Category: 1975

1975 ASA Women’s A Slow Pitch Nationals

1975 held at Toledo, Ohio.

Champion: Shamrocks, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Runner Up: Seaman’s IGA, Athens, Ohio

  • MVP – N/A
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • Home Run Leader – Brenda Cough, Shamrocks – 3

1975 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Becky Williams, Shamrocks
C – Nebra Soltow, Seamans IGA
1B – Jan Moore, Shamrocks
2B – Anne Hayes, B&B Homes
3B – Latty Molina, Raiders
SS – Cindy Dover, Villa
OF – Carol Weavel, Shamrocks
OF – Sue Brock, B&B Homes
OF – Debbie West, Seamans IGA
OF – Judi Williamson, Villa

HONORABLE MENTION

SS – Rhonda Walters, Shamrocks
P – Nancy Graf, Villa
P – Geneen Sands, Seamans IGA

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Shamrocks, Winston-Salem, NC (8-1)
2. Seaman’s IGA, Athens, OH (6-2)
3. Villa, Penn Hills, PA (7-2)
4. Charlies Lassies, Charlestown, WV (6-2)
5t. Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc, MI (4-2)
5t. Fairfield, Fairfield, OH (4-2)
7t. Greens Construction, Dayton, TN (4-2)
7t. Patriots, Cincinnati, OH (4-2)
9t. B&B Homes, Sylvester, GA (3-2)
9t. Family Affair, Renton, WA (3-2)
9t. York, York, PA (3-2)
9t. Raiders, Bloomfield, MI (3-2)
13t. Charlie Brown, Virginia Beach, VA (3-2)
13t. Bushelmans, Cincinnati, OH (3-2)
13t. Ehlerding Kawasaki, Fort Wayne, IN (3-2)
13t. Raiders, Stockton, CA (3-2)
17t. Caraway Jets, Caraway, AR (2-2)
17t. Metro Hauling, Seattle, WA (2-2)
17t. Pabst Cool Blue, Lebanon, KY (2-2)
17t. Tucker Roadrunners, Oxon Hill, MD (2-2)
17t. S&S Motors, Boonville, NC (2-2)
17t. Do Diggers, Louisville, KY (1-2)
17t. Bunny’s, St. Louis Park, MN (1-2)
17t. Berward Hall, Fond du Lac, WI (1-2)
25t. Cotton States Insurance, Atlanta, GA (1-2)
25t. Bucks, Oregon, OH (1-2)
25t. Casey’s, Minneapolis, MN (1-2)
25t. Blazers, Indianapolis, IN (1-2)
25t. St. Mary’s, Chelmsford, MA (1-2)
25t. Morrissey’s, Long Island, NY (1-2)
25t. Rag Dolls, Austin, TX (1-2)
25t. Dick’s Bar, Hankinson, ND (1-2)
33t. B&R Spirits, Sacramento, CA (1-2)
33t. Gainesville Girls, Gainesville, FL (1-2)
33t. Misfits, Baton Rouge, LA (1-2)
33t. Bergon Mercy, Omaha, NE (0-2)
33t. Suburban Realty, Pensacola, FL (0-2)
33t. Williams Drugs, Columbus, MS (0-2)
33t. New Birth, Jersey City, NJ (0-2)
33t. Chesterfield Girls, Chesterfield, MO (0-2)
33t. Richmond Stompers, Richmond, VA (0-2)
33t. Johnson & Johnson, Ithaca, NY (0-2)
33t. Caraway Jets, Jacksonville, AR (0-2)
33t. Atlas Automation, Holland, MI (0-2)
33t. Muxworthy’s-Centurion, Rochester, NY (0-2)
33t. St. Lukes, Toledo, OH (0-2)
33t. Barnaby’s, Milwaukee, WI (0-2)

North American Softball Championships

United States, Canada and Mexico were to have selected its top 2 teams to compete in this event. The top 2 finishers from the 1975 ASA Worlds (Pyramid Cafe and Poindexter Lumber) were selected as well as the Canadian Champs (Eastern Canada – Les Copains of Quebec) and (Western Canada – Hill Spring Hi Jacks of Alberta). Mexico did not send any teams as it was under suspension by the ISF.

1976 North American Championship

1976 Pool Play Standings Rec RF-RA Diff

1. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 6-0 79-27 +52
2. Les Copain, Montreal, Canada 3-3 67-50 +17
3. Pyramid Café, Cleveland, OH 3-3 64-73 – 9
4. Hill Spring Hi Jacks, Alberta, Canada 0-6 33-94 -61

Championship Play

#3 Pyramid Café eliminated #4 Hi Jacks – 16- 6 – 3rd Place Game
#2 Les Copain eliminated #1 Poindexter – 12- 5 – Championship Game

Final Standings Champ Pool Final

1. Les Copain, Montreal, Canada 1-0 3-3 4-3 (CHAMPIONS)
2. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC 0-1 6-0 6-1
3. Pyramid Café, Cleveland, OH 1-0 3-3 4-3
4. Hill Spring Hi Jacks, Alberta, Canada 0-1 0-6 0-7

All Star Team

MVP – Jean-Pierre Paul, Les Copains (15-26, .577)
Michael Bolduc, Les Copains
Serge Dufour, Les Copains
Mike Robertson, Poindexter Lumber
Ken Nichols, Poindexter Lumber
Dave Markland, Poindexter Lumber
Woodrow Neal, Poindexter Lumber
Jim Siebert, Pyramid Cafe
Steve Loya, Pyramid Cafe
Rod Humphrys, Hill Spring

