Category: 1977

1977 ASA Women’s A Slow Pitch Nationals

1977 held at Hamilton, Ohio.

Champion: Cotter’s Penn Hills, Verona, Pennsylvania (49-14)
Runner Up: Hoffman Products, York, Pennsylvania

Cindy Dauer clinched the MVP award as she had 11 assists from her shortstop position in the final game, a 10-5 victory over cross state rival, Hoffman Products of York. The mother-daughter combination of Hoffman Pitcher Ginny Heath and Catcher Natalie Heath won 4 straight games on the last day, including 2 shutouts before losing the 10-5 final.

  • MVP – Cindy Dauer, Cotter’s Village Lounge of Penn Hills (Hit a 2-run Double and made 11 plays in the final without an error)
  • Batting Leader – Laura Disney, Cincinnati Savings & Loan (12-18) – .667
  • Home Run Leader – Monica Pellman, Wheel Cafe – 3

1977 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Ginny Heath, Hoffman Products
P – Nancy Graf, Cotter’s Penn Hills
C – Natalie Heath, Hoffman Products
C – Shiela Hays, Dayton Chargers
1B – Fran Hershey, Hoffman Products
2B – Alexis Furtivo, Cotter’s Penn Hills
3B – Kathy Goff, Stillwater A’s
SS – Cindy Dauer, Cotter’s Penn Hills
OF – Janet Scinto, Cotter’s Penn Hills
OF – Sue Alwine, Hoffman Products
OF – Annette Johnson, Coller’s Penn Hills
OF – Laura Disney, Cincinnati Savings
UT – Tonya Wilson, Dayton Chargers
UT – Jo Johnson, Southland Music Company

1977 SECOND TEAM ALL AMERICANS

P – Cindy Bobo, Dayton Chargers
P – Annette Donnell, Stillwater A’s
C – Sue Pinski, Stillwater A’s
C – Donna Taylor, Hill Toppers
1B – Marcia Mason, Decathlon
2B – Cathy Riley, Hoffman Products
3B – Linda Gunderson, Sterling Landscaping
SS – Bonnie Blouse, Hoffman Products
OF – Julie Yahle, Dayton Chargers
OF – Linda Harper, Stillwater A’s
OF – Diane Williams, Cotter’s Penn Hills
OF – Julie Cross, Decathlon
UT – Donna Miller, Wheel Cafe
UT – Monica Pellman, Wheel Cafe

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Cotter’s Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, PA (6-0)
2. Hoffman Products, York, PA (7-2)
3. Dayton Chargers, Dayton, OH (4-2)
4. Stillwater A’s, Stillwater, OK (4-2)
5t. Southlant Music Company, Greensboro, NC (4-2)
5t. Burrage Music Company, Raleigh, NC (4-2)
7t. Hill Toppers, Owensboro, KY (4-2)
7t. Decatholon, Jackson, MS (3-2)
9t. Cincinnati Savings, Cincinnati, OH (3-2)
9t. Wheel Cafe, Cincinnati, OH (3-2)
9t. Pride, Houston, TX (3-2)
9t. Cobra All-Stars, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2-2)
13t. Winn Power, Winnebago, NE (2-2)
13t. Sterling Landscaping, Bellevue, WA (2-2)
13t. River Hill, C.O., Burnsville, MN (2-2)
13t. Spirits, Minneapolis, MN (2-2)
17t. Shore Points Pools, Absecon, NJ (2-2)
17t. Dan Donnelly Heating, Lakewood, OH (2-2)
17t. Hacienda, Kalispell, MT (1-2)
17t. Redwood City Sparks, Redwood City, CA (1-2)
17t. Seattle Sun, Seattle, WA (1-2)
17t. Willy’s Lounge, Monroe, MI (1-2)
17t. Queen City Chili, Cincinnati, OH (1-2)
17t. Travelers, Virginia Beach, VA (1-2)
25t. Charisma, New Bedford, MA (1-2)
25t. Panthers, Clearwater, FL (1-2)
25t. Falcons, Dallas, TX (1-2)
25t. Vinateri Roofing, Fairfield, GA (1-2)
25t. Bloomfield Condors, Bloomfield, NJ (0-2)
25t. Blazers, Waterloo, IA (0-2)
25t. Southside Aces, Tucson, AZ (0-2)
25t. Hawthorn Transfer & Storage, Alexandria, LA (0-2)
33t. Nu-Tec Realty, Cannon Falls, MN (0-2)
33t. Champion Sougars, Hamilton, OH (0-2)
33t. Sunset Sports, Bountiful, UT (0-2)
33t. Brow Oil, Milton, MA (0-2)

North American Softball Championships (1976-77)

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

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

1977 ASA Industrial Men’s Major Slow Pitch Nationals

1977 held at Birmingham, Alabama on August 1-6.

Champion – Armco Triangles, Middletown, Ohio
Runner Up – Aetna Life & Casualty, Charlotte, North Carolina

Armco entered the last day of play with a 3-1 record, then reeled off four straight wins to win the title. They beat Aetna 8-7 to set up the championship showdown in the final game. Armco was trailing 4-3, when MVP James Gomia hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 6th inning giving Armco a 7-4 lead. Aetna scored 2 in the top of the top of the 7th to make it 7-6, but it was not enough.

