Washington leagues

 Washington

State tournament
    1937 Tacoma Johnson Paint

    1937-7-26 Series: OR champs v. WA champs. Tacoma Johnson Paint 7, Portland Reliable Shoe 4. Portland now leads 2-1. 

    1937-7-27 Tacoma Johnson Paint 2, Portland Reliable Shoe 1. Fifth game forced.

    Johnson, Earl BOS p 1937 Tacoma Johnson Paint

Aberdeen Sunset League

    1936

    Oppelt, Marion p 1936 Chair Factory

Community League (Seattle)

    1929

    1931 6-29 standings

    Percival, Ed 1931 Renton

Central Washington League

    1927

     Claxton, Jimmy 1927 Roslyn

 Eastern Washington League

    1937 4-26 standings

Idaho-Washington League

    1925 Upstairs Price  6-28 standings

    1926  6-01 standings 8-25 batting

    1927 

    Gatewood, Earl 1926 Eagles

    Brandt, Ed 1925 Upstairs Price 1926 Cour d' Alene

    1925-6-28 Ed Brandt signed by Upstairs Price
    1925-6-30 Earl Dunlap, top lefty of the northwest, declared to be in a class with Ed Brandt. 

        offered a contract by White Sox but unable to come to terms - pitched in Blue Mountain League

        this year

    1927-4-18 Spud Murphy umpires 1st game since last July, when he was injured by an Ed Brandt fastball. 

Klickitat County League

    1936

    Lahti, Herb 1936 Stevenson Finnish oil man/ managing Stevenson

Northwest League (or Northwestern)

    1930 Everett 

    1931 Bremerton 7-25 standings 6-12 .300+

    1932 

    1933 8-26 standings

    1936 8-24 standings

    1937

    1939

    1940 

    1941 8-03 standings Bremerton batting

    1942 5-26 standings

    1947 8-17 standings (close to final)

    1948 8-08 standings

    1950 8-13 standings

    1952 

    1953 8-05 standings

    Baker, Loris-Lonny PCL 2b 1936 Olympia Senators 

    Barberis, Babe 1940 Gibson's

    Bianchi, Pete 1941 Bremerton 1952 Everett

    Bosse, Joe 1b 1936 Olympia Senators

    Bray, Elmer 1940 Bellingham

    Conover, Dick 1947 Everett

    Dean, Monroe 1933 Puyallup

    Ellsworth, Chick 10 yrs in PCL 1937 Yakima Indians

     Ford, Doug 1941 Bremerton 

    Gaffney, John 1931 West Seattle 1932 West Seattle 1936 Bremerton 

    Gaw, Wilson hit .328 in 25 games for Seattle Indians in 1931 1931 West Seattle 1933 Puyallup

                1936 Bremerton

    Hanan, Dale 1952 Bellingham

    Hofeditz, Ty 1933 Gibson's 1936 Bellingham 1940 Bellingham 

1941 Bellingham 1947 Bellingham 1948 Bellingham

        1949 Bellingham  1950 Bellingham 1951 Bellingham

    Holevas, Christy 1940 Bellingham

    Hutchinson, Johnny 1940 Seattle Gibsons
     Isekite, Floyd great in WINT 1936 Bellingham Boosters

    Jacobson, Chuck 1933 Gibson's

    Johnson, Howie 1941 Olympia

    Libke, Bill 1931 Langendorf Bakers 1931 Gibson's Carpet Cleaners 1932 West Seattle 1936 Shelton

    McNamee, Joseph c vg 1947 Seattle Travelers

    Middendorf, Bert TR 1936 Yakima 1937 Yakima Indians 1-hitter 1939 Bremerton 1940 Bremerton 

            1941 Bremerton 1947 Seattle Travelers 14K

    Milroy, John 1940 Olympia

    Moen, Bob 1950 Bellingham

    Oppelt, Marion p 1936 Shelton Loggers mostly sitting on bench, but doing nicely in Tacoma City League and Aberdeen Sunset League (see sections)