1977 North American Championship

1977 Pool Play Standings Rec RF-RA Diff

1. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL 5-1 99-45 +44
2. Teamsters Local #293, Cleveland, OH 5-1 69-46 +23
3. Merrifield, Windsor, Ontario 2-4 41-51 -10
4. Aldergrove Construction, BC 0-6 24-88 -64

Elimination Play

#4 Aldergrove eliminated #3 Merrifield – 11- 9
#2 Teamsters defeated #1 Warren’s – 14-13
#1 Warren’s eliminated #3 Aldergrove – 20- 9
#2 Teamsters eliminated #1 Warren’s – 26-12 – Championship Game

Final Standings including Pool Play and Championship Rounds Elim Pool Final

1. Teamster Local #293, Cleveland, OH 2-0 5-1 7-1 (CHAMPIONS)
2. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL 1-2 5-1 6-3
3. Aldergrove Construction Royals, BC, Canada 1-2 0-6 1-8
4. Merrifield, Windsor, Ontario 0-1 2-4 2-5

All Star Team (None selected- except MVP)

MVP- Rich Amsden, Teamsters (.654, 2 HRs, 13 RBIs)
HR Leader – Ray Fleetwood, Warren’s (25 RBIs, 20 Runs Scored) – 12
Batting Leader – Ray Fleetwood, Warren’s (32-39) – .821

Championship Game Stars:

Bill Kloczko, Teamsters (3 HRs, 5 RBIs)
Rick Brown, Teamsters (3 RBIs)
John Durket, Teamsters (3 RBIs)
Frank Gaudio, Teamsters (3 RBIs)

Pool Play Standings Rec RF-RA Diff

1. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL 5-1 99-45 +44
2. Teamsters Local #293, Cleveland, OH 5-1 69-46 +23
3. Merrifield, Windsor, Ontario 2-4 41-51 -10
4. Aldergrove Construction, BC 0-6 24-88 -64

1978 Tournament Disbanded

1975 ASA Industrial Men’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1975 held at York, Pennsylvania on August 1-8.

Champion – Nassau County Police Department, Mineola, New York
Runner Up – Pabst-International, Springfield, Ohio

Nassau County Police went unbeaten behind pitcher Harry Gross as he pitched the New York team to the finals with pitching gems against two national industrial powerhouse; Aetna and Pharr Yarns, both of North Carolina. Gross then held off a strong Pabst International team that won 4 straight on the final day, but fell just short in the final 4-2. MVP Harry Gross (10-15, .667) and Hank Cluess (13-22. .591,  HR, 11 RBI) led the Policemen. Bob Reisinger was the leading hitter for Pabst (16-28, .571, 12 RBI).

  • MVP – Harry Gross, Nassau County Police (10-15, .667, 4 RBI, 8 Runs)
  • HR Leaders – Ken Slenker, AMF-Blues (10-20, .500, 14 RBI, 8 Runs) – 3
  • HR Leaders – James David, Phillip Morris (10-21, .476, 13 RBI, 8 Runs) – 3
  • Batting Leader – Joe Magdon, Sikorsky – .700 (14-20, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • P – Harry Gross, Nassau County Police Department
  • P – Dave Evelsizor, Pabst International
  • C – James David, Phillip Morris
  • C – Ken Drummond, Dupont Christiana Labs
  • 1B – Bob Reisinger, Pabst International
  • 2B – Hank Cluess, Nassau County Police Department
  • 3B – Louis Costner, Pharr Yarn
  • SS – Larry Garrard, Pabst International
  • OF – Tony Dobies, Nassau County Police Department
  • OF – Herb Akers, Pabst International
  • OF – Pete Shaaf, Nassau County Police Department
  • OF – Cookie Stewart, Pharr Yarn
  • UTIL – Joe Magdon, Sikorsky Aircraft
  • UTIL – Ken Slenker, York AMF-Blues

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

  • P – Terry Wright, Kerr McGee Reds
  • P – Red Livelsberger, York
  • C – Ron Boling, Pabst International
  • C – Dean West, Pharr Yarn
  • 1B – Chuch Dennis, Armco Triangles
  • 2B – Bob Price, Pabst International
  • 3B – Maurice Clark, Dupont Christiana Labs
  • SS – John Rinaldi, Nassau County PD
  • OF – Louis Bowman, Pabst International
  • OF – Don Saunders, Phillip Morris
  • OF – Dennis Carter, Pharr Yarn
  • OF – John Netta, Dupont Christiana Labs
  • UTIL – Steve Wilheim, Kerr McGee Reds
  • UTIL – Luck Wagman, Maple Press Company

