Australian Baseball Federation Hall of Fame
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AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL FEDERATION HALL OF FAME. Two Representatives From East Torrens Payneham Baseball Club. Dave Shayne Bennett Roberts Dave Roberts: Inducted in the A. B. F. Hall of Fame in the Inaugural year – 2005. Commenced playing baseball 1941/1942 at Norwood High School. Played for East Torrens 1943 – 45. Played for Kensington 1946 – 51. Played Night Baseball with Norwood Redsox 1952 – 71. Returned to East Torrens 1952 – 1975. Total number of League, Interstate and International games – 868. Played for South Australia for 14 consecutive years – 1949 – 62. Played for South Australia for 14 consecutive years – 1949 – 62. Selected in Australian team 1950/51/52/54/55/58 and captain 1960/61. Awarded Life Membership of East Torrens and Baseball S.A. – 1968 Coached Junior Interstate teams for 5 years. Chairman of S.A. Junior Baseball League for 5 years Received an award for sporting achievement from the Prime Minister – 2000. Shayne Bennett: Shayne Bennett is the only East Torrens player to have played Major League Baseball at the highest level. Inducted in the A. B. F. Hall of Fame in 2008. Commenced playing with Kensington T-Ball Club. Played Under 13, Under 15 and Under 17 with East Torrens. Winner of Baseball SA Under 15 Medal. Represented South Australia in all Junior Age Groups. Left East Torrens at 17 years of age to pursue an Australian Football career with the Collingwood Football Club. After a productive 1995 season in the Boston Red Sox organization, Shayne was traded to the Montreal Expos. Played 83 games for the Montreal Expos in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1997 until 1999. Major League debut against Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in August 1997. Seventh Australian to play in the American Major Leagues. Adelaide Giants 1999 – represented Australia in the Intercontinental Cup – Sydney. SA Bite 2000 – I.B.L.A. – represented Australia in the Olympic Team – Sydney. Returned to East Torrens in Season 2001/2002 as Senior A – Grade Coach and player and continued in this position for season 2002/2003. National Team 2002. Baseball Confederation of Oceania World Cup Qualifier – Guam. A.B.L. Only active Major 1994 – Adelaide Giants. leaguer in the 1995 – East Coast Cougars. ABL. 1996 – Gold Coast Cougars. 1997 – Adelaide Giants. - Set an ABL record of 15 strikeouts in a 7 innings game. 1998 – Adelaide Giants. .