  • MVP – James Gomia, Armco Triangles (20-28, .714, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 10 Runs)
  • HR Leaders – Chris Cammack, Aetna (19-36, .528, 13 RBI, 16 Runs) – 5
  • HR Leaders – Tom Monroe, Armco (11-23, .478, 17 RBI) – 5
  • HR Leaders – Nick Catania, Grumman (14-27, .519, 14 RBI, 10 Runs) – 5
  • Batting Leader – James Gomia, Armco – .714

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • P – Alex Cheek, Aetna Life & Casualty
  • P – Joseph Rivera, Grumman Aerospace (17-27, .630, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 10 Runs)
  • C – Tom Moore, Armco Triangles
  • C – Vic Worry, Aetna Life & Casualty
  • 1B – Richard Reckart, Armco Triangles (16-25, .640, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 13 Runs)
  • 2B – Michael Gomia, Armco Triangles
  • 3B – Ronald Barber, GE Wacos
  • SS – Dom Pagnozzi, Grumman Aerospace
  • OF – James Gomia, Armco Triangles
  • OF – Bobby Height, Aetna Life & Casualty
  • OF – Nick Catania, Grumman Aerospace
  • OF – Joe Brown, Aetna Life & Casualty (24-36, .667, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 19 Runs)
  • UT – Kenny Haddock, Raffield Fisheries
  • UT – Jack Dickason, Area Business Local #14

ASA INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ALL AMERICANS SECOND TEAM

  • P – Clayton Wooten, Raffield Fisheries
  • P – Kenneth Cummings, Columbus Cummins
  • C – Glen Dorch, Grumman Aerospace
  • C – Jerome Coe, Bruce Johnson-Anoka-Henn
  • 1B – Marty Broom, Combustion Engineering
  • 2B – Ray Stauffer, Mack Trucks
  • 3B – Chris Cammack, Aetna Life & Casualty
  • SS – Edward Bungo, Custom Sound-Packard
  • OF – Donald Brown, Mack Trucks (12-18, .667)
  • OF – Bill Yetman, Sikorsky Aircraft
  • OF – Gerry Pluth, Seattle Police
  • OF – John Schuchert, Area Business Local #14
  • UT – John Stack, Birmingham ACIPCO
  • UT – Wayne Latham, Richmond Philip Morris (7-14, .500, 3 HR, 10 RBI)

OTHERS

Jim Mortl, Folk Aces (7-14, .500)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Armco Triangles, Middletown, OH (5-1)
2. Aetna Life & Casualty, Charlotte, NC (8-2)
3. Cummins, Columbus, IN (3-2)
4. Grumman Corporation, Bethpage, NY (6-2)
5t. F.M.C., Fridley, MN (3-2)
5t. Bruce Johnson Construction, Anoka, MN (2-2)
7t. Mack Trucks, Allentown, PA (4-2)
7t. Area Businessmen-Local No. 14, Toledo, OH (4-2)
9t. Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (5-2)
9t. Custom Sounds-Packard Electric, Warren, OH (2-2)
9t. G.E. Wacos, Louisville, KY (3-2)
9t. Folk Aces, Milwaukee, WI (2-2)
13t. Seattle Police, Seattle, WA (2-2)
13t. Kerr-McGee Reds, Oklahoma City, OK (2-2)
13t. Raffields Fisheries, Port St. Joe, FL (2-2)
13t. DuPont-Bayers, Victoria, TX (2-2)
17t. Ohio Bell, Cleveland, OH (0-2)
17t. Coors Distributors, Houston, TX (1-2)
17t. Sullivan-Chapman Soles, Sterling, MA (1-2)
17t. Munn Realty-Onan, Fridley, MN (0-2)
17t. Nassau County Police, Mineola, NY (0-2)
17t. Philip Morris, Richmond, VA (2-2)
17t. Combustion Engineers, Chattanooga, TN (2-2)
17t. ACIPCO, Birmingham, AL (2-2)
25t. Local No. 1005, Cleveland, OH (1-2)
25t. Washington F.O.P., Washington, DC (0-2)
25t. Pepsi Cola/Gamble Inc., Portland, OR (1-2)
25t. Minneapolis Police, Minneapolis, MN (0-2)
25t. Columbia Gas, Columbus, OH (0-2)
25t. Coastal States Petroleum, Corpus Christi, TX (0-2)
25t. DuPont, La Place, LA (0-2)
25t. Seaboard Coast Line, Jacksonville, FL (0-2)
33t. Giant Wholesale, Johnson City, TN (0-2)
33t. Anheuser-Busch Industrial Products Division St. Louis, MO (0-2)

Wirt Gammon’s (Chattanooga Times) – 1977 All-Star team

  • 1977
  • November 13, 2018

Player of the Year (Captain): Herman Rathman, Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (244 HRs, .642)
Player of the Year: (Alternate Captain): Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s Ford, Phoenix City, AL (223 HRs, .688)
Player of the Year: (Alternate Captain): Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (215 HRs, .764)

Manager of the Year: Dave Carroll, Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC (133-29 record)

All Star Selections: Avg. HRs (if known)

