodak. The Rochester contingent gave up no runs in 6 games. Farrell led the team in batting (7-19, .368 with 3 doubles, a triple, 4 runs scored and 4 RBI). Tom Castle and Charles Streb both were 6-17 (.353 with each scoring 3 runs and having 4 RBI).

Stan Corgan, of Bendix Brakes, pitched final game, losing 1-0, the game winning single was the only hit he surrendered. Corgan was 2-1 in the tournament and Stan Lipa, a pickup from the Zollner pistons was 2-0.

Rochester defeated Dates Laundry of Buffalo in Semi finals on Gears’ no hitter, while Bendix beat Toronto 3-2 in 14 innings behind Stan Lipa’s pitching. Bendix had just beaten Phillips 66 of Okmulgee, OK 2-0 in a quarterfinal game.

Cam Ecclestone, pitching for Bowles of Toronto went 4-1, including a 24 inning 1-0 defeat of the Phoenix Auto Kings, he had 36 Ks. 15 year old Len Murray pitched the entire game for the Auto Kings.

The legendary Coon Rosen went 2-0 for the Phoenix Auto Kings.

  • MVP – Harold “Shifty” Gears, Kodak Park (4-0, 3 shutouts, including a no-hitter, gave up 0 runs and only 4 hits. had 24 Ks in 26 IP)
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (6-0) (Rochester)
2. Bendix Brakes, South Bend, IN (5-1) (Indiana)
3t. Bowles Lunch, Toronto, ON (4-1) (Canada-Toronto)
3t. Dates Laundry, Buffalo, NY (4-1) (Buffalo)
5t. Auto Supply Kings, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
5t. Phillips 66, Okmulgee, OK (3-1) (Oklahoma)
5t. Page Dairy, Toledo, OH (3-1) (Ohio)
5t. Elgin AC, Elizabeth, NJ (3-1) (New Jersey)
9t. Big Six Van Wagoners, Pontiac, MI (2-1) (Michigan)
9t. Sioux Toolers, Sioux City, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
9t. Caterpillar Diesel, Peoria, IL (2-1) (Illinois)
9t. Kauffman Penfold, Fort Lupton, CO (1-1) (Colorado)
9t. East Hills Merchants, Cincinnati, OH (2-1) (Cincinnati)
9t. Westport Chevis Stars, Westport, CT (2-1) (Connecticut)
9t. Cranston Trojans, Cranston, RI (1-1) (Rhode Island)
9t. Marion Motors, Ocala, FL (1-1) (Florida)
17t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)
17t. Weaver Walls, Cleveland, OH (0-1) (Cleveland)
17t. Regal Beer, Baton Rouge, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
17t. McNutt Oilers, El Paso, TX (1-1) (Texas)
17t. Bradley Lumber, Warren, AR (1-1) (Arkansas)
17t. Jensen’s Alleys, Milwaukee, WI (1-1) (Milwaukee)
17t. Sinclair Oilers, Parco, WY (1-1) (Wyoming)
17t. Mountain Fuel, Salt Lake City, UT (1-1) (Utah)
17t. Romancos, Roanoke Rapids, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Atlanta Police, Atlanta, GA (1-1) (Georgia)
17t. International Bus. Machine, Washington DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Bethlehem Steel, Baltimore, MD (1-1) (Maryland)
17t. Don ‘Q’ Rums, Ponce, Puerto Rico (0-1) (Puerto Rico)
17t. Dupont Dye, Wilmington, DE (1-1) (Delaware)
17t. Harvard AC, Portland, ME (1-1) (Maine)*
17t. Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, VA (0-1) (Virginia)
33t. Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, KY (0-1) (Defending Champ)
33t. Mound Park Tavern, St. Paul, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
33t. Western Printers, Racine, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
33t. Shopping Center, Billings, MT (0-1) (Montana)
33t. Service Growers, Kansas City, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
33t. Dr. Pepper’s, Lincoln, NE (0-1) (Nebraska)
33t. Park Ridge Merchants, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
33t. Dunn Lumber, Seattle, WA (0-1) (Washington)
33t. Ken-Mac, Louisville, KY (0-1) (Kentucky)
33t. Public Service Company, Denver, CO (0-1) (Denver)
33t. Binkley Miners, Macon, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
33t. Hollister Cowboys, Hollister, CA (0-1) (California)
33t. Kraft Cheese, Albuquerque, NM (0-1) (New Mexico)
33t. Hamilton Watch, Lancaster, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
33t. St. Joan of Arc, New York City, NY (0-1) (New York)
33t. Smokey’s, Pittsfield, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. Alpha Society, Nashua, NH (0-1) (New Hampshire)
33t. The All-Stars, Etowak, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
33t. All Pals, Philadelphia, PA (0-1) (Philadelphia)
33t. 20th Century Club, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
33t. U.S. Engineers, Huntington, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
33t. National Gypsum, Mobile, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
33t. Flamingoes, Bellows Falls, VT (0-1) (Vermont)
33t. Gas & Electric, Columbia, SC (0-1) * (South Carolina)