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Nassau County Police Department, Mineola, NY (6-0)
2. Pabst-International, Springfield, OH (7-2)
3. Kerr McGee Reds, Oklahoma City, OK (4-2)
4. Pharr Yarn, McAdensville, NC (4-2)
5t. Philip Morris, Richmond, VA (4-2)
5t. Dupont Christina Labs, Wilmington, DE (3-2)
7t. AMF Blues, York, PA (4-2)
7t. Maple Press Co., York, PA (4-2)
9t. Aetna Life & Casualty, Charlotte, NC (2-2)
9t. Armco Triangles, Middletown, OH (3-2)
9t. Seaboard Coast Lines, Jacksonville, FL (2-2)
9t. Sikorsky Aircraft, Bridgeport, CT (3-2)
13t. Combustion Engineers, Chattanooga, TN (2-2)
13t. ETS, Princeton, NJ (2-2)
13t. Bruce Johnson Construction Company, Anoka, MN (2-2)
13t. Delta Airlines, Atlanta, GA (2-2)
17t. Easy Shop-WACO, Louisville, KY (1-2)
17t. Detroit Diesel Allison, Indianapolis, IN (1-2)
17t. Falk Corp., Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
17t. Eaton Axle Co., Cleveland, OH (1-2)
17t. Fluor E&C, Houston, TX (1-2)
17t. Raffield Fisheries, St. Joe, FL (1-2)
17t. B&W Atoms, Lynchburg, VA (1-2)
17t. Kennecott Copper, Magna, UT (1-2)
25t. Air Force Communication Service, Kansas City, MO (0-2)
25t. Maine National Bank, Portland, ME (0-2)
25t. Weyerhauser Corp., Tacoma, WA (0-2)
25t. Cleveland FOP No. 8, Cleveland, OH (0-2)
25t. Honeywell, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)
25t. Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH (0-2)
25t. ITT Suprenant, Clinton, MA (0-2)

*Seattle First National Bank, Seattle, WA (0-2)

*no show

1975 ASA Men’s Open Slow Pitch Nationals


1975 held at Cleveland, Ohio.

Champion – Pyramid Cafe, Lakewood, Ohio
Runner Up – Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Pyramid Cafe became the first team from Cleveland to win the coveted ASA Slow Pitch National Championship. They have had a couple runner-up finishes from Sheffield Bronze in 1958 and 1960, then Swing In finished third twice in 1965 and 1966.  But other than that, its been one heartbreak after another. This year was different, this year, Steve Loya’s name became legendary.

Winners Bracket Semi-Finals, Howard’s Furniture led 10-9 in bottom of 7th, Steve Loya comes up and hits a 3-run walk off home run to win the game 12-10. Dave Jakubs had 2 HR and 5 RBI in the Howard’s victory. Jakubs had 13 RBI in the tournament.

Winners bracket final – Pyramid losing to Poindexter Lumber 9-8 in bottom of 7th inning, once again, Steve Loya hits a walk off homer, this, time a 2-run shot to give Pyramid a 10-9 win.

Poindexter went on to eliminate Howards 13-2 to get another crack at Pyramid.  Poindexter defeats Pyramid 14-8 to send the championship to the “if” game. The game started at 2:00 AM as mist was covering the field. Poindexter jumped out to a 7-6 lead, but Pyramid came back to take a 10-7 lead, added another run to make the final score 11-7.
Cleveland had its first Slow Pitch National Championship.

Fittingly, Steve Loya was the MVP. He played the whole weekend with 8 stitches in his wrist, due to a work accident that sliced his wrist down to the bone.  He wasn’t sure he was going to be able to play!

  • MVP – Steve Loya, Pyramid Café
  • HR Leaders – Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture – 7
  • HR Leaders – Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture  – 7
  • Batting Leader – Dave Rumppe, Cambridge Square – .737

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Carroll Bonneau, Coastal Rental (8-15, .533, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs)
P – John Reilly, Preston Machine (12-26, .462, 10 RBI, 9 Runs)
C – Steve Loya, Pyramid Cafe (12-27, .444, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 11 Runs)
C – John Crotty, Preston Machine (16-26, .615, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 6 Runs)
1B – Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture (15-27, .556, 7 HR, 16 RBI, 14 Runs)
2B – Dave Obholz, Buck Alley Lumber (9-16, .563, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
3B – Dave Jakubs, Pyramid Cafe (12-27, .444, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 12 Runs)
SS – Dave Rumppe, Cambridge Square (14-19, .737, 3 RBI, 10 Runs)
OF – Stan Harvey, Howard’s Furniture (17-27, .629, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 14 Runs)
OF – Mickey Morrison, Poindexter Lumber (19-32, .594, 6 RBI, 15 Runs)
OF – Roger Snatchko, BYM Club (15-24, .625, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 8 Runs)
OF – Gene Parrish, Goofy’s (9-14, .643, 2 Runs)
UT – Mike Foley, Empire County Sports (11-15, .733, 5 RBI, 7 Runs)
UT – Roger Brown, Howard‘s Furniture (no information listed in rule book)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Tony Fein, Cambridge Square (9-16, .563, 8 RBI, 5 Runs)
P – Chuck Musgrave, Pyramid Cafe (6-14, .429, 2 RBI, 5 Runs)
C – Gene Fisher, Howard’s Furniture (12-25, .480, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 11 Runs)
C – Wayne Hauser, Poindexter Lumber (11-28, .393, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 7 Runs)
1B – Andy Loya, Pyyramid Cafe (13-24, .542, 5 RBI, 7 Runs)
2B – Ray Corky Kruel, BYM Club (10-21, .476, 4 RBI, 9 Runs)
3B – Mike Robertson, Poindexter Lumber (15-26, .577, 9 RBI, 10 Runs)
SS – Don Ragozzine, Preston Machine (22-32, .688, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 13 Runs)
OF – Duane Butch Singer, Plaza 76 (8-13, .615, 5 RBI, 4 Runs)
OF – Richard Lee, Tate Chrysler (8-14, .571, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 5 Runs)
OF – Jim Sibert, Pyramid Cafe (13-22, .591, 8 RBI, 5 Runs)
OF – Gary Markland, Poindexter Lumber (13-23, .565, 7 RBI, 13 Runs)
UT – Jim Galloway, Empire County Sports (11-18, .611, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 4 Runs)
UT – Russell Mundy, Poindexter Lumber (16-27, .592, 15 RBI, 10 Runs)