Herman Rathman, Nelson’s, Oklahoma City, OK .642 244
Charles Wright, Ken Sander’s, Phoenix City, AL .688 223
Bruce Meade, Nelson’s, Oklahoma City, OK .764 225
Stan Harvey, Howard’s, Denver, NC .680 290
James Boyett, Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC .664 282
Don Arndt, Howard’s, Denver, NC .655 279
Rick Scherr, Howard’s, Denver, NC .731 245
Craig Elliott, Ken Sander’s, Phoenix City, AL .675 210
H.T. Waller, Howard’s, Denver, NC .652 212
Denny Jones, Howard & Carroll, Sherrill’s Ford, NC .675 261
Al White, Nelson’s, Oklahoma City, OK .695 101
Henry Koper, Nelson’s, Oklahoma City, OK
Roger Mayo, Ken Sander’s, Phoenix City, AL 176
Ray Fleetwood, Warren’s, Jacksonville, FL
James Washington, Jerry’s, Miami, FL 125
Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL .758 153
Dave Frost, Fliteline, Fort Smith, AR
Chic Downing, Fliteline, Fort Smith, AR
John Davide, Pepsico/County Sports, Levittown, NY
Doug Hommell, Pepsico/County Sports, Levittown, NY
John Tercheria, Campbell’s/B.A.M., Richmond, CA
Larry Franklin, Mid-State Oil, Springfield, MO
Bob Birdsey, Gartenhaus Cafe, Plainville, CT
John Hopp, Walthers, Akron, OH
Raney Bright, Paul Johnson, Indianapolis, IN
John Jontony, Holy Name of Lakewood, OH
Harold Kelley, Buddy’s Sporting Goods, Tallahasse, FL 148
Rick Brown, Teamsters, Cleveland, OH
Rick Collier, Southern Fastener, Mobile, AL
Billy Davis, Jay’s Fried Chicken, Biloxi, MS

1977 ASPSL All Pro Team

P- Phil Schroer, Kentucky                              ( 76-142, .535,  4 HRs,  53 RBIs,  53 Runs, 15-5 Pitching)
P- Tom Gorski, Milwaukee                           (112-224, .500, 22 HRs,  75 RBIs,  80 Runs, 17-8 Pitching)
P- Tony Mazza, Detroit                                   ( 61-139, .461,  2 HRs,  25 RBIs,  45 Runs, 23-6 Pitching,
C- Benny Holt, Chicago (MVP)                                   (149-216, .690, 89 HRs, 187 RBIs, 144 Runs, 25 BBs) – Chicago MVP – Won Triple Crown – MVP
C- Mike Applin, Cincinnati                             (107-190, .563, 41 HRs, 104 RBIs,  82 Runs) – Cincinnati MVP
C- Bill Gatti, Kentucky                                    ( 97-180, .539, 48 HRs, 127 RBIs,  95 Runs, 35 BBs, 10 SFs) – Kentucky MVP
1B- Doug Gerdes, Detroit                             (126-237, .599, 60 HRs, 124 RBIs, 125 Runs)
1B- Joe Russell, Minnesota                          (119-217, .548, 35 HRs, 111 RBIs,  98 Runs, 11 SFs)
1B- Tom Miller, Pittsburgh                           ( 99-182, .544, 52 HRs, 124 RBIs,  82 Runs, 23 BBs, 9 SFs) – Pittsburgh MVP
2B- Buddy Haines, Chicago                           (124-205, .605, 42 HRs, 100 RBIs, 101 Runs)
2B- Doug Czaplewski, Milwaukee                              (123-204, .603,  1 HRs,  43 RBIs,  92 Runs)
2B- Donnie Rardin, Kentucky                       (119-222, .536,  4 HRs,  51 RBIs,  81 Runs, 17-5 Pitching)
3B- John Copenhaver, Baltimore                               (112-187, .599, 36 HRs,  95 RBIs,  94 Runs)
3B- Jim Dillard, Milwaukee                           (117-215, .544, 34 HRs, 117 RBIs, 102 Runs)
3B- Bill Speaks, Columbus                            (108-203, .532, 17 HRs,  97 RBIs,  72 Runs, 14 SFs) – Columbus MVP
SS- Ronnie Ford, Detroit                (145-239, .607, 85 HRs, 184 RBIs, 150 Runs, 25 BBs)
SS- Tom Pappas, Columbus                          (109-181, .602,  0 HRs,  45 RBIs,  68 Runs)
SS- Ricky Linz, Cincinnati                                ( 91-155, .587,  1 HRs,  33 RBIs,  60 Runs)
OF- Mike Nye, Detroit                                    (170-258, .659, 36 HRs, 104 RBIs, 147 Runs, 30 2Bs, 12 3Bs) – Detroit MVP
OF- Bert Smith, Detroit                                  (103-201, .512, 53 HRs, 122 RBIs,  90 Runs)
OF- Gene Parrish, Minnesota                      (140-225, .622, 22 HRs,  83 RBIs, 115 Runs, 21 2Bs) – Minnesota MVP
OF- Mike Gouin, Detroit                                (119-212, .561, 35 HRs, 124 RBIs, 103 Runs)
OF- Phil Higgins, Milwaukee                        (130-211, .611, 41 HRs, 131 RBIs, 120 Runs, 25 2Bs, 10 3Bs) – Milwaukee MVP
OF- Jay Smith, Baltimore                               (113-201, .562,  2 HRs,  48 RBIs,  81 Runs)
OF- Lawrence Hutcherson, Baltimore      (109-183, .596, 45 HRs, 129 RBIs,  93 Runs) – Baltimore MVP
OF- John Spadaccino, New Jersey                             ( 93-169, .550, 32 HRs,  97 RBIs,  90 Runs, 32 BBs) – New Jersey MVP
OF- John Dollar, Baltimore                            ( 70-134, .522,  5 HRs,  50 RBIs,  62 Runs)
OF- Ken Parker, Milwaukee                         (133-244, .545, 37 HRs, 109 RBIs, 104 Runs)
OF- Frank Cammailere, New York                              ( 78-150, .520, 16 HRs,  54 RBIs,  50 Runs) – New York MVP
OF- Rick Petrunyak, Cleveland                    (112-208, .538, 16 HRs,  70 RBIs,  92 Runs, 32 2Bs)
OF- Bobby Reid, Cleveland                           (107-200, .535,  8 HRS,  53 RBIs,  95 Runs, 30 2Bs, 15 3Bs)

