1979 held at Kinston, North Carolina.
Champion – Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Runner Up – Howard’s Furniture, Denver, North Carolina
Nelson’s went undefeated, winning all four of their games in route to defeating defending champ, Howard’s Furniture 20-11 in the championship game. Nelson out scored their opponent 84-40 in the four games. Howard’s beat Dave Carroll Sports of North Carolina 12-6 and then upended Campbell Carpets of California 22-10 to get through the losers bracket to meet Nelson’s in the championship.
Tom Beall hit 2 HRs, while Stan Harvey, Don Arndt, Rick Scherr and Ray Fleetwood also hit HRs to led the way against DCS. Against Campbell’s, Howards collected 25 hits; Denny Hogan (4), Ed Roth, Stan Harvey, Don Arndt, Rick Scherr, Ray Fleetwood and HT Waller all had 3 hits apiece.
The championship game was another story as Chic Downing of Nelson’s had a monster game going 4-5, 3ith 3 HRs and 8 RBIs. Bruce Meade also had 4 hits for Nelson’s, including a home run. Meade was 12-18 (.667) with 5 HRs and 12 RBIs. Bill Ferguson had 6 HRs and Herman Rathman had 5 HRs for Nelson’s.
Terry Perryman (10-12, .833) led Nelson’s in batting. Stan Harvey and Don Arndt combined for 11 HRs and 30 RBIs for Howard’s.
In winning the USSSA World series, the Oklahoma City crew had the distinction of winning the first Triple Crown of Softball. They captured the NSPC title and won the ASA title as Nelco, Inc.
- MVP – Chic Downing, Nelson’s Painting (13-19, .684, 8 HRs, 16 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- HR Leader – Chic Downing, Nelson’s – 8
- HR Leader – Harold Kelley, DCS (13-14, 14 RBIs, 10 Runs) – 8
- Batting Leader – Harold Kelley, Dave Carroll (13-14, 8 HRs,14 RBIs) – .928
USSSA MAJOR SERIES ALL WORLD TEAM
- Pitcher – Buddy Slater – Nelson’s Painting Service (6-13, .461, 2 RBIs, 8 Runs) – Also 4-0 Pitching
- Catcher – Chic Downing – Nelson’s Painting Service (13-19, .684, 8 HRs, 16 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- First Base – Harold Kelley – Dave Carroll Sports (13-14, .928, 8 HRs,14 RBIs)
- Second Base – Denny Hogan – Howard’s/Western Steer (13-22, .571, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Third Base – Bill Ferguson – Nelson’s Painting Service (10-17, .588, 6 HRs, 11 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Shortstop – Russell Bradley – Campbell’s Carpets (12-24, .500, 2 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Outfield – Bruce Meade – Nelson’s Painting Service (12-18, .667, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Outfield – Clyde Guy – Poindexter Lumber (12-19, .632, 5 HRs, 12 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Outfield – Denny Jones – Campbell’s Carpets (16-24, .667, 6 HRs, 19 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Outfield – Richard Wilborn – Nelson’s Painting Service (10-15, .667, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Outfield – Joe Young – Nelson’s Painting Service (7-16, .438, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Outfield – Stan Harvey – Howard’s/Western Steer (10-18, .556, 6 HRs, 16 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Utility – Don Arndt – Howard’s/Western Steer (10-24, .417, 5 HRs, 14 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Utility – John Braxton – Dave Carroll Sports (9-14, .643, 3 HRs, 5 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Utility – John Stephens – Dave Carroll Sports (9-14, .643, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Utility – Terry Perryman – Nelson’s Painting Service 10-12, .833, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Manager – RT Nelson – Nelson’s Painting Service
OTHERS
- Braxton Speller, Softball City (5-7, .714, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 3 Runs)
- Mickey Morrison, Dave Carroll (7-11, .636, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- James Boyette, Dave Carroll (8-13, .615, 6 HRs, 12 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Gordon Wheeler, Campbells (9-15, .600, 3 HRs, 6 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Ken Carlton, Green Machine (8-14, .571, 3 HRs, 10 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- HT Waller, Howards (5-9, .556, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 Runs)
- Dennis Myers, Capitol (5-9, 556, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Randy Barlich, Campbells (11-20, .550, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Jerry King, Campbells (9-17, .529, 6 HRs, 13 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Ed Corum, Campbells (10-19, .526, 4 RBIs 6 Runs)
- Gary Markland, Poindexter (10-19, .526, 1 RBI, 8 Runs)
- Mark Thompson, Poindexter (10-19, .526, 4 HRS, 4 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Rick Scherr, Howards (11-22, .500, 4 HRs, 10 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Joe Seymour, Poindexter (9-18, .500, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Monty Tucker, Poindexter (9-18, .500, 5 HRs, 10 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Don Clatterbaugh, Dave Carroll (7-14, .500, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Rick Linz, Greater Cin. Sports (7-14, .500, 1 RBI, 5 Runs)
- Ray Fleetwood, Howards (8-17, .471, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Greg Fuhrman, Campbells (9-20, .450, 2 HRs, 10 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Herman Rathman, Nelsons (8-18, .444, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Ed Roth, Howards (11-25, .440, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Dick Bartel, Campbells (10-24, .417, 5 HRs, 8 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Tom Beall, Howards (9-24, .375, 2 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Mike Jacobs, Howards (10-27, .370, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Rick Pinto, Softball City (2-6, .333, 2 RBIs)
- Gee Fisher, Howards (1-3, .333,, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
- Steve Howard, Howards (6-19, .316, 4 Runs)
- Elby Bushong, Capitol (3-10, .300, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 2 Runs)
- Mike Cellura, Campbells (6-21, .286, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Gene Jones, Dave Carroll (3-11, .273, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 3 Runs)
- Mike Parrott, Nelsons (0-4, .000)
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Nelson’s Painting Service, Oklahoma City, OK (4-0)
2. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (4-2)
3. Campbell’s Carpets, Concord, CA (3-2)
4. Dave Carroll Sports, Sherrills Ford, NC (2-2)
5t. Poindexter Lumber, Clemmons, NC (3-2)
5t. Green Machine, Starke, FL (2-2)
7t. Greater Cincinnati Sports, Cincinnati, OH (2-2)
7t. Ruth’s Realty, Seattle, WA (1-2)
9t. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA (1-2)
9t. Softball City, Detroit, MI (0-2)
9t. Taylor Beverage, Goldsboro, NC (0-2)
9t. D.M. Construction, Punta Gorda, FL (0-2)
*By winning the 1979 World Series, Nelson’s—-(QUALIFIED for 1980 WORLD SERIES) they folded – 2nd place Howards received the defending champ berth.
