1983 held at Greensboro, North Carolina.
Champion – Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, Florida
Runner Up – Steele’s Sports, Grafton, Ohio
Led by Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers beat an upstart Steele’s Sports in the final. Jerry’s came through the losers bracket and beat Steele’s twice in the finals. The top 5 hitters on Jerry’s (Meade, Harold Kelley, Denny Jones, Mike Bowlin and Mike Cellura) totaled 64 home runs during the tournament. That was more then most teams hit total.
Don Arndt was 11-13 with an .846 average to lead all hitters, but was 2 at bats short from the minimum of 15 to qualify for the title.
Dennis Myers of J&R Roofing and Mike Parrot of Garret’s Raiders were both in the same boat as they both went 10-12 (.833).
This makes what Bruce Meade did that much more impressive as he shattered the USSSA HR record for a single World Series with 18.
Jerry’s beat Steeles 25-20 on Meade’s 4-5, 3 HR performance in the first final and then won the title going away 26-12 as Meade once again was 4-5 with 3 more HRs. Doug Brown and Mike Cellura also hit 3 homers in that game.
Here is something that will tell you why Meade was the MVP. On the last day of the tournament, Bruce Meade was 17-19 with 14 HRs.
- MVP – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers (28-37, .757, 18 HRs, 35 RBIs, 31 Runs)
- Home Run Leader – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s – 18
- Batting Leader – Don Arndt, Howard’s (11-13, 6 HRs, 8 RBIs, 9 Runs) – .846
- Batting Leader (over 15 At Bats) – Bruce Meade, Jerry’s Caterers – .757
- Defensive MVP – Denny Jones, Jerry’s Caterers
USSSA MAJOR WORLD SERIES ALL WORLD TEAM
- Pitcher – Dana Andry – Steele’s Sports (15-25, .600, 6 HRs, 20 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Pitcher – Mike Parrott – Garrett’s Raiders (10-12, .833, 4 HRs, 6 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Catcher – Harold Kelley – Jerry’s Caterers (23-37, .622, 12 HRs, 25 RBIs, 23 Runs)
- First Base – Dennis Graser – Steele’s Sports (14-19, .737, 8 HRs, 20 RBIs, 16 Runs)
- First Base – Bill Pollock – Elite Coating (15-22, .682, 10 HRs, 13 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Second Base – Charles Wright – Elite Coatings (14-19, .737, 10 HRs, 12 RBIs, 15 Runs)
- Second Base – Mike Bolen – Jerry’s Caterers (26-41, .634, 13 HRs, 25 RBIs, 22 Runs)
- Third Base – Dennis Meyers – J&R Roofing (10-12, .833, 5 HRs, 11 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Third Base – Rick Weiterman – Steele’s Sports (15-23, .652, 3 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Shortstop – Danny Basso – Jerry’s Caterers (18-29, .621, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 12 Runs
- Outfield – Rick Wheeler – Capitol Insulation (15-22, .682, 9 HRs, 19 RBIs, 14 Runs)
- Outfield – Ron Galvan – Capitol Insulation (12-19, .632, 6 HRs, 9 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Outfield – Bruce Meade – Jerry’s Caterers (28-37, .757, 18 HRs, 35 RBIs, 31 Runs)
- Outfield – Bill Gatti – Elite Coating (15-20, .750, 10 HRs, 15 RBIs, 17 Runs)
- Outfield – Denny Jones – Jerry’s Caterers (19-33, .576, 10 HRs, 19 RBIs, 17 Runs)
- Outfield – Mike Cellura – Jerry’s Caterers (19-29, .655, 11 HRs, 27 RBIs, 20 Runs)
- Utility – Frank Rodrigues – Capitol Insulation (9-20, .450, 4 HRs, 7 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Utility – Dan Arndt – Howard’s/Western Steer (11-13, .846, 6 HRs, 8 RBIs, 9 Runs)
OTHERS
- Stan Harvey, Howards (10-13, .769, 3 HRs, 7 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Bill Blake, Garrett’s Raiders (8-12, .667, 4 HRs, 5 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- James Washington, Jerrys (16-25, .640, 10 HRs, 19 RBIs, 17 Runs)
- Tom Beall, Howards (10-16, .625, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Ron Ford, Elite (12-19, .632, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Doug Brown, Jerrys (22-36, .611, 10 HRs, 20 RBIs, 22 Runs)
- Cecil Whitehead, Elite (12-20, .600, 6 HRs, 12 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Rick Scherr, Howards (9-15, .600, 7 HRs, 14 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Charles Pierce, Philly Steak Out (7-10, .700, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Doug Roberson, Apollo Parking (5-8, .625, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 4 Runs)
- Craig Elliott, Elite (14-24, .583, 8 HRs, 16 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Elby Bushong, J&R Roofing (7-12, .583, 2 HRs, 5 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Al White, Philly Steak Out (7-12, .583, 3 HRs, 8 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Fred Trice, Elite (13-23, .565, 9 HRs, 14 RBIs, 12 Runs)
- Curtis Williams, Howards (8-15, .533, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs, 7 Runs)
- Mike Nye, Jerrys (21-41, .512, 5 RBIs, 18 Runs)
- Phil Higgins, Steeles (10-20, .500, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Rick Trudeau, Steeles (10-20, .500, 7 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Richard Wilborn, Howards (8-16, .500, 2 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Ron Parnell, Capitol (9-19, .474, 5 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Dick Bartel, Howards (7-15, .467, 7 HRs, 10 RBIs, 10 Runs)
- Ben Holt, Lilly Air (5-11, .455, 4 HRs, 5 RBIs, 5 Runs)
- Steve Williams, Elite (8-18, .444, 2 HRs, 4 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Mike Macenko, Steeles (11-25, .440, 6 HRs, 14 RBIs, 9 Runs)
- Cruz Martinez, Capitol (9-21, .429, 5 HRs, 9 RBIs, 11 Runs)
- Monty Tucker, Apollo Parking (3-7, .429, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 2 Runs)
- Ricky Huggins, Elite (8-19, .421, 6 HRs, 9 RBIs, 8 Runs)
- Steve Blanchette, Steeles (10-24, .417, 2 HRs, 6 RBIs, 6 Runs)
- Jerry King, Philly Steak Out (4-11, .364, 1 RBI, 6 Runs)
- Joe Young, Garrett’s Raiders (3-12, .250, 2 HRs, 3 RBIs, 4 Runs)
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Jerry’s Caterers, Miami, FL (7-1)
2. Steele’s Sports, Grafton, OH (4-2)
3. Capitol Insulation, North Hollywood, CA (3-2)
4. Elite Coating, Gordon, GA (2-2)
5t. Howard’s/Western Steer, Denver, NC (2-2)
5t. Garrett’s Raiders, Houston, TX (1-2)
7t. J&R Roofing, Phoenix, AZ (1-2)
7t. Lilly Industries, Chicago, IL (1-2)
9t. PhiIly Steak Out, Mill Valley, CA (1-2)
9t. Timothy’s Raiders, Houston, TX (1-2)
9t. Philip Morris, Richmond, VA (0-2)
9t. Apollo Parking, West Palm Beach, FL (0-2)