World Series  MVP – Mike Nye, Detroit (12-20, .600, 2 HRs, 3 2Bs, 4 RBIs, 10 Runs)

1977 ISC Men’s Fast Pitch World Tournament

1977 held at Phoenix, Arizona on August 19-28.

Champion – Reno Toyota, Reno, Nevada
Runner Up – Nitehawks, Long Beach, California

  • Cleo Goyette Memorial MVP Award – Bob Penaluna, Reno Toyota
  • Leroy Zimmerman Memorial Pitching Award – Bob Gregory, Reno Toyota
  • Leading Hitter – Tom Scott, Pearl Beer – .615
  • Most RBI – Bob Guy, Nitehawks – 10

1977 ISC FIRST TEAM ALL WORLD

P – Bob Gregory, Reno Toyota 4-0 0.00 9 7
P – Bob Todd, Nitehawks 5-0 1.09 27 5
P – Peter Landers, Tony’s 4-2 1.19 58 11
C – Leroy Wright, Reno Toyota .455
C – Stu Zink, Warriors .400
IF – Ted Tedford, Pearl Beer .462
IF – Bob Guy, Nitehawks .360
IF – Bill Penaluna, Reno Toyota .353
IF – Jimmy Williams, Bombers .476
IF – John Fuller, Bombers .429
OF – Tom Scott, Pearl Beer .615
OF – Jack Johnson, Nitehawks .423
OF – Dennis Furguson, Turquoise Kings .417
OF – Jerry Scavarda, Stevenson Toyota .600

1977 ISC SECOND TEAM ALL WORLD

N/A

FINAL STANDINGS (Tulsa Firebirds are mission)

1. Reno Toyota, Reno, NV
2. Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
3. Tony’s, Oshawa, ON
4. Bombers, Vista, CA
5t. Turquoise Kings, Prescott, AZ
5t. All-American Bar, St. Paul, MN
7t. Spuds, Blackfoot, ID
7t. F.M.A. Roadrunners, Salt Lake City, UT
9t. Warriors, Kingman, AZ
9t. Mustangs, Sylmar, CA
9t. Pearl Beer, San Antonio, TX
9t. Schaefer-Smith Inc., Phoenix, AZ
13t. Mettler’s Bar, Mankato, MN
13t. Tommy’s Angels, Oshkosh, WI
13t. Industrial Bank-County Line Farm, Ft. Collins, CO
13t. Colonels, Winnipeg, MB
17t. Southern Truck Raiders, Phoenix, AZ
17t. Stifino’s, Pueblo, CO
17t. Keg Bar, La Crosse, WI
17t. Raiders, Rock Island, IL
17t. Sal’s Winchell’s, Fresno, CA
17t. Stevenson Toyota, Lakewood, CO
17t. Aacro’s, Edmonton, AB
17t. Utah Noodle Parlor, Ogden, UT
25t. Bob Hyatt’s Stereo Center, Rochester, NY
25t. Hawks, Baytown, TX
25t. Indians, Cache, 0K
25t. Mercury-Lincoln, Bergettstown, PA
25t. Brewer-RKT, Fresno, CA
25t. Trion Bar, New Haven, IN
25t. Waxman Scrappers, Hamilton, ON
25t. Joe Pagon Braves, Maui, HI
33t. Ring’s, Dubuque, IA
33t. Sonic’s, Tulsa, 0K
33t. McDonalds, Sterling, IL
33t. Gene’s IGA-National Cable, Logan, WV
33t. King Farms, Owen Sound, ON
33t. Roadrunners, Albuquerque, NM

1977 USSSA Women’s Major Slow Pitch World Series

1977 held at Detroit, Michigan.

Champion – Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY (77-20)
Runner Up – Real Estate One Stingers, Redford, MI (58-14)

Pace Electronics won 7 straight games to capture the USSSA World Championship. The Stingers jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but Pace fought back. Finally in the bottom of the 7th inning, Doris Chance drove in Mary Ellen Burt with the winning run in the final game to come out on top 8-7. Stan’s Auto, a team that has finished in the top 5 since 1972 was eliminated and finished in 10th place. They had a 59-11 record on the season and since 1972, they have been 465-57 with 2 World Series titles, 2 third place finishes, a fourth and now a tenth.