OTHERS

Oscar Steadman, Empire County Sports (3-3, 1.000)
Ron Soft, Buck Alley Lumber (11-16, .688, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 Runs)
Sam Molnar, Preston Machine (14-2, .636, 10 RBI, 7 Runs)
Jon Johntony, Beef Corral (10-16, .625, 7 RBI, 9 Runs)
Chic Downing, Buck Alley Lumber (12-20, .600, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 10 Runs)
Ron Ford, Copher Brothers (6-11, .545, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 6 Runs)
David Beaird, Tom’s Foods (7-13, .538, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 5 Runs)
Bert Smith, Howards (17-32, .531, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 14 Runs)
Denny Hogan, Howards (11-21, .524, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 12 Runs)
Dick Jones, Preston Machine (18-35, .514, 7 RBI, 14 Runs)
Tony Cloniger, Howards (13-26, .500, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 10 Runs)
Bruce Meade, Copher Brothers (5-10, .500, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs)
Ken Nichols, Poindexter (15-31, .484, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 Runs)
Larry Chiapetta, Empire County Sports (8-17, .471, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 7 Runs)
Mike Parrott, Coastal Rental (7-15, .467, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 Runs)
John Davide, Empire County Sports (6-13, .462, 2 RBI, 3 Runs)
Bill Malloy, Empire County Sports (6-13, .462, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 Runs)
Joe Konicki, Empire County Sports (5-11, .455, 2 RBI, 1 Run)
Joe Czarnecki, Preston Machine (12-28, .429, 8 Runs)
Don Clatterbaugh, GL Howards (3-7, .429, 4 RBI)
Lou Russo, Empire County Sports (8-19, .421, 1 RBI, 7 Runs)
Gary Richter, Empire County Sports (7-17, .412, 1 RBI, 2 Runs)
Herman Rathman, Buck Alley Lumber (6-15, .400, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 5 Runs)
Dave Carroll, Howard’s (7-19, .368, 5 RBI, 3 Runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Pyramid Cafe, Cleveland, OH (6-1)
2. Poindexter Lumber, Winston-Salem, NC (6-2)
3. Howard Furniture, Denver, NC (5-2)
4. Preston Machine, Hamden, CT (6-2)
5t. BYM Club, Pittsburgh, PA (4-2)
5t. Bell Pick Up, Wyoming, MI (3-2)
7t. Cambridge Square, Des Moines, IA (3-2)
7t. Tate Crysler, Pasadena, MD (3-2)
9t. Buck Alley Lumber, Wichita, KS (3-2)
9t. Goofy’s, Minneapolis, MN (3-2)
9t. Fiori’s Music, Santa Rosa, CA (3-2)
9t. Empire County Sports, Levittown, NY (3-2)
13t. Coastal Renting, Houston, TX (2-2)
13t. Plaza 76, Mansfield, OH (2-2)
13t. Beef Coral-Holy Name, Lakewood, OH (2-2)
13t. Teamsters #293, Cleveland, OH (2-2)
17t. Tom’s Foods, Phoenix City, AL (2-2)
17t. Stuart National Bank, Stuart, FL (1-2)
17t. Rockholt Furniture, Decatur, TN (1-2)
17t. Sorrento’s Pizza, Cincinnati, OH (1-2)
17t. Desjardins, Milton, VT (1-2)
17t. Flite-Line OBX, Fort Smith, AR (1-2)
17t. Copher Brothers, Bradenton, FL (1-2)
17t. Dugout Hal’s, Ithaca, NY (1-2)
25t. MCU Sports, Boise ID (1-2)
25t. Wilsman Trucking, Hamilton, OH (0-2)
25t. Atlantic Sales, Portsmouth, VA (0-2)
25t. Farnsworth Construction, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2)
25t. Sports West, Hopkins, MN (0-2)
25t. Sportsworld, Lexington, KY (0-2)
25t. Slitz of Fondy, Fond du Lac, WI (0-2)
25t. G.L. Howard Athletics, Richmond, VA (0-2)
33t. Kwajalein Islands, Marshall Islands (0-2)
33t. Tower Grove Bank, St. Louis, MO (0-2)

Softball Associations Agree on Competition

Two national softball organizations have filed an agreement in U.S. District Court that would allow their 45,000 member teams to compete against each other.

The agreement, which has to be approved by U S. Judge L. Clure Morton, would allow teams to belong to both the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) and the U.S. Slo-Pitch Softball Association (USSSA). Nearly one million participants are affected.

The pact resulted from a federal suit the USSSA and a Nashville team filed against the ASA last June. It challenged the MA’s suspension of the team for one year for playing in a USSSA tournament.

The ASA has 35,000 member teams and is headquartered in Oklahoma City. The USSSA, based in Petersburg, Va claims a membership of 10,000 teams.