* won a game by forfeit

NOTES

Troy Laundry, Twin Falls, ID, Mint Bar, Sioux Falls, SD, and Fargo Merchants, Fargo, ND withdrew.

1939 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1939 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – JJ Krieg’s Haberdashers, Alameda, California
Runner Up – Kentucky Dairy Maids, Louisville, Kentucky

JJ Krieg’s went undefeated for the second straight year winning all five games by the scores of 5-2, 14-0, 6-5, 1-0, 1-0. They outscored their opponents 27-7. Bessie Johnson has led Kriegs to a 10-0 record in the past 2 National Championships with 5 shutouts, including both finals. They have been reported to have won 102 games in a row during the past two seasons. Johnson pitched every game for the California girls in both Nationals. According to a newspaper account, these Krieg’s Girls achieved all tournament acclaim: (P) Bessie Johnson, (C) Ruby Johnson (1B) Maxine Grolls and (3B)- Bernice Amarel,.

Irma Dutra went 2-3 for JJ Krieg’s and had the winning hit that scored Bertha Levi with the game’s only run. In the semi-finals, JJ Kriegs beat Pony Express Girls from St. Joseph, MO 1-0 in 12 innings. Catcher Ruby Johnson doubled and scored the winning run on a single by Wilda Mae Turner. The Pony Girls pitcher, Nina Korgan (who went 3-1 in the tournament), surrendered six hits and struck out 18 in 12 innings. In the other semi-final, 14 year old Virginia Fraburt defeated Arizona Ramblers and star pitcher Louise Curtis Miller 2-1. Fraburt pitched in the championship game also and although only giving up three hits, lost 1-0.

Little known Amelina (Amy) Peralta played in her first national for the Arizona Ramblers and won the only game she pitched, but was the leading hitter for her team. Louise Miller was 2-1 for the Ramblers as they finished third for the third straight year.

The Alameda Girls have not lost a game since May of 1937.

Bessie Johnson, J.J. Krieg’s went 5-0, pitched 1-0 no-hitter in championship walking 2 and striking out 4, had 3 shutouts during the tournament. She also went 1-3 in the championship game. She would have been named MVP.

  • MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. JJ Krieg’s Haberdashers, Alameda, CA (5-0) (Defending Champ)
2. Kentucky Dairy Maids, Louisville, KY (4-1) (Kentucky)
3t. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Thames Pony Express, St. Joseph, MO (3-1) (Missouri)
5t. Jax Maids, New Orleans, LA (2-1) (Louisiana)
5t. Chicago Down Drafts, Chicago, IL (2-1) * (Chicago)
5t. Lavin’s Loans, Cincinnati, OH (2-1) (Cincinnati)
5t. Erin Brews, Cleveland, OH (2-1) (Cleveland)
9t. Higgins Midgets, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. Hylex Cleaning Compounds, St. Paul, MN (1-1) (Minnesota)
9t. Russell Sports Shop, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Dr. Pepper Bottlers, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
9t. D-X Oilers, Topeka, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
9t. American Insurance, Galveston, TX (1-1) (Texas)
9t. Dailey Clothes, Memphis, TN (1-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Woco Peps, Birmingham, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
17t. Cumiskey’s Coeds, Watertown, WI (1-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Elkhart Athletics, Elkhart, IN (1-1) * (Indiana)
17t. Kaufman Maids, Reading, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
17t. Farrow Chicks, Peoria, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
17t. Athens Maids, Corning, NY (0-1) (New York)
17t. Ringside Club, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
17t. Kuna Girls, Pocatello, ID (0-1) (Idaho)
17t. Greenwood Electric, Des Moines, IA (0-1) (Iowa)
17t. Pilot Mills, Raleigh, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Van Der Voort Hardware, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
17t. Moyer Womenstripe Pants, Youngstown, OH (0-1) (Ohio)
17t. Keller Ice Cream, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Detroit)
17t. Dr. Pepper Girls, Miami Beach, FL (0-1) (Florida)
17t. Bison Lassies, Buffalo, NY (0-1) (Buffalo)
17t. Sholls Cafeteria, Washington, DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Stamford Nutmegs, Stamford, CT (0-1) (Connecticut)
33. Southern Weavers, Greenville, SC (0-1) (South Carolina)

* indicates the team won a game by forfeit. The tournament was single elimination format.