  • MVP – Kim Perkins, Pace Electronics (.535)
  • Batting Leader – N/A
  • HR Leader – N/A

1977 ALL WORLD TEAM

P – Mary Ellen Ford, Pace Electronics
C – Pat Schmitt, Pace Electronics
1B – Sherry Albrecht, Real Estate One
2B – Nancy Izzy Forrester, Little Caesars
3B – Kim Malcolm, Pace Electronics
SS – Jenny Johnson, Sweeney’s
OF – Kim Perkins, Pace Electronics
OF – Julie Swartout, Real Estate One
OF – Carman King, Real Estate One
UT – Glenis Hester, Getz
UT – Pam Leonard, East Tennessee Mills
UT – Alice Kennedy, Kirkman Concrete
UT – Peggy Michelin, Sweeney’s
Manager – Duane McCoy, Pace

FINAL STANDINGS (Incomplete – 58 total teams)

1. Pace Electronics, Rochester, NY 7-0
2. Real Estate One, Detroit, MI
3. Little Caesars, Detroit, MI
4. Sweeney Chevrolet, Cincinnati, OH
5t. Kirkman Concrete, Ashville, NC
5t. N/A
7t. East Tennessee Mills, Johnson City, TN
7t. Stan’s Auto, New Castle, PA (68-6)

1977 ASA Men’s Open Slow Pitch Nationals

1977 held at Parma, Ohio.

Champion – Nelson Painting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (111-18)
Runner Up – Ken Sanders Ford, Birmingham, Alabama (97-17)

ASA revamped the regional structure this season. Instead of having 30-31 regional championships as had been the practice since 1967, the national ASA formed 15 Regions. These were said to be more evenly set up as the old system sometimes had no team represent a particular region, or a four team tournament and then other regions had 25 teams playing for the one berth. The Regional Champion and in many cases, the runner-up team earned berths to the National Championships. Some Regions were awarded an extra “at-large” berth if they had a larger number of ASA teams registered.

Nelson Painting came from losers bracket to defeat KSF twice; 24-23 and 26-25. Ironically, Nelson was put in the losers bracket by KSF 21-20. On the way to the finals, Nelsons eliminated Jerry’s Catering 30-14 and Howard’s Furniture 27-10, then had to defeat KSF twice. Nelson, trailing 23-20 in the 7th inning of the first championship game, scored 4 runs to win 24-23. Henry Koper led off the inning with his 5th home run of the game. Bruce Meade and Herman Rathman both flied out, then Al White singled and Mighty Joe Young hit a 2-run homer to tie the game. it was his second of the game. Dean Brunken came up and drilled a homer to give Nelsons the lead and they got KSF out in the bottom of the 7th to force the “if” game. Nelsons was leading 26-19 in the bottom of 7th, needing just 3 outs to win, but it wasn’t easy. Sidney Cooper, Charles Wright and Greg Smith all hit 2-run homers to get KSF within one run 26-25, but it wasn’t meant to be. Nelson held on for a 26-25 win. Herman Rathman hit 3 homers and had 8 RBI in the final game.

Bruce Meade, Henry Koper and Joe Young all had 2 HR for Nelsons. James Abercrombie and Charles Wright each hit 3 HR for KSF in the final game.

The powerful Nelson team had 6 players hit more then 10 HR, Meade (22) and Rathman (22) tie for the lead, Koper (15), Young (12), White (11), Bill Howes (11). KSF had Elliott (18), James Abercrombie (15) and Wright (12). 3rd place Howard’s had Don Arndt (13), Stan Harvey (12) and HT Waller (11). Greg Fuhrman hit 16 for 4th place Jerry’s Caterers.

For some reason, Mighty Joe Young was not selected to the All America team despite going 32-38 (.667) with 12 HR and 29 RBI.

  • Co-MVP – Craig Elliott, Ken Sanders Ford
  • Co-MVP – Bruce Meade, Nelson Painting
  • HR Leader – Herman Rathman, Nelson Painting – 22
  • HR Leader – Bruce Meade, Nelson’s Painting – 22
  • Batting Leader – Larry Franklin, Mid-State Oil – .762

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Craig Elliott, Ken Sanders Ford (26-36, .722, 18 HR, 32 RBI, 24 Runs)
P – Henry Koper, Nelson Painting (34-52, .635, 14 HR, 29 RBI, 33 Runs)
C – James Abercrombie, Ken Sanders Ford (19-28, .679, 15 HR, 29 RBI, 24 Runs)
C – John Tercheria, Campbell’s BAM (15-20, .750, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 12 Runs)
1B – Herman Rathman, Nelson Painting (32-50, .640, 22 HR, 39 RBI, 29 Runs) – set the national tournament home run record with 22.
2B – Jorge Milian, Jerry’s Catering (32-44, .727, 7 HR, 24 RBI, 33 Runs)
3B – Al White, Nelson Painting (36-49, .735, 11 HR, 19 RBI, 28 Runs)
SS – Charles Wright, Ken Sanders Ford (18-34, .529, 12 HR, 24 RBI, 17 Runs)
OF – Bruce Meade, Nelson Painting (32-50, .640, 22 HR, 40 RBI, 33 Runs) – set the national tournament home run record with 22.
OF – Scott McManis, Port City Ford (14-19, .737, 5 HR, 10 RBI, 12 Runs)
OF – Curtis Williams, Jerry’s Catering (25-43, .581, 8 HR, 19 RBI, 21 Runs)
OF – Richard Willborn, Ray Carpenter (21-29, .724, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 16 Runs)
UTIL – Greg Fuhrman, Jerry’s Catering (26-43, .605, 16 HR, 33 RBI, 29 Runs)
UTIL – Rick Scherr, Howard’s Furniture (18-28, .643, 7 HR, 12 RBI, 15 Runs)