Details of the accord were related by The Tennessean, Nashville’s morning newspaper, in a copyrighted story in its editions today.

The agreement would require members of each league to join the other in order to compete against each other. However, a team could compete in only one of the associations’ national tournament competition. It would have to decide by June 15 which com-petition it would enter. The agreement also would prevent governing officials from holding office in both groups.

The ASA uses a “restricted flight” ball, 275-foot fences in most parks and 60-foot bases and gives only trophies for tournament championships.

The USSSA uses a “live” ball, 300-toot fences and 65-toot bases. Sponsors of top finishers in its tournaments are awarded money, in some cases as much as $4,000 for a single tournament champion.

1975 ISC Men’s Fast Pitch World Tournament

1975 held at Kimberly, Wisconsin on August 22-31.

Champion – Nitehawks, Long Beach, California
Runner Up – Southern Truck Raiders, Sun City, Arizona

  • Cleo Goyette Memorial MVP Award – Jerry Flory, Nitehawks
  • Leroy Zimmerman Memorial Pitching Award – Bob Todd, Nitehawks
  • Leading Hitter – Frank DeBois, Knights – .647
  • Most RBI – Denny Stilwell, Southern Truck Raiders – 6

1975 ISC FIRST TEAM ALL WORLD

P – Gil Aragon, Southern Truck Raiders (4-2, 1.10 ERA, 24 K, 7 BB)
P – Sam Beaver, Tarrant Glass Co. (3-1, 0.00 ERA, 37 K, 2 BB)
P – Bob Todd, Nitehawks (5-0, 0.60 ERA, 34 K, 1 BB)
C – Vic Munoz, Manny’s C .467
C – Butch Chambers, Southern Truck Raiders C .208
IF – Joe Siefried, Jets IF .462
IF – Tim Denson, Tarrant Glass Co. IF .417
IF – Manny Ortega – Manny’s IF .412
IF – Jerry Flory, Nitehawks IF .350
IF – Randy White, Southern Truck Raiders IF .290
OF – Frank DeBois, Knights OF .647
OF – Nick Whittaker, Tulsa OF .467
OF – Jack Johnson, Nitehawks OF .286
OF – Denny Stilwell, Southern Truck Raiders OF .250

1975 ISC SECOND TEAM ALL WORLD

N/A

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Nighthawks, Long Beach, CA
2. Southern Truck Raiders, Sun City, AZ
3. Tarrant Glass Co., Ft. Worth, TX
4. Manny’s, San Bernardino, CA
5t. Turquoise Kings, Kingman, AZ
5t. Jets, Lakewood, CA
7t. F.M.A. Valley Bank, Salt Lake City, UT
7t. Golfland, Green Bay, WI
9t. Knights, Lakewood, CO
9t. Blues, Denver, CO
9t. Firebirds, Tulsa, OK
9t. Jay’s Carpets, Summerset, PA
13t. Hay’s Roofing, Prescott, AZ
13t. RKT, Fresno, CA
13t. A’s, Lamar, CO
13t. Tommy’s, Oshkosh, WI
17t. Whalens, Dubuque, IA
17t. Jack’s, Little Chute, WI
17t. Ft. Wayne Remodeling, Ft. Wayne, IN
17t. The Bar, Green Bay, WI
17t. Cowboys, Las Vegas, NV
17t. Mosenfelder, Rock Island, IL
17t. Martins Market, Bakersfield, CA
17t. Kristich Sports, Joliet, IL
25t. Gene’s IGA, Logan, WV
25t. All Indians, Cache, OK

1975 USSSA Men’s Major Slow Pitch World Series

1975 held at Rochester, New York.

Champion – Snyder’s, Novi, Michigan
Runner Up – Sol Mintz, Washington, Pennsylvania

Sol Mintz had to defeat two powerhouse teams in the loser’s bracket to get a crack at the championship game. Synder’s had beaten Sol Mintz 18-17 to send them tot he loser’s bracket. Sol Mintz then beat Uniroyal of Detroit 12-11 (former USSSA Champion Dino’s Pizza) behind the home run power of Big Tom Miller, then beat Copper Hearth 14-10 in the loser’s bracket final behind George Taylor’s four hits and homers from Chuck Yesenchak and Tom Miller. Gary Smith held the bats scoreless in the final to inning.  Now in the finals, Sol Mintz faced Snyder’s Softball Club of Michigan. Rick Pinto hurled a 5-hit shutout to give Snyder’s the championship via a 11-0 victory. Matt Partridge had 3 hits and Doug Gerdes made it look easy with a booming home run among his two hits and 3 RBIs. Jim Mitchell was 9-13 (.692) with 5 HRs and 10 RBIs to lead Snyder’s in hitting. Matt Partridge was 11-17 (.647). For Sol Mintz, Denny Brown was 15-22 (.681), with 13 Runs Scored. Don Matthews (15-23, .652) also had a big weekend.

This was the first All World Team was selected. The previous selections were East, West or Central.