    Padovan, Andrew  1936 Bellingham 1937 Bellingham Boosters 1940 Bellingham 

    1941 Bellingham 1948 Bellingham 1949 Bellingham 1950 Bellingham 

    Plouf, Francis 1939 Bremerton hit .312 for WINT Bremerton 1946 1940 Bellingham 

    Porter, Earl 1942 Tacoma Ships

    Percival, Ed 1931 West Seattle A.C. 1932 Gibson's

    Reynolds, Roland 1930 Bellingham Tulips

     Sabutis, Pete  1950 Bellingham

    Schimling, Hal 1941 Tacoma

    Spadafore, Joe 1940 Olympia

    Sooter, Wilburn 1950 Bellingham

    Vierra, Virgil 1937 Yakima Indians

    Votaw, Verne-Vern 1936 Tacoma Tigers

    Wilborn, Bennett black 1952 Bellingham threw no-hitter for Burien Cab in state tourney

    Zender, Bernie 1952 Deming

    Zender, Dick  1952 Deming five Zender brothers in line-up

    Burns, George 1936 Yakima Indians 1937 Yakima Indians

    Chambers, Cliff good-hitting pitcher 1941 Bellingham  

    Flagstead, Ira 1936 Olympia Senators MG

    Harrington, Andy 1937 Yakima Indians

    Johnson, Earl 1939 Bremerton Cruisers gives stats - 2.34 ERA, 145K, 15G - w/BOS next yr

    Lasley, Willard 1931 Everett Seagulls 1933 Gibson's 1936 Shelton

     McLarney, Art 1936 Bellingham 1940 Bremerton

    Ruether, Dutch 1942 Tacoma Ships

    Sutherland, Suds 1931 Bremerton

    Ward, Dick 1940 Bellingham

    1950 Bellingham Bells

    1952 Bellingham Bells

    1957 Bellingham Bells

    1958 Bellingham Bells Roger Repoz

    Boutet, Prosser 1948

    Bray, Elmer 1940

    Burns, George 1937

    Gaw, Wilson 1931 West Seattle milb

    Hofeditz, Ty 1950 Bellingham

    Isekite, Floyd 1936

    Norrie, Hal 1932 picture

    Okeson, Duke 1941 hitting .370 w/ 11 HR in 100 AB

    Padovan, Andy 1947 1951

    Postelwait, Gabby  1951

    Schaab, Dutch 1932

    Snyder, Bill pic 1931 West Seattle MG

    1930-5-31 Andy Padovan back to hometown after 4 years in CA
    1935-6-04 Herman Pillette throws no-hitter v. Uniteds of Vancouver Senior City League

        signed to contract just a few hours before gametime

        1935-5-29 released by Seattle Indians

        1935-6-07 now w/ Hollywood Stars - signed on strength of no-hitter

    1936-4-05 league managers listed - last year w. night ball Yakima had 85K ATT 

        & $35K in gate receipts w/ schedule - Bremerton has announced that a $36K new park,       

        equipped for night ball, will be ready by 7-4  

    1936-4-14 Olympia has three players who were with the House of David last year - Frank Zoellers, Joe Bosse, and Gil Paulsen. All are former pros. 

    1936-6-19 AWESOME. misc. notes. Lists former pros.

     1936-6-23 

    "The best tossers pick up anywhere [from] a 'fin' to a 'sawbuck' in Northwest League play, with battery men scaled slightly higher."

    1936-7-10 Torchy Torrance = league pres.

    1937-3-18 8 of 13 players George Burns has on Yakima team are holdovers from last yr's cham tm

    1937-4-20 Yakima Indians will battle against insurgents

    1937-5-12 two Yakima Indians players deny rumors that they will hop to Lewiston WINT

    1937-6-09 George Burns has done so much for the Yakima club - drew 90K fans last year

    1937 Yakima Indians seriously good DP combo of Harrington & Ellsworth

    1937-8-25 Yakima Indians bought by Yakima Pippins - best players will be retained

    1937-9-15 Yakima Indians defeated by Yakima Pippins in exhibition

    1937-9-16 fans are buying a car for George Burns

    1938-2-10 George Burns to head new league this yr (not sure plans ever came to fruition)

    1938-4-14 Yakima Pippins sign Andy Harrington - gives overview of muddled 1937 season,

        when Yakima was a house divided. 