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Donald Svenson, Ohio Sealants (9-18, .500, 8 RBI, 4 Runs)
P – Don Arndt, Howard’s Furniture (19-34, .559, 13 HR, 16 RBI, 19 Runs)
C – Matthew ‘Chic’ Downing, Fliteline (12-20, .600, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 11 Runs)
C – Ray Fleetwood, Warren Motors (12-21, .571, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 17 Runs)
1B – James Washington, Jerry’s Caterers (27-44, .614, 10 HR, 22 RBI, 20 Runs)
2B – Mike Macenko, Hillcrest Tavern (15-21, .750, 6 HR, 15 RBI, 11 Runs)
3B – Frank Sorrells, Jerry’s Catering (26-43, .605, 12 HR, 27 RBI, 26 Runs)
SS – Terry Perryman, Nelson Painting (27-51, .529, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 23 Runs)
OF – Bob Birdsey, Gartenhaus (10-19, .526, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 8 Runs)
OF – Sidney Cooper, Ken Sanders Ford (24-35, .686, 6 HR, 14 RBI, 23 Runs)
OF – Jim Underhill, Jerry’s Catering (26-44, .591, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 22 Runs)
OF – Bill Howes, Nelson Painting (22-38, .579, 11 HR, 26 RBI, 19 Runs)
UTIL – Larry Franklin, Midstate Oil (16-21, .762, 6 HR, 10 RBI, 9 Runs)
UTIL – Mike Parrott, Port City Ford (13-21, .619, 8 HR, 15 RBI, 12 Runs)

OTHERS

“Mighty” Joe Young, Nelson’s (32-48, .667, 12 HR, 29 RBI, 25 Runs)
Ted Larsen, Manning’s (8-8, 1.000, 2 RBI, 3 Runs)
Lou Russo, Pepsico (6-8, .750, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 5 Runs)
Joe Kilby, Haven Tavern (11-15, .733, 3 RBI, 4 Runs)
Anthony Guiliano, St. Margarets (8-11, .727, 1 RBI, 4 Runs)
Ted Hocevar, Ohio Sealants (13-18, .722, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 7 Runs)
Arnold Hawkins, Rule Construction (10-14, .714, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 9 Runs)
Jerry King, Dubois Chemical (5-7, .714, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 Runs)
Mike Leadbetter, Trainham (14-20, .700, 4 RBI, 5 Runs)
Richard Mummaw, Warren Motors (15-22, .682, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 9 Runs)
Mike Jacobs, Warren Motors (18-27, .667, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 15 Runs)
Garland Dewitt, Mid-State Oil (13-20, .650, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 12 Runs)
David Beaird, Ken Sanders (20-35, .571, 7 HR, 12 RBI, 19 Runs)
Greg Smith, Ken Sanders (20-35, .571, 6 HR, 12 RBI, 18 Runs)
Tony Cloniger, Howards (16-28, .571, 4 HR, 11 RBI, 14 Runs)
Shane Hammell, Ken Sanders (19-34, .559, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 15 Runs)
Ed Green, Campbell’s/Bam (10-18, .556, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 Runs)
Dean Brunken, Nelson’s (25-45, .556, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 19 Runs)
Buddy Salda, Nelson’s (19-36, .528, 6 HR, 11 RBI, 16 Runs)
Gene Fisher, Howards (15-29, .517, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 18 Runs)
Denny Hogan, Howards (17-33, .515, 5 HR, 9 RBI, 17 Runs)
Stan Harvey, Howards (16-32, .500, 12 HR, 26 RBI, 14 Runs)
Joe Konicki, Marone Travel (4-9, .444, 1 RBI, 3 Runs)
Roger Mayo, Ken Sanders (15-34, .441, 6 HR, 9 RBI, 15 Runs)
Ed Roth, Warren Motors (11-25, .440, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 9 Runs)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Nelson Painting, Oklahoma City, OK (9-1)
2. Ken Sanders Ford, Phoenix City, AL (5-2)
3. Howard Furniture, Denver, NC (5-2)
4. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (7-2)
5t. Campbell’s Bay Area Merchants, Richmond, CA (3-2)
5t. Gartensenhaus, Plainville, CT (3-2)
7t. Trainham Chevrolet, Rickmond, VA (4-2)
7t. Warren Motors, Jacksonville, FL (4-2)
9t. Ohio Sealants, Parma, OH (4-2)
9t. Ray Carpenter, San Antonio, TX (4-2)
9t. Fliteline, Fort Smith, AR (3-2)
9t. Hillcrest Tavern, Cleveland, OH (3-2)
13t. Port City Ford, Truck Sales, Houston, TX (3-2)
13t. Central State Painting, Kansas City, MO (2-2)
13t. Black Aces, St. Louis, MO (2-2)
13t. The Haven Tavern, Tacoma, WA (2-2)
17t. York Barbell, York, PA (1-2)
17t. Armed Forces, Dayton, OH (1-2)
17t. Midstate Oil, Jefferson City, MO (3-2)
17t. Bunca & Frey, Lamamazoo, MI (1-2)
17t. Rule Construction, Oakridge, TN (2-2)
17t. Holy Name Society, Lakewood, OH (2-2)
17t. Surplus City Diablos, Alburquerque, NM (1-2)
17t. Richfield VFW, Richfield, MN (1-2)
25t. Ron Farnsworth Construction, Salt Lake City, UT (0-2)
25t. St. Margaret’s Club, New Castle, PA (1-2)
25t. Marrone Travel, Westbury, NY (1-2)
25t. Pepsico Incorporated, Levittown, NY (1-2)
25t. Sunset Lounge, White Bear Lake, MN (0-2)
25t. Chico’s, Spokane, WA (1-2)
25t. Mitchell Brothers, Antioch, CA (0-2)
25t. Fraser’s Pub, Ann Arbor, MI (1-2)
33t. Goodrich Service Center, Midland, TX (0-2)
33t. Super Auto, Napa, CA (0-2)
33t. Decathlon, Jackson, MS (0-2)
33t. Taylor Brothers Construction, Providence, RI (0-2)
33t. Dubois Chemical, Columbus, OH (0-2)
33t. Ohio Players, Dayton, OH (0-2)
33t. Miracle’s, Richmond, IN (0-2)
33t. Manning’s, St. Paul, MN (0-2)
33t. Kentucky Fried Chicken, Indianapolis, IN (0-2)