  • MVP – Doug Gerdes, Snyder’s (10-16, .625, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 8 Runs)
  • Home Run Leader – Tom Miller, Sol Mintz  (12-18, .667, 15 RBI, 12 Runs) – 6
  • Batting Leader – Phil Higgins, Copper Hearth (12-16, 3 HR,11 RBI, 10 Runs) – .750

1975 USSSA ALL WORLD TEAM

Pitcher – Rick Pinto – Snyder’s Softball Club (5-15, .333, 1 Run) – also 4-0 Pitching
Pitcher – Chuck Drewicz – Copper Heath (7-15, .467, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 Runs)
First Base – Don Matthews – Sol Mintz (15-23, .652, 3 RBI, 13 Runs)
Second Base – Stan Brown – Snyder’s Softball Club (9-14, .643, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs)
Third Base – Doug Gerdes – Snyder’s Softball Club (10-16, .625, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 8 Runs)
Shortstop – Derek Gallagher – Builders Hardware (7-12, .583, 2 RBI, 3 Runs)
Outfield – Phil Higgins – Copper Hearth (12-16, .750, 3 HR,11 RBI, 10 Runs)
Outfield – Stan Rocca – Sol Mintz (6-24, .250, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
Outfield – Matt Partridge – Snyder’s Softball Club (11-17, .647, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 11 Runs)
Outfield – Dan Murphy – Uniroyal (8-14, .571, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
Outfield – Dave Rhodes – Snyder’s Softball Club (8-15, .533, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 4 Runs)

OTHERS

Jim Mitchell, Snyders (9-13, .692, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 10 Runs)
Jim Yesenchak, Sol Mintz (13-19, .684, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 8 Runs)
Denny Brown, Sol Mintz (15-22 . 682, 4 RBI, 13 Runs)
Tom Miller, Sol Mintz (12-18, .667, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 12 Runs)
Tom Kaminsky, Uniroyal (9-14, .643, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 Runs)
Charlie Pierce, Capitol Insulation (5-8, .625, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs)
Al Gibson, Uniroyal (8-13, .615, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs)
Doc Nuebauer, Copper Hearth (9-16, .562, 5 Runs)
Rick Scherr, Copper Hearth (6-12, .500, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 6 Runs)
Hank Kosmala, Capitol Insulation (3-6, .500, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 Runs)
Frank Tacone, Mazzola (3-6, .500, 1 Run)
Rick Trudeau, Snyders (8-17, .471, 2 RBI, 7 Runs)
Chuck Drewicz, Copper Hearth (7-15, .467, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 Runs)
Lon Parker, Snyders (6-17, 353, 5 Runs)
Elby Bushong, Copper State (3-9, .333, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 3 Runs)
Jim Mortl, Copper Hearth (5-16, .312, 1 RBI, 6 Runs)
Larry Elkins, Snyders (2-13, .154, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 Runs)
Cal Carman, Uniroyal (1-14, .071)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Snyder’s Softball Club, Detroit, MI (4-0)
2. Sol Mintz, Washington, PA (4-2)
3. Copper Hearth, Milwaukee, WI (2-2)
4. Uniroyal, Detroit, MI (2-2)
5t. Builders Hardware, Milwaukee, WI (1-2)
5t. Copper State Nut & Bolt, Phoenix, AZ (1-2)
7t. Capitol Insulation, N. Hollywood, CA (0-2)
7t. Mazzola, Rochester, NY (0-2)

NOTE: By winning the 1975 World Series, Snyder’s qualified for the 1976 USSSA Major World Series.

1975 USSSA Women’s Major Slow Pitch World Series

1975 held at Southgate, Michigan.

Champion – Real Estate One Stingers, Redford, Michigan
Runner Up – Enrico’s, Cincinnati, Ohio

Marilyn Cech held off the Enrico’s in the championship game and pitched the Real Estate Stingers to an 9-1 victory and the World Championship. Shirley Patterson pitched for Enrico’s. Cech surrendered 12 hits, but only 1 run. Sherry Crane was 4-4 in the Championship game. Cech helped her own cause with a 2-3 game. Six different players had at least 2 hits for the Stingers in the game.

  • MVP – Sherry Crane, Stingers (.619)
  • Batting Leader – Connie Carlson, Heales’ Mfg. – .667
  • HR Leader – Kimba Cornell, Washington Plastic – 3

1975 ALL WORLD TEAM

P – Marilyn Cech, Real Estate One
C – Martha Kidd, Enrico’s (.563)
1B – Sherry Crane, Real Estate One (.619)
2B – Bev Beck, Enrico’s (.600)
3B – Ginny Belavia, Pace (.467)
SS – Supe Reidel, Real Estate One (.350)
OF – Pat Bryan, Kolesar, Ins. (.500)
OF – Kris Thompson, Enrico’s (.438)
OF – Bennie Jones, Kelly Tavern (.545)
OF – Connie Carlson, Heales Mfg. (.667)
UT – Evelyn Abell, Loungettes (.500)

FINAL STANDINGS (Incomplete – 35 total teams)

1. Real Estate One Stingers, Redford, MI
2. Enrico’s, Cincinnati, OH
3. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY
4. Kolesar Insurance, Louisville, KY
5t. Kelley Tavern, Rochester, NY
5t. Stan’s Auto Sales, New Castle, PA (68-6)

1975 ASA Men’s A Slow Pitch Nationals

1975 held at Providence, Rhode Island.