NOTES

Brown Derby Aces, Minot, ND did not show up.

1939 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1939 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, Kentucky (77-10)
Runner Up – Ferguson State Auditor, Columbus, Ohio

Norb Walken was 6-0, had 5 shutouts, 2 no hitters, 99 Ks, 52 IP, including a 5-1, 14 K in final. One of the more amazing things is that in 52 IP, he did not walk a single batter. Since the 1937 National, when “the Cyclone” pitched for Curlee Clothiers and counting last year and this year with Nick Carr’s Boosters, Warken has a 11-1 record with 10 shutouts, 5 no hitters, including a perfect game. He has also struck out 198 batters in 105 innings pitched. In the 11 games he hurled to win the Kentucky states and Nationals, Warken was 11-0 with 161 K in 89 Innings along with 9 shutouts).

Ralph Solt, Ferguson (4-1), Pitched 3 consecutive no hitters, then shutout Briggs 1-0 in 11 innings to advance team to the final. Solt defeated Briggs hurler Ed Pearl in that semifinal. In the other Semi-Final, The Boosters behind The Cyclone (Norb Warken) eliminated the Exchange Club of Salt Lake City 2-0 on a two-hit shutout in 9 innings. Warken had 17 K in the game to defeat Ray Ortiz of the Exchange Club, who finished the tournament 3-1. Warren Gerber (1-0) pitched the other win for Columbus.

The Nick Carr Boosters team had future Zollner Piston players Bill West, Leo Luken, Bernie Kampschmidt and Jim Ramage on their team.

Ed Pearl (2-1) and Ed Figelski (2-0), both led Briggs Beautyware to a top-4 finish. Sam Lombardo led the hitting attack for the Brigg’s squad.

Pohlar’s Cafe of Cincinnati, behind the pitching of Diz Kirkendall went 3-1 as Kirkendall threw 2 no hitters, one was the 1-0 loss to Columbus that eliminated Pohlar’s.

Kermit Lynch made his National tournament debut with the Modesto Merchants and hurled 2 shutouts, going 2-1.

Phoenix native Nolly Trujillo pitched for the Hollister, CA Cowboys and went 3-1.

  • MVP – Norb Cyclone Warken, Boosters
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, KY (6-0) (Kentucky)
2. Ferguson State Auditors, Columbus, OH (5-1) (Ohio)
3t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (4-1) (Detroit)
3t. Exchange Club, Salt Lake City, UT (3-1) (Utah)
5t. Royal Crown Cola, Albuquerque, NM (2-1) (New Mexico)
5t. Hollister Cowboys, Hollister-San Fran, CA (3-1) (San Francisco)
5t. Pohlar’s Cafe, Cincinnati, OH (3-1) (Defending Champ)
5t. Big Six Van Wagoners, Pontiac, MI (2-1) (Michigan)
9t. Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. Ft Lupton Aces, Longmont, CO (2-1) (Colorado)
9t. Thompson Terriers, Cheyenne, WY (2-1) (Wyoming)
9t. Modesto Merchants, Modesto, CA (2-1) (California)
9t. Hammond Civic Center, Hammond, IN (1-1) (Indiana)
9t. Beaty Stores, St. Joseph, MO (2-1) (Missouri)
9t. Tru-Blu Beer, Washington DC (2-1) (Washington DC)
9t. Daily Bowler, Buffalo, NY (1-1) (Buffalo)
17t. People’s Jewelers, Toronto, ON (1-1) (Canada-Ontario)
17t. Esso Service Stations, Columbia, SC (1-1) (South Carolina)
17t. Firestone Tires, Clearwater, FL (1-1) (Florida)
17t. Five Points AC, Birmingham, AL (1-1) (Alabama)
17t. Cities Service Oils, Shreveport, LA (1-1) (Louisiana)
17t. Doss Cafe, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
17t. St. Mary’s A.C., Philadelphia, PA (1-1) (Philadelphia)
17t. Schukei Motors, Waterloo, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
17t. Midland Steel, Cleveland, OH (1-1) (Cleveland)
17t. Kodak Park, Rochester, NY (1-1) (Rochester)
17t. Woco Pep Gasoline, Memphis, TN (1-1) (Tennessee)
17t. Denver Public Service, Denver, CO (0-1) (Denver)
17t. San Juan, Puerto Rico (0-1) (Puerto Rico)
17t. Colbert’s Beverage, St. Paul, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
17t. Elgin A.C., Elizabeth, NJ (0-1) (New Jersey)
17t. 115 Club, Grand Forks, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
33t. Atlanta Police, Atlanta, GA (0-1) (Georgia)
33t. Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA (0-1) (Virginia)
33t. York Oil Field Supply, Houston, TX (0-1) (Texas)
33t. Congress AC, Portland, ME (0-1) (Maine)
33t. Papale Construction, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
33t. Montana Power & Light, Bozeman, MT (0-1) (Montana)
33t. Fones Hardware, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
33t. Fairlawn Mules, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. Davis Cash Market, Burlington, VT (0-1) (Vermont)
33t. Romancos, Roanoke Rapids, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
33t. Home Service Stores, Clarksburg, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
33t. Phoenix Lettuce Kings, Phoenix, AZ (0-1) (Arizona)
33t. Ke-Nash-A’s Motors, Kenosha, WI (0-1) (Wisconsin)
33t. Caterpillar Tractors, Peoria, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
33t. Park Ridge Merchants, Chicago, IL (0-1) (Chicago)
33t. Luick’s Sealtest Milk, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
33t. Wilson Packers, Kansas City, KS (0-1) (Kansas)
33t. Gas & Electric Company, Cincinnati, OH (0-1) (Cincinnati)
33t. A.G. Spaulding & Bros, Chicopee, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. Nate and Leon’s Deli, Baltimore, MD (0-1) (Maryland)
33t. Carpenter Steel, Reading, PA (0-1) (Pennsylvania)
33t. Emeralds, New Britain, CT (0-1) (Connecticut)

NOTES

Natural Laundry, Twin Falls, ID and Davis Beauty Shop, Mitchell, SD withdrew. People’s Jewelers, Toronto, Ontario went in place of Regina Merchants, Regina, Saskatchewan.

1938 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1938 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – J.J. Krieg’s, Alameda, California
Runner Up – Chicago Down Drafts, Chicago, Illinois

It was Bessie Johnson’s single that drove in the final two runs of the game. Marge Brown of the Chicago Down Drafts smacked a double with 2 outs in the 7th inning to break up the no hitter. Bessie Johnson walked 5 and struck out 6 to win a pitchers duel with Dorothy “Boots” Klupping of the Down Drafts. Klupping struck out 5, gave up 3 runs on 4 hits. The Down Drafts scored 56 runs in the four games they won, which shows how good Bessie Johnson’s pitching was. The California girls went 5-0, winning by these scores: 1-0, 4-2, 14-2, 3-2, 3-0, outscoring their opponents 25-6.

To show how hard it was for teams to have money and sponsors, the Krieg Girls had to have people from their hometown wire them money to help pay their hotel bills and transportation back home, the finals were postponed because of rain and delayed their stay by a few days causing them to run out of money.

Louise Miller Curtis of Phoenix Ramblers went 3-1.

Mary Skorich led the Num Num Girls to a disappointing finish going 1-1 pitching with a 1 hit shutout. Skorich’s victory came over the Curlee Girls of St Louis and its star pitcher, Marie Wadlow.

Bessie Johnson, J.J. Krieg’s went 5-0; pitched 3-0, 1-hit shutout in championship, this was her second shutout in the tournament and would have been named MVP.

  • MVP – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A
  • Batting Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. J.J. Krieg’s, Alameda, CA (5-0) (California)
2. Chicago Down Drafts, Chicago, IL (4-1) (Chicago)
3t. Arizona Ramblers, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Style Mart, Mayfield, KY (4-1) (Kentucky)
5t. Dick Fisher’s Sport Shop, Buffalo, NY (2-1) (Buffalo)
5t. Moose Jaw Royal Theatre, Regina, SK (2-1) (Canada-Saskatchewan)
5t. Prasse Lumber, Cleveland, OH (2-1) (Cleveland)
5t. Roman Cleaners, Detroit, MI (2-1) (Detroit)
9t. Russell Sporting Goods, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
9t. Streets Ready to Wear, Oklahoma City, OK (1-1) (Oklahoma)
9t. American Insurance, Galveston, TX (1-1) (Texas)
9t. Greenwood Electric, Des Moines, IA (1-1) (Iowa)
9t. Marling-Chesneys, Topeka, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
9t. Parichy Bloomer Girls, Forest Park, IL (1-1) (Illinois)
9t. Savins Loan Company, Cincinnati, OH (1-1) (Cincinnati)
9t. Kennedy Dairy, Madison, WI (1-1) (Wisconsin)
17t. Progressive Optical, San Jose/Fran, CA (0-1) (San Francisco)
17t. Sunday Morning Class, Toronto, ON (0-1) (Canada-Ontario)
17t. VC Girls Club, Valley City, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
17t. Thames Packard Girls, St. Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
17t. Capitol Maids, Washington, DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
17t. Wreckerettes, Vicksburg, MS (1-1) (Mississippi)
17t. Daily Clothiers, Memphis, TN (0-1) (Tennessee)
17t. Jim’s Cafe, Charlestown, WV (0-1) (West Virginia)
17t. Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, Miami, FL (0-1) (Florida)
17t. Wiltz Girls, New Orleans, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
17t. Woco Peps, Birmingham, AL (0-1) (Alabama)
17t. Num Num Pretzel Girls, Cleveland, OH (1-1) (Defending Champion National Screw & Manufacturing Company)
17t. Moyer Pants Factory, Youngstown, OH (0-1) (Ohio)
17t. Garden City Florals, Missoula, MT (0-1) (Montana)
17t. Main Streeters, Kannapolis, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
17t. Dr. Pepper Bottlers, Little Rock, AR (0-1) (Arkansas)
33t. Van Der Voort Hardware Girls, Lansing, MI (0-1) (Michigan)
33t. Curlee Clothiers, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (St. Louis)

1938 ASA Men’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1938 held at Chicago, Illinois.

Champion – Pohlar Café, Cincinnati, Ohio
Runner Up – International Harvester, Little Rock, Arkansas

Clyde Kirkendall pitched the 2-1 victory with 7 K in Championship game – The Cincinnati pitching staff of Kirkendall and Murphy won 6 total games with 3 shutouts and allowing only 5 runs in the 6 games. The championship game was tied in 6th inning with 1 out and Pohlars at bat; Art Miller doubled. Little Rock pitcher Ed Kelly got Mel Vos to ground out for the 2nd out. Then Art McGruff laid down a bunt to Kelly, who threw low to first basemen Charlie Love, who bobbled the throw allowing Miller to dash home with the winning run. Kelly was the losing pitcher in this heartbreaker, as he gave up only 2 hits and banged out a triple as well, losing 2-1. Bill Curry accounted with the other Cincinnati run with a sac fly in 4th inning. Kirkendall defeated the St. Joe’s, MO squad 3-0 by retiring 33 batters in order.

Ed ‘King Kong’ Kelly, International Harvester (4-1, 2 shutouts and 5 runs allowed)

Pohlar’s defeated Iowa Packers 4-2 in the semifinals on a Bill Curry’s 2 hits and 3 RBI. Jack Murphy hurled 6 innings and struck out 14. Diz Kirkendall came in the hurled the 7th inning striking out 2 batters to preserve the win. Al Linde, Packers hurler, was 3-0 coming into the game with 45 K and had already pitched a no-hitter and a 1-hitter, and given up only 1 run and 3 hits to that point. He surrendered 6 hits and 4 runs, although struck out 10 to finish with 55 (in 28 innings) in the tournament. International Harvester beat the Phoenix Lettuce Kings 1-0 on Bob Holcomb’s HR in the 2nd inning off Coon Rosen. Nolly Trujillo came in relief and shut the Little Rock team down the rest of the way. But the Lettuce Kings could get nothing started off of Little Rock’s Ed “King King’ Kelly, who hurled every inning for the Harvesters.

Sambo Elliott, Atlanta Police (pitched 2 no-hitters on the same day winning 5-1 and 4-1, before losing 4-0). He finished with a 2-1 record.

Norb Cyclone Warken, Nick Carr Boosters (The Cyclone twirled a no-hitter and a 1-hitter with 22 Ks on the same day, before losing 2-1). He also finished with a 2-1 record.

  • MVP – Clyde Dizzy Kirkendall (3-0; had 2 shutouts, 1 a no-hitter and a save)
  • MVP – Jack Murphy (3-0, 2 shutouts) both won 3 games for Pohlar.
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Pohlar’s Cafe, Cincinnati, OH (6-0) (Cincinnati)
2. International Harvester, Little Rock, AR (5-1) (Arkansas)
3t. Tolleson Lettuce Kings, Phoenix, AZ (3-1) (Arizona)
3t. Iowa Packers, Des Moines, IA (4-1) (Iowa)*
5t. Dupont AA, Buffalo, NY (3-1) (Buffalo)
5t. Ke-Nash-A’s, Kenosha, WI (2-1) (Wisconsin)
5t. United Cleaners, Toronto, ON (3-1) (Canada-Toronto)*
5t. Rieck & Fleece Stars, St. Petersburg, FL (2-1) (Florida)
9t. Nick Carr Boosters, Covington, KY (2-1) (Kentucky)
9t. Page Dairy, Toledo, OH (2-1) (Ohio)
9t. Atlanta Knowles Police, Atlanta, GA (2-1) (Georgia)
9t. Shannon Dairy, Jeffersonville, IN (2-1) (Indiana)
9t. Hollister Cowboys, Hollister, CA (1-1) (California)
9t. Coca Cola Bottlers, Abilene, TX (2-1) (Texas)
9t. Echerb Drugs, Chattanooga, TN (2-1) (Tennessee)
9t. Deep Rock Oilers, Tulsa, OK (2-1) (Oklahoma)
17t. Auto Specialists, St Joseph, MI (1-1) (Michigan)
17t. Litsinger Motors, Chicago, IL (1-1) (Chicago)
17t. City Mills, Roanoke, VA (1-1) (Virginia)
17t. Overnight Transportation, Baltimore, MD (0-1) (Maryland)
17t. Urbana Indians, Urbana, IL (0-1) (Illinois)
17t. Cudahy Packers, Kansas City, KS (1-1) (Kansas)
17t. Detroit Potato Chips, Detroit, MI (1-1) (Detroit)
17t. Falstaff Beer, Omaha, NE (1-1) (Nebraska)
17t. Golden Gate Grill, Denver, CO (1-1) (Denver)
17t. Five Points AC, Birmingham, AL (1-1) (Alabama)
17t. Eastern Mfg. Company, Brewer, ME (0-1) (Maine)
17t. The Juds, Johnstown, CO (1-1) (Colorado)
17t. Bozeman Oaks, Bozeman, MT (1-1) (Montana)
17t. Redwoods, Pittsburgh, CA (1-1) (San Francisco)
17t. Phelps Dodge, Elizabeth, NJ (1-1) (New Jersey)
17t. Baird Cleaners, Boise, ID (0-1) (Idaho)
33t. Mokin’s Produce, St Joseph, MO (0-1) (Missouri)
33t. Rock of Ages, Barre, VT (0-1) (Vermont)
33t. Nickel Plate Grill, Cleveland, OH (0-1) (Cleveland)
33t. Greenville Boys, Greenville, MS (0-1) (Mississippi)
33t. Point Tavern, Grand Forks, ND (0-1) (North Dakota)
33t. Briggs Beautyware, Detroit, MI (0-1) (Defending Champ)
33t. Harvester Works, Milwaukee, WI (0-1) (Milwaukee)
33t. American Enka, Ashville, NC (0-1) (North Carolina)
33t. McMasters Bucks, Anderson, SC (0-1) (South Carolina)
33t. Loreco Oilers, Shreveport, LA (0-1) (Louisiana)
33t. Superior Packers, St. Paul, MN (0-1) (Minnesota)
33t. Tip Top Boys, St. Louis, MO (0-1) (St. Louis)
33t. Associated Oil, Salt Lake City, UT (0-1) (Utah)
33t. Balfour Jewelry Mfg., Attleboro, MA (0-1) (Massachusetts)
33t. General Electric, Philadelphia, PA (0-1) (Philadelphia)
33t. Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY (0-1) (Rochester)
33t. Elk’s Club, Albuquerque, NM (0-1) (New Mexico)
33t. Electric Hose & Rubber, Wilmington, DE (0-1) (Delaware)
33t. RJ Cozza, Pittsburgh, PA (0-1) (Pittsburgh)
33t. The Newports, Pawtucket, RI (0-1) (Rhode Island)
33t. Agricultural Department, Washington, DC (0-1) (Washington DC)
33t. Emeralds, New Britain, CT (0-1) (Connecticut)

* -won a game by forfeit

NOTES: Wiley Clothiers, Charleston, WV (West Virginia) and Thompson’s Terriers, Cheyenne, WY (Wyoming), did not show. Armour Athletic Club, Huron, SD (South Dakota) withdrew.