Flyers and Braves met today on Field D for what was a very close game until the ninth inning. Each team had 14 players today and Manager Fabian line his team up in this order. Wells, Boswell, George, Levesque, Hite, Travis, Grabb, Benson, Vorhes, Gilpin, Dudley, Gallagher, Fabian and Baker. Home team manager of the Braves, Strait batted in this order: Torok, Newton, McLellan, Peski, Burtner, Learn, LeTourneau, Herb O., Lopiccolo, Andrews, Michalski, Strait, LaMay and Bess.
Flyers posted 3 runs on doubles by George and Travis. Braves scored 2 runs on 4 singles from Newton, McLellan, Burtner, and Learn. Flyers added 1 run and the second and third innings while the Braves were scoreless in those same innings. Both teams added big O’s in the fourth inning. In the fifth Fab’s guys added another run. Braves bats came alive in the bottom of the inning on doubles from Peskie and Learn and singles off the bats of Burtner, Herb O., Lopiccolo and Michalski driving in the 5th run. Score after five now 7 to 6 Braves.
In the sixth Wells drove his 2nd long drive of the game to the fence but his pinch runner had to stop at first base. Boswell singled, George tripled, Levesque singled and Bob Hite blasted one to the fence for a Home Run and the 5th run of the inning. Braves added two more runs in the eighth inning.
Ninth started had Levesque reaching on an error followed by singles from Hite and Travis, a Grabb double and singles from Vorhes, Gilpin and Dudley and 7 runners crossing home plate. Score now 19 to 9 Flyers. LaMay, Torok, Newton and McLellan had base hits but could only manage 2 runs. Final Score was Flyers 19 Braves 11.
Hitters for Flyers: George 2 for 4 DBL, 3B, Hite 3 for 4 HR, Gilpin 3 for 4 3B. the rest of the team was 2 for 4 or 1 for 4.
Hitters for Braves: Newton and McLellan 3 for 4, Peskie 2 for 4 3B, Learn, Lopiccolo and LaMay all 2 for 3 the rest were 1 for 3.
Submitted by Don LaMay
History lesson: In the year 2006 (13 years ago) Russ King manager for the Post 8 team this year led the league in hitting with a .824 batting average. He had 81 AB, 67 hits, 16 2B, 7 3B and 5 HR. His Orange team won the league that year. On his team were Jerry Remington who batted .671, Bill Rutan at .667, Ron Thompson at .630, Jerry Witter at .559 and Don LaMay at .551 and Terry Feehan at .265. All of these guys are still playing today except Terry who is the leagues number one fan.
n a recent article I wrote about History I could not find the picture of the team. Well I found it and have it attached. Not sure if I can name them correctly but will give it a try..
Back row left to right: Joel Freedman, Don LaMay, Russ King, Milt Ellis, Ron Thompson, Bill Rutan
Front Row: Jerry Witter, Ray Petrie, Hugh Lessard, John Zimmy, Terry Feehan
Front Row: Jerry Witter, Ray Petrie, Hugh Lessard, John Zimmy, Terry Feehan
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