    1938-5-11 Freddy Hutchinson pitched a few times for Yakima, 1937

    1939-6-21 Bert Middendorf throws no-hitter - first in league history - 20K

    1939-8-18 Middendorf works for telephone company - Leo Taylor building fence out

        of broken bats - 

    1940-4-19 Christy Holevas "colorful Greek"

    1941-7-03 Cruisers lose 12-2 to KCM
    1941-8-26 profile of Middendorf & stats for season - 176K in 118 innings

    1947-8-17 Mount Vernon Milkmaid's lineup walked out on them - recruit local players to try to

        finish schedule - legality of this is unclear as not supposed to add new players after 8-01

            Everett Blue Jays' 16-game winning streak snapped

    1948-3-23 rumor that Andy Padovan will manage Oak Harbor    

    1948-7-02 Andy Padovan released by request to rejoin Bellingham 

        league affiliated with NBC - team leading league as of 7-01 qualifies for state tournament

    1948-7-13 Bellingham loses 5-0 to KCM

    1950-8-13 full name: Tyrus Raymond Hofeditz

    1952-4-09 Bellingham uniform described

    1989-9-26 Middendorf gave up pro career for steady job

         

    MG:

   1930

     Mount Vernon  chatty Mickey McMahon

    1940

    Bellingham Andy Padovan

    1952

    Bellingham  Andy Padovan

    

Northwest Washington League

    1922 7-28 standings batting pitching+fielding

    1923 2nd half standings Elks batting (8-30 batting) 8-28 pitching

    1924 Everett Seagulls batting (xtra) pitching (xtra)

    1925 Everett Seagulls 6-4 batting xtra 6-17x

 

    Eley, Orville 1924 Sedro-Wooley

       Pigg, Vic 1922 Sedro-Wooley

    Swartz, George 1922 Sedro-Wooley

    Abrams, George  SABR bio 1924 Mount Vernon 1925 Sedro-Wooley

    Averill, Earl 1923 Bellingham 1924 Bellingham 1924 Everett 1925 Bellingham w/ pic (xtra)

             left 7-23 for Butte

    Solomon, Mose 1922 Elks batting champ with .397

    1923 Elks picture

    1924 Seagulls xtra

    1922-7-28 Ike Dernberger, president, resigns

    1922 Seattle Indians close season with four recruits

    1923 all-star team + biographical information about teams in championship series

Puget Sound League

    1950 Oak Harbor Oaks

Puget Sound Shipyard League

    1943

    Koehler, Pip 1943 Tacoma Sea-Tacs 

    Libke, Al 1943 Tacoma Sea-Tacs

    Spindel, Hal 1943 Lake Washington has box

    Amaral, Danny 1943 Pasco Flyers defeated San Diego Padres 6-2

    Ananicz, Steve 1943 Pasco Flyers

    Federmeyer, Clarence 1943 Everett 

    Ford, Doug 1943 Everett

    Isekite, Floyd 1943 Tacoma Shipbuilders

    McNamee, Joseph 1943 Tacoma

    Porter, Earl 1943 Tacoma Shipbuilders

    Ramsey, Cleve 1943 Tacoma Sea-Tacs 2

    Vanni, Edo 1943 Pasco Flyers

    Wise, George 1943 Tacoma Sea-Tacs 2

    Koehler, Pip 1943

    Isekite, Floyd 1943

    1943-4-28 all about the managers - all are pros, all except Koehler expected to play regularly

    1943-7-15 Tacoma to play Iron Works of War Industries - roster listed - vg

Seattle City League

    1942

    1951 5-08 standings

    Carr, Clayton 1951 Bellingham

    Federmeyer, Clarence 1942 Universal Printers 

    Hanan, Dale 1951 Bellingham

    Hofeditz, Ty 1951 Bellingham

    Padovan, Andrew 1951 Bellingham

    Silverthorn, Earl 1951 Bellingham 20+ triples 3 times

    MG:

    1951

    Sedro-Wooley Earl "Little Beaver" Silverthorn PM

    Padovan, Andy 1951

    1951 Bellingham Bells

    1951-8-13 Bellingham Bells fundraising to participate in nat tournament - $3K goal

    

Seattle-Bellingham League

    1926

    Gaffney, John 1926 Catholic Foresters leading league, 19 for 35

    

    had Japanese team
 
Seattle War Industries League

    1943

    Ahearn, Bill 1944 Navy Yard Recs

    Behrman, Joe 1944 Isaacson Iron Works former Bushwick, returning from 18 months in Africa

    Barberis, Babe 1943 Isaacson Iron Works

    Endress, Ernie

    McNamee, Joseph 1944 Isaacson Iron Works

      Middendorf, Bert 1943 Isaacson Iron Works 1944 Isaacson Iron Works 1-hitter

    Millard, Jack 1944 Isaacson Iron Works

    Penso, John lived to 102 1943 Isaacson Iron Works 2

    McLarney, Art 1943 Isaacson Iron Works 2

    1943-7-14 Iron Works have Willie Hewson - was in old Timber League

    1943 Art McLarney/ Ted Isaacson - Isaacson former NFL

Spokane City League

    1922 8-06 batting w/ full names

    1923 9-03 standings

    1924 6-30 standings League has many of the same teams as the Idaho-Washington League

    Gatewood, Earl  1922 Culbertson

    Brandt, Ed  (post-season) 1922 Overland 1923 Upstairs-Price All-Stars

    1923-1-03 Seattle offers $5K for Ed Brandt

Tacoma City League

    1916 7-10 standings

    1924 8-30 standings

    1930 Cammarano Brothers 2nd half standings

    1933 

    1934

    1935

    1936 6-27 standings 7-21 standings (2nd half)

    1937 7-27 standings

    1949 

    1954 2nd half final standings

    Balsano, Lou  1930 Cammarano Brothers

    Bosse, Joe 1b 1936 Rockets

    Buck, Dick 1949 South Tacoma

    Daly, Jack 1936 Wheeler-Osgood

     Eley, Orville 1916 South Tacoma Tigers box

    Isekite, Floyd 1930 Cammarano Brothers 1933 Cammarano Brothers 1933 Kimballs

            1934 Pacific Match 4K ATT

    Haughland, Oscar 1916 Tacoma Smelting box 1930 Kay Street 1933 Superior Dairy (MG)

         1936 Superior Dairy

    Libke, Bill 1924 Fern Hill 1936 Rockets 2

    Oppelt, Marion p 1936 Rockets 15K - new season record

    Sabutis, Pete 1949 Kay Street

    Schimling, Hal 1949 Kay Street

    Spadafore, Joe 1934 Pacific Match

    Tobin, Frank c - made pro debut at 26 in 1920 - had long career in high minors 1936 Rockets

    Torrence, E.M. 1949 South Tacoma

     Claxton, Jimmy  1924 Waterfront A.C. beats Union Oil Aristos 1924 Longshoremen

    Libke, Al 1936 Rockets

    1924-7-18 Harley Franklin, Tacoma Avenue, throws no-hitter
            Jimmy Claxton threw one earlier in year

    1924-8-01 Union Oil Aristos withdrew from league because of Jimmy Claxton - return with promise

        that the league constitution will not be violated any longer by the use of blacks

    1924-8-30 Claxton pitching for Longshoremen like nothing happened

    1936-6-23 Love of the game drives league, not money. Players usually get about half a dollar per game.

    "The best tossers pick up anywhere [from] a 'fin' to a 'sawbuck' in Northwest League play, with battery men scaled slightly higher." Semi-pro players who can't make the NW grade can forget about making money by their ball.

    Good league gossip.