1977 ASA Men’s A Slow Pitch Nationals

1977 held at Richmond, Virginia.

Champion – Higgins Cycle, Greensboro, North Carolina
Runner Up – Bigham Insulation, Miami, Florida

Higgins Cycle beat Bigham Insulation twice, 28-15 (Rick Gentry 2 HR) and 32-4 (Gentry 3 HR). Higgins Cycle, 61 hits in the 2 games.

  • MVP – Rick Gentry, Higgins Cycle (16-29, .552, 9 HR, 26 RBI)
  • Batting Champion – George Runk, Athletic World (21-27, .778, 17 RBI)
  • HR Champion – Rick Gentry, Higgins (9)

ASA A ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • 1B – Rick Gentry, Higgins Cycle
  • 2B – George Runk, Athletic World
  • 3B – George Rice, Thompson’s Super Market
  • SS – Ormie Rich, Higgins Cycle
  • OF – Ricky Fagerlie, Norling’s Silo
  • OF – Allen Hanson, Houligan’s
  • OF – Bill Westwood, Athletic World
  • OF – Leonard Roy, Bigham Insulation
  • UTIL – PJ Williams, Bigham Insulation
  • UTIL – Mike Ogeba, Bigham Insulation
  • UTIL – Hershel Hicks, Raiders
  • UTIL – Donald Maness, Higgins Cycle
  • C – Rogers Beason, Raiders
  • P – Martin Decker, Higgins Cycle

ASA A ALL AMERICANS FIRST TEAM

  • 1B – John Pinkett, Trenton Capitals
  • 2B – Kurt Brock, Trenton Capitals
  • 3B – Jerry Goedderz, Norling’s Silo
  • SS – Kelly Stevens, Houligan’s
  • OF – Kenny Woods, Raiders
  • OF – Gary Bartlett, Higgins Cycle
  • OF – Larry McGary, Athletic World
  • OF – Malcolm Whitley, Crown Jewelers
  • UTIL – Ray Sanford, Crosby Homes
  • UTIL – David Rasmussen, Houligan’s
  • UTIL – John Bodine, Trenton Capitals
  • UTIL – Don House, Tasty Pizza
  • C – Daniel Hall, Crown Jewelers
  • P – Richard McCarty, Bigham Insulation

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Higgins Cycle, Greensboro, NC (7-0)
2. Bigham Insulation, Miami, FL (5-2)
3. Athletic World, St. Petersburg, FL (5-2)
4. Houligan’s, Eau Claire, WI (6-2)
5t. Trenton Capitals, Trenton, NJ (5-2)
5t. Norling’s Silo, Svea, MN (4-2)
7t. Raiders, Pineville, KY (4-2)
7t. Crown Jewelers, Charlotte, NC (4-2)
9t. Pizza Baron, Portland, OR (4-2)
9t. Crosby Homes, Bristol, MD (3-2)
9t. Dayton A-1 Trophy, Dayton, OH (3-2)
9t. Guardsmen Lounge, Rice Lake, WI (2-2)
13t. Bi-Rite, Manchester, NH (2-2)
13t. Houston Wheels, Houston, TX (2-2)
13t. R&T Mobile Homes, Akron, PA (2-2)
13t. Tasty Pizza, Columbia Heights, MN (2-2)
17t. Levittown Legion, Levittown, NY (2-2)
17t. Thompson’s Super Market, Buchanan, MI (2-2)
17t. Golden Leaf Bar, Minneapolis, MN (1-2)
17t. Conti Brothers, Providence, RI (1-2)
17t. Nelco Manufacturing, Oklahoma City, OK (1-2)
17t. Lufkin Raiders, Lufkin, TX (1-2)
17t. Corner Pub, Rockville, MD (1-2)
17t. Citizens Club, Jeannette, PA (1-2)
25t. Abbey Inn, Austin, TX (1-2)
25t. Bert’s Union 76, Cleveland, OH (1-2)
25t. Mid-West Petro, Kansas City, MO (1-2)
25t. Schlichting Excavating, Rockford, IL (1-2)
25t. Universal Systems, Pascagoula, MS (0-2)
25t. Santa Cruz Merchants, Santa Cruz, CA (0-2)
25t. Helper Club, Helper, UT (0-2)
25t. Swaheli Roots, Richmond. CA (0-2)
33t. Lacey’s Rotary, Lacey, WA (0-2)
33t. K-Sports, Norfolk, NE (0-2)
33t. Ram Landmark, Swissvale, PA (0-2)
33t. Cheyenne Dodge, Cheyenne, WY (0-2)
33t. Whitehead, Stokes & Grymes, Richmond, VA (0-2)
33t. Agriform, Woodland, CA (0-2)

1977 ASA Women’s Major Fast Pitch Nationals

1977 held at Hayward, California.

Champion – Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, Connecticut (52-8)
Runner Up – Sarver Paving Company Sabres, Ashland, Ohio

The Ashland Sarver Sabres went through the winner’s bracket unbeaten, while the Brakettes had to defeat a tough Sun City Saints and the pitching of Paula Noel in the losers bracket final.

Barbara Reinalda came through out pitching Noel to get the Brakettes to the finals. Once there, it was all Reinalda as she hurled two consecutive shutouts, 1-0 and 3-0 to give the Brakettes another title in their storied history. Reinalda was 7-1 and only surrendered 1 ER the entire tournament. She hurled 6 Shutouts. Once again, She helped herself with the bat, going 6-20 (.300 average). In the last 2 ASA Nationals, Reinalda has been 13-2 on the mound and 15 for 41 at the plate (.366 average). She has won both the MVP and Outstanding pitching awards both years as well.

  • MVP – Barbara Reinalda, Raybestos Brakettes
  • HR Leader – Suzie Gaw, Saints – 1
  • HR Leader – Jeanie Bryant, Texas Sundowners – 1
  • HR Leader – Sandra Wells, Lorelei Ladies – 1
  • HR Leader – Charlene Thompson, Lorelei Ladies (6-15, .400, 4 RBI, 1 Run) – 1
  • Batting Leader – Cathy Toppi, Bridgeport Coeds – .571
  • Bertha Tickey Pitching Award – Barbara Reinalda, Raybestos Brakettes
  • Erv Lind Defensive Award – Kathleen Strahan, Raybestos Brakettes

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Lela Burns, San Fernando Valley Royals
P – Barbara Reinalda, Raybestos Brakettes (7-1, 6 shutouts, 1 ER, 56 IP, 32 K; 6-20, .300 batting)
P – Paula Noel, Sun City Saints (5-2, 52 IP, 19 K)
C – Lana Svec, Sarver Paving
C – Janet Leising, Tonawanda Shamrocks
1B – Diane Schumacher, Raybestos Brakettes
2B – Lee Ann Easley, Sun City Saints
3B – Billie Moore, Sun City Saints
SS – Kathleen Strahan, Raybestos Brakettes
OF – Martha Litherland, Sarver Paving
OF – Catherine Toppi, Bridgeport Coeds (8-14, .571, 2 RBI, 2 Runs)
OF – Mary Thompson, Lorelei Ladies
OF – Jeri Findlay, West Allis Bankettes
UTIL – Debbie Langevain, San Fernando Valley Royals

SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

P – Suzanne Houseman, Sarver Paving
P – Carol Townsend, West Allis Bankettes
P – Alice Coursen, Bridgeport Coeds
C – Nancy Elder, San Fernando Valley Royals
C – Debbie Kaminske, West Allis Bankettes
1B – Jean Hofstetter, Sarver Paving
2B – Mary Lou Cushing, Orlando Rebels
3B – Karen Mullins, Bridgeport Coeds
SS – Annette Sieracki, Tonawanda Shamrocks
OF – Susan Bachman, Orlando Rebels
OF – Gwen Berner, Tonawanda Shamrocks
OF – Judy Hoke, Sun City Saints
OF – Suzie Gaw, Sun City Saints
UTIL – Joan Van Ness, Raybestos Brakettes

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Raybestos Brakettes, Stratford, CT (7-1) (Defending Champ)
2. Sarver Paving Company Sabres, Ashland, OH (4-2) (East Central)
3. Sun City Saints, Sun City, AZ (5-2) (Cactus)
4. Shamrocks, North Tonawanda, NY (3-2) (Mid-Atlantic)
5t. San Fernando Valley Royals, Burbank, CA (3-2) (Pacific Coast)
5t. Bridgeport Co-eds, Bridgeport, CT (3-2) (New England)
7t. West Allis Bankettes, West Allis, (2-2) (Great Lakes)
7t. Lorelei Ladies, Atlanta, GA (2-2) (South Atlantic)
9t. Frosts Sporting Goods, Springfield, MO (1-2) (Mid-America)
9t. Orlando Rebels, Orlando, FL (2-2) (Southern)
9t. Sundowners, Fort Worth, TX (1-2) (Texas)
9t. Lisle Ramsey Kan Do, Omaha, NE (1-2) (At-Large)
13t. La Pizza Kittens, Des Moines, IA (1-2) (Western)
13t. Oklahoma City A’s, Oklahoma City, OK (0-2) (Southwestern)
13t. Benjo’s, Bloomington, MN (0-2) (Northern)
13t. Plain Americans, Washington DC (0-2) (Central Atlantic)
17t. Falcolner’s Lifter, Hayward, CA (0-2) (Host)
17t. Windmills, South Holland, IL (0-2) (Midwest)
17t. Yakima High Country, Yakima, WA (0-2) (Northwestern)

NOTES

Rocky Mountain Champ – no representative was listed. Canada Champ – Vancouver Doc’s Blues, Vancouver, BC did not attend.