Champion – Levittown Legion, Levittown, New York
Runner Up – Dubois Chemical, Columbus, Ohio

  • MVP – Chan Baker, Levittown Legion
  • Batting Champion – H.E. Bonin, Houston Reds (.687)
  • HR Champion – Chan Baker, Levittown

FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

Chan Baker, Levittown Legion
Frank Balkasare, Red Carpet Inn
H.E. Bonin, Houston Reds
Angelo Galasso, Levittown Legion
Elmer Harbough, Conti Brothers
Mike Jacobs, Gainesville Merchants
Lee Kiger, Piedmont Steel
Phil Mason, Siegel’s Market
Joe McCabe, Levittown Legion
Jerry Pinoni, Dubois Chemical
Jimmy Purvis, Cannon Welding
Matt Verton, Levittown Legion
Charlie Walker, Dubois Chemical
Clyde Zachary, Reed Nuts

SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

Steve Burrows, Conti Brothers
Jimmy Cannon, Collins Mfg. Co
John Evans, Piedmont Sheet Metal
Pete Fischer, Thielman’s Sausage
Larry Green, Siegel’s Market
Kerry Hirschy, Fix N’Fix
Jim Hopkins, Conti Brothers
Rich Isley, Levittown Legion
Jack Lambert, Cother Brothers
Shorty Lewis, Dubois Chemical
Roy Price, Stasiu’s Bar
John Sheridan, Levittown Legion
Jerry Sherrod, Cannon Welding
Jeff Williams, Gainesville Merchants

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Levittown Legion, Levittown, NY (7-1)
2. Dubois Chemical, Columbus, OH (5-2)
3. Siegel’s Market, Richmond, VA (6-2)
4. Red Carpet Inn, St. Petersburg, FL (7-2)
5t. Thielman’s Sausage, Sheboygan, WI (7-2)
5t. Conti Brothers, Providence, RI (4-2)
7t. Gainesville Merchants, Gainesville, FL (5-2)
7t. Piedmont Sheet Metal, Winston-Salem, NC (5-2)
9t. Collins Mfg. Co., Cleveland, TN (5-2)
9t. Cannon Welding, Jacksonville, FL (3-2)
9t. Fix N’ Fix, Orlando, FL (3-2)
9t. Tacoma Office Supply, Tacoma, WA (2-2)
13t. Cother Brothers, Tampa, FL (3-2)
13t. Houston Reds, Houston, TX (3-2)
13t. City Lumber, Fayetteville, AR (4-2)
13t. Old Time Inn, Milbury, MA (3-2)
17t. Duitsman Insurance, Rantoul, MI (2-2)
17t. Stasiu’s Bar, Minneapolis, MN (3-2)
17t. American Amusement, Lansing, MI (2-2)
17t. Smiley’s, Baltimore, MD (2-2)
17t. Reed’s Nuts, Macon, GA (3-2)
17t. Mission Valley Merchants, Ronan, MT (1-2)
17t. Muskie’s Grille, Rochester, NY (3-2)
17t. Roman Carosuel, Queens, NY (3-2)
25t. Union Carbide, Charleston, WV (1-2)
25t. Ward Forging, Louisville, KY (2-2)
25t. Hilltop Inn, Ephrata, PA (2-2)
25t. Brouders Bar, Detroit, MI (2-2)
25t. Aces, Atlanta, GA (2-2)
25t. Mr. Bob’s, Crystal, MN (2-2)
25t. Miami Merchants, Miami, FL (2-2)
25t. Citizen Club, Pittsburgh, PA (2-2)
33t. Snowden-Mize Athletic Goods, St. Louis, MO (2-2)
33t. KEDA, Metro San Antonio, TX (2-2)
33t. Paddy Wagon, East Providence, RI (1-2)
33t. Chris’s Restaurant, Washington, D.C. (1-2)
33t. Merchants Grill, Rochester, NY (1-2)
33t. Friar’s Tuck, Norfolk, VA (1-2)
33t. Liberty Rock Elk, Milford, CT (1-2)
33t. Gabe & Walken, Iowa City, IA (1-2)
33t. Susie’s Inn, Elkton, MD (1-2)
33t. Vagabound Club, Cleveland, OH (1-2)
33t. Bay Area Bombers, Seabrook, TX (1-2)
33t. Ander’s Tile, Greenville, SC (1-2)
33t. BB&C Electric, Baton Rouge, LA (1-2)
33t. Jo Jo’s Pizzeria, Toledo, OH (1-2)
33t. McIntyre Chevrolet, Shreveport, LA (1-2)
33t. SSC, Cincinnati, OH (1-2)
49t. Sir Pizza, Lexington, KY (0-2)
49t. Hardwick Fence, Bangor, ME (0-2)
49t. Rausch’s, Milwaukee, WI (0-2)
49t. Franke Enterprise, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2)
49t. Warren’s Restaurant, Lynchburg, VA (0-2)
49t. Howard Savings Rank, Newark, NJ (0-2)
49t. Plywood Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (0-2)
49t. Richard’s Insurance, Brattleboro, VT (0-2)
49t. Trenton Capitals, Trenton, NJ (0-2)
49t. Frye’s Plumbing, Stapleton, NE (0-2)
49t. Linn Corriher, Landis, NC (0-2)
49t. Tri City Dodge, Nashua, NH (0-2)

No Shows – J J Ferguson, Greenwood, MS and Bourbon Rat, St. Paul, MN.

1975 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1975 held at Salt Lake City, Utah.