    1936-7-24 Good stuff

    1949-4-30 great review of history of the players & managers

    1949-4-30 pic of Kay Street battery - Pete Sabutis & Hal Schimling

        & City League skippers - George Wise & Gus Paine

Tacoma Industrial League

    1931

    Isekite, Floyd 1931 Northern Pacific (championship series)

    Haughland, Oscar  1931 Teamsters (championship series)

Tacoma News Commercial League

    1910 5-21 standings

    McQuarry, Leo p 1910 Alber Bros. only 15 - was 13-6 the next year in WCAN

    Lynn, Byrd 1910 Beutel Business College (released) 

Timber League

    1926 8-13 standings

    1927 7-01 standings 2nd half final 6-10 batting/pitching

    1928 8-20 standings

    1929 Grays Harbor Twins

    1930 

    1931 Kelso

    1934 

    1938 

    1954 

     Balsano, Lou 1926 Tacoma 1929 Tacoma

    Berg, Johnny 1926 Everett 1928 Seattle Cubs

    Blevins, Bruce 1928 Tacoma

     Brottem, Tony 1926 Chehalis

    Eley, Orville 1928 Hoquiam Loggers 1929 Grays Harbor

     Isekite, Floyd 1934 Shelton

    Lahti, Herb 1938 Clatskanie Chiefs 17-1 win - first-half pennant

    Libke, Bill 1927 Chehalis

     Rentfrow, Clyde 1926 Chehalis 1927 Longview

    Schoonover, Clay 1926 Chehalis

    Shay, Pat 1934 Bremerton probably

    Spadafore, Joe 1934 Tacoma Tigers

    Stokke, Gilbert 1927 Everett

    Trummer, Ed 1929 Grays Harbor

     Abrams, George  see SABR bio1926-1929 Everett Seagulls

    Davenport, Dave 1926 Chehalis Timber Wolves

    Fitzke, Paul 1928 Hoquiam

    Gregg, Vean  1926 Hoquiam (13-2 as of 7-30) 1927 Hoquiam 1928 Hoquiam

     Hyatt, Ham 1926 Chehalis 1928 Hoquiam

    Jensen, Woody 1926 Chehalis

    Jessee, Dan 1930 Longview

    Lasley, Bill 1929 Grays Harbor

    Rickert, Marv 1954 Tacoma

    

    1926 Chehalis very good 2nd half preview with detailed roster - tons of pros

        w/commented 1st half stats

    1926 Vean Gregg MVP

    1928-7-26 "Timber League Doomed"

    1928-8-11 Ham Hyatt has retired

    1929-8-01 leading batters

    1930 Chehalis shoved out of league

    1936-7-21 "Lyle Knapp, Chehalis fireman, is staging a comeback with the Raymond Seagulls of the Timber League. Knapp is one of the team's top hitters, just as he was with the Chehalis Moose a decade ago."

 

    1954-4-10 (non-league) McChord Defenders, including Ikeda, combine for no-hitter. Three pitchers go three innings each. 

    1954-8-12 Masumi Ikeda with McChord Defenders. 

Valley League

    1916 7-10 standings

    Rockenfield, Ike (MLB - I think) 1916 Sumner

Vancouver Senior League

    1943

    1944 6-19 standings

    1945 6-11 standings 8-08 batting

    Barberis, Babe 1945 Norvans 2

    Clarkson, Reg good - not sure why his career was so short 1944 Arrows

    Edy, Roswell .346 1939WINT 1944 Arrows

    Faria, Joe 1945 Bellingham

    Gilday, Jim 1943 Bellingham Bells 1944 Bellingham 2 1945 Bellingham

    Hofeditz, Ty 1943 Bellingham Bells 1944 Bellingham 1945 Bellingham 1946 Bellingham

    Holden, Daniel started as p, became of - played till 1960 1944 St. Regis

    Holt, Gene 1945 Norvans

    Orteig, Ray 1939-58, mostly in PCL - as position player 1945 Norvans 2

    Padovan, Andrