Baseball Decades Info 1904 D. Blaine Shaw ROSTER Reid Mcclung
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Baseball Decades Info 1904 D. Blaine Shaw ROSTER Reid McClung, Maury Barrett, Robert Ralston Shaw, Blackwood, Richmond, Tot Kunst, Aldine Poling, Handley, Clyde Harshbarger, Claud Miller HISTORY According to the ’93 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 15: ‘MHC entered intercollegiate sports with baseball in 1904’. According to Frank Krebs book, The Morris Harvey story: Baseball was the first sport played at Morris Harvey. AFTER MHC Reid McClung would go on to be the Dean of the School of Commerce at the University of Southern California. (Alumni Quarterly, May 1950, pg. 12) PHOTO Team photo: flickr.com UC sports archives 1905 17-1 Shaw ROSTER Ralston Shaw, Midkiff, Rymer, Aldine Poling, Raines, Claud Miller, Wince, Keener, Charles Kunst, Haddox HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENTS Defeated Kentucky Defeated Marshall PHOTO Team photo: The Morris Harvey story, Frank Krebs, pg. 46 1910 Southern West Virginia Champs Kemper Shelton ROSTER George Baumgardner, Charlie Fulton, Tot Knust, Shorty May, Brownie Fulton, Powers, Ayres, Turner, Struve MAJOR LEAGUE NOTE George Baumgardner would later play major league baseball for the St. Louis Browns, 1912-16. Before he played at Morris Harvey, he dreamed of striking out Ty Cobb. When Baumgardner got to the majors, he struck out Cobb. 1911 HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Virginia, (5-6) 1912 HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Virginia, (4-6) 1913 12-7 ROSTER Herman Beckleheimer HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Virginia, (3-5, 1-4) 1914 ROSTER Brosius, Strickler, Chenoweth, Altizer, McGinnis, Jack Latterner, Beckelheimer, Turner, Calvert, Fulton, C. May, Bolden, Payne, H. May HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Virginia, (0-7) Included in the schedule: Charleston Senators minor league; Marshall. PHOTO Team photo: 1914 Yearbook, pg. 115 1917 ROSTER Arthur McDonald, Pau Browning, Dude Martin, Joe Hall, Rabbit Holtein, Raymond Osborne, Johnny Reynold, Herman Beckleheimer, Theodore Kraus PHOTO Team photo: flickr.com UC sports archives 1921 13-1 E.M. “Brownie” Fulton ROSTER Art Rezzonico, Earle Shannon, Lantz, Hainor, Coon 1922 12-3 Herman Beckelheimer ROSTER Earle Shannon, Dusty Inglebert, Westfall, Haws, Keenan, Lantz, Darrah, Trimble, Murphy, Martin, Craig, Dunkle, Casto, Plymale, Lilly 1923 6-4 Beckelheimer ROSTER Arthur Rezzonico 1924 2-5 Beckelheimer ROSTER Harley Ball, Ferguson, Steen, Clay, Kirk, Wood, Thompson, Williams, Lantz, Diddle, Walker, Arthur Rezzonico, Andrews, Burgess, Chard, Trach, Chambers, Barrett PERFORMANCE Harley Ball pitched in a game against Marshall and struck out eighteen men in nine innings. (Source: 1925 Yearbook, pg. 114) PHOTO Team photo: 1924 Yearbook, pg. 130 1925 4-5-1 H.J. Hindman ROSTER Ferguson, Epling, C. Ball, Newsome, Diddle, Andrews, Burns, Lantz, Mathews, Walker, Thompson, Hanor, Burgess, Hinchman HIGHTLIGHTED OPPONENTS Played Marshall, (6-7, 11-4, 2-13); Morehead, (4-6, 10-11). PHOTO Individual: 1925 Yearbook, pg. 117, 118, 119 1926 3-4 Hindman HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Split with Marshall, (7-6, 5-6) 1927 7-1 State Intercollegiate Champs E.M. Fulton ROSTER Buster Burns HR vs. Marshall; 2 HR; Ed Smith, Tommy Thompson, Harley Ball, Steve Zelazo HR; Dusty Rhodes, Spider Frantz, Carl Hinchman, Luke Lilly, Julius Vitez, Gieske, Hick Meyers, Burgess, Gose, Epling, Monaghan, Bradshaw HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Won series with Marshall, (4-0 Harley Ball 10 K, 9-8, 3-5, 4-3). Scores from the 1928 Yearbook which has the 1927 schedule: (7-5, 7-6, 6-9, 7-5). PERFORMANCE Tommy Thompson 14 strikeouts vs. Rio Grande Game story/box score from Thompson’s 14 strikeout game vs. Rio Grande. (The Comet, 5/28/27, pg. 4) Ed Smith 12 strikeouts vs. Greenbrier Military Harley Ball complete game shutout, 10 strikeouts vs. Marshall VENUE Some games played at C&O Diamond. AFTER MHC Kelley Wilson, not listed on ’27 baseball team, signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates. (The Comet, 3/12/27, pg. 4) PHOTO Team photo: 1927 Yearbook, pg. 107. 1928 Yearbook Coach Fulton: The Comet, 5/28/27, pg. 4 1928 7-2 Fulton HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played West Virginia, (1-4) 1929 2-11 Fulton ROSTER Zelazo, H. Brooks, Clark, Reynolds, Smith, W. Brooks, Cook, Bradshaw, Copuzelo, Pribble Assistant coach: H.D. Westfall HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENTS Defeated Marshall, (8-6). Played West Virginia, (7-12, 11-13) Played Marshall, (3-5, 4-5, 0-1, 4-6) PHOTO Team photo: 1929 Yearbook, pg. 78 1930 5-4 A.E. Rezzonico HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENTS Played Marshall, (1-19) Played West Virginia, (6-20) PHOTO Team photo: 1930 Yearbook, pg. 123 1931 2-11 Frank Arritt ROSTER Pollock, Zelazo, Brooks, Lee, Lindsay, Midkiff, Fry, Snyder, Chaffin, Rogers, Rupe, Easton, Patton HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Defeated Morehead, (6-5, 11-7) Played Marshall, (0-15, 0-16, 2-10, 4-10, 3-13) PHOTO Team photo: 1931 Yearbook, pg. 76 flickr.com 1932 7-6 George Nilan ROSTER Clendinin, Holstein, Yeager, Lee, Lindsay, Smith, Baylous, Rogers, Hinchman, Midkiff, Sewenski, Chaffin, Fry, Jennings Roberts HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENTS Won series with Morehead, (6-2, 2-1, 4-3, 4-6). Played Marshall, (4-13, 3-14, 3-8). PHOTO Team photo: 1932 Yearbook, pg. 71 1933 7-3 W.H. Walker ROSTER Wilson, Gibson, Craft, Smith, Jennings Roberts, Johnson, Lee, Sewenski, McDaniel, Gatewood, Holstein, Fry, Tamplin, Baylous, Chaffin, Rogers, Hatfield, Wagner, Griffin, Rimmer HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played Marshall, (12-14, 5-11) PHOTO Team photo: 1933 Yearbook, pg. 74 1937 According to the August 8th Comet, no baseball team. 1940 Joe Daher ROSTER Bob Noga, Sparky Adams, Elmer Brackman, Red Hunter, Sam Sarrett, Bennett, Stec, Ralph Poling, Rob Starrett, Bill Nurthern, Clyde Downs, Bill Painter, Fred Zinck, Curley Turbert, George Sellers, Art Johnson, Denver Knapp, Bert Wolfe, Del Pauley, Rex Mace, Doc Pauley 1941 Daher ROSTER Elmer “Bull” Brackman .409 complete season Ralph Poling .347 complete season Bert Wolfe .333 complete season Jerome Ruby, Bob Noga Fred Zinck, Don Gleasner, Babe Starrett, Harry Seltzer, Sparky Adams, Curley Turbert, John Stec, Butch Boucher, Bill Beckley HONORS All-WVIAC: Fred Zinck Fred Zinck named West Virginia’s “best collegiate catcher” (Source: Spring 1996 Maroon and Gold, pg. 9) HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT MHC played the Charleston Senators (Indians organization) in an exhibition game, (1-6). (Story in The Comet, 5/9/41, pg. 3) VENUE Home games played at Kanawha Park 1942 Daher ROSTER Don Gleasner, Butch Boucher, Babe Starrett, Ralph Poling, Bert Wolfe, Fred Zinck, John Stec, Verlin Adams, J.C. Patton, Harold Kinison, Howard Leitman, Jim Caldwell, Frank Kovach, Bob Smith AFTER MHC Joe Daher would later be the head coach at Manhattan PHOTO Coach Daher: The Comet, 5/22/42, pg. 3 1946 AFTER MHC Charles “Whitey” McCormick played minor league baseball in the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations. (2003 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 43) Minor league stats have him playing from ’47-’50. 1947 HONOR All-WVIAC: Dave Beverly AFTER MHC According to the 2004 Spring Maroon and Gold, pg. 12: Virgil Carr played in ’47, ’48; Carr’s batting average .490 (does not say which season). At one point in Carr’s career, he played against Ted Williams, who assisted Carr in getting a contract to play for the Boston Red Sox. No record of Carr playing in 1948. 1948 5-5 Shared WVIAC title Sparky Adams ROSTER Bobby Wolfe .382 34 AB 13 H 8 R 1 3B Don McIntyre .357 14 AB 3 R 5 H Bus Harkins .333 27 AB 7 R 9H Wilbur Grammer .268 41 AB 11 H 5 R Charles Young .256 39 AB 10 H 8 R Jerry Frazier, Sonny Moran 1 3B; Dave Bobbs RBI; Bill Dodrill, Vic Bardwell, Walt Kaczkowski, Bob Dawson, Jimmy Nelson, Russ Lemon, Dick Geisenger, John Bushkar, Delmar Good, Sammy McGrew, Bill Bordas, Ed Curry, Boyd Babiak, Herndon Dressler, Frank Domokos RBI; Ed Riordan, George King, Dave Beverly, Wayne Douglas, Ronny Ellis, George Casey HONORS All-WVIAC: Dave Beverly, Bob Dawson PERFORMANCE Bobby Wolfe 11 strikeouts in game vs. Concord, 4/19/48 Bob Dawson was a three sport letter winner for this season. HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Split with Marshall, (2-5, 5-2) VENUE Games played at Kanawha Park SCHEDULES/RESULTS The 1948 Yearbook has baseball schedules and results from ’21-’48, some years missing. PHOTO Team photo: 1948 Yearbook, pg. 72 1949 6-1 Shared WVIAC title Adams ROSTER Stats not complete Dewey Romine 2 2B, HR; Ken Bartges, Bud Williams 1 3B; Jack Hastings, William Draper, Bill Bordas, Ray Thomas, Ralph Malus, Joe Burgess, Wayne Douglas, Preston Smith, Dana Wallace, Danny Egich, Ralph Holmes, Vic Bardwell, Walt Kaczkowski .414, Bob Wolfe .414, Jerry Frazier, Gene Pettit, J.E. Willis, Ed Riordan, Bob Downey, Al Durback, Sonny Moran, Dave Bobbs Bob Johnson 4-1 44 IP 53 K 5 BB (Johnson’s stats may be complete) Bob Wolfe 1 win HONORS All-WVIAC: Dewey Romine, Bob Johnson PERFORMANCE Bob Johnson 15 strikeouts vs. WV Tech 5/26/49 Bob Johnson 12 strikeouts, 1 walk vs. Concord Bob Johnson 12 strikeouts vs. Alderson-Broaddus Bob Dawson 14 strikeouts vs. Glenville State 5/21/49 According to the Alumni Quarterly, July 1949, pg. 7, Kaczkowski and Wolfe shared batting honors at .414. Bob Dawson was a three sport letter winner for this season. HIGHLIGHTED OPPONENT Played Ohio, (3-4, game stopped because of rain in the third inning) SEASON SUMMARY Alumni Quarterly, July 1949, pg. 7 AFTER MHC Bobby Johnson went on to play in the minor leagues for the Cincinnati Reds. Howard Beverly, a graduate of Morris Harvey, did not play baseball, but played in the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds organizations. (The Comet, 8/4/49) PHOTO Team photo: The Comet, 6/30/49, pg. 4 Alumni Quarterly, July 1949, pg. 6 1950 7-2 (6-0) WVIAC Champs Adams ROSTER Stats not complete Bill Pass .410, HR (inside the park), 2 RBI Gene Gurtis .417, 2 3B Roy Brown .361 Dewey Romine .359 Bobby Dawson 3-0; 13 strikeouts vs.