Champion – Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, Connecticut (67-3)
Runner Up – Santa Clara Laurels, Santa Clara, California (58-18)

In what turned to be her final appearance in ASA Championship play, Joan Joyce captured both the MVP and the Bertha Tickey Most Valuable Pitcher Award. Joan batted .471 and drove in 8 runs. She pitched 36 total innings, had 4 shutouts, struck out 48 batters and gave up only 11 hits and 3 runs, only 2 of them were earned.

After this season, she joined the Connecticut Falcons of the Women’s Professional Softball League and led them to 4 straight championships (the league disbanded after the 4th season).

She won the 1976 League MVP award and the League’s Most Valuable Pitcher award as she went 39-2 with an ERA of 0.13. She had 13 shutouts, 4 no hitters and 2 perfect games. She also struc out 494 batters in 312 innings pitched. And if that wasn’t enough, she finished 8th in the league in batting (.286) and 4th in RBIs (49). In all, she won 3 total Most Valuable Pitcher Awards. After the first season where she set every pitching record that will stand forever in the history of that league, she had seasons of 24-2, 18-1 and 20-8. She led the league in Pitching Victories, ERA and Strike outs three times each. She made the All-Star team in both years that one was selected. She finished her career in the all time top 10 in batting (.295), Home Runs (16), RBI (137), Runs Scored (117). And in Pitching, she was the all time triple crown winner with a 101-15 record, along with an 0.52 ERA and 912 Strikeouts.

Diane Kalliam broke 25 year old record of .615 batting average record set in 1950 by Margaret Dobson.

  • MVP – Joan Joyce, Raybestos Brakettes
  • HR Leader – Marianne Cardillo, Buffalo Breski’s – 2
  • Batting Leader – Diane Kalliam, Santa Clara Laurels – .632
  • Bertha Tickey Pitching Award – Joan Joyce, Raybestos Brakettes
  • Erv Lind Defensive Award – Bethel Stout, Kutis Funeral Home

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Joan Joyce, Raybestos Brakettes (5-0, 4 straight shutouts, 2 ER, 36 IP, 48 K; 8-17, .471, 4 2Bs, 9 RBI batting, 6 RBI in one game)
P – Sue Sinovich, Kutis Funeral Home (4-0)
P – Paula Noel, Sun City Saints
C – Marilyn Rau, Sun City Saints
C – Kay Purves, Lansing Laurels
1B – Cindy Breski, Buffalo Breski’s
2B – Sherri Diamond, Sexton Ford Redbirds
3B – Irene Shea, Raybestos Brakettes (12-22, .545, 9 Runs);
SS – Diane Kalliam, Santa Clara Laurels (12-19, .632, 3 RBIs, 6 Runs)
OF – Pat Guenzler, Kutis Funeral Home – 14 hits broke record (14-32, .438, 2 RBI, 6 Runs)
OF – Skig Russell, Lansing Laurels
OF – Mary Nutter, Lansing Laurels
OF – Judy Hoke, Sun City Saints
UTIL – Val Strachan, Precision Plating Golddiggers

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Charlotte Graham, Santa Clara Laurels (2-2, 22 K in 27 IP)
P – Margie Wright, Sexton Ford Redbirds
P – Bonnie Johnson, Santa Clara Laurels (2-0, 14 IP)
C – Marilyn Carlson, Santa Clara Laurels
C – Janice Aubechon, Kutis Funeral Home
1B – Joyce Compton, Raybestos Brakettes
2B – Karen Ambler, Santa Clara Laurels
3B – Bitsy Dobby, Kutis Funeral Home
SS – Mary Ann Kluge, Buffalo Breski’s
OF – Kathy Elliott, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Diane Weiner, Santa Clara Laurels
OF – Denny Buchanan, Sun City Saints
OF – Sue Guenzler, Kutis Funeral Home
UTIL – Vickie Schneider, Kutis Funeral Home

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, CT (6-0) (Defending Champ)
2. Santa Clara Laurels, Santa Clara, CA (4-2) (North Pacific Coast)
3. Kutis Funeral Home, St. Louis, MO (6-2) (Western)
4. Sun City Saints, Sun City, AZ (3-2) (Cactus)
5t. East Lansing Laurels, Lansing, MI (3-2) (East Central)
5t. Sexton Ford Redbirds, Moline, IL (2-2) (West Central
7t. Buffalo Breskis, Buffalo, NY (2-2) (Mid-Atlantic)
7t. Orlando Rebels, Orlando, FL (2-2) (Southern)
9t. Perkasie Glenettes, Perkasie, PA (1-2) (Central Atlantic)
9t. Precision Plating, Bloomington, MN (1-2) (Northern)
9t. Lowry Construction, Memphis, TN (1-2) (Southwestern)
9t. Orange Lionettes, Orange, CA (1-2) (South Pacific Coast)
13t. Utah Shamrocks, Salt Lake City, UT (1-2) (Host)
13t. Houston Comets, Houston, TX (0-2) (Texas)
13t. Lilacs, Spokane, WA (0-2) (Northwestern)
13t. Sunset Sports, Roy, UT (0-2) (Rocky Mountain)
17t. Lorelei Lades, Atlanta, GA (0-2) (South Atlantic)
17t. Waltham Drifters, Waltham, MA (0-2) (New England)

NOTES

Canada Champ – Kitchener Kieswetters, Kitchener, Ontario did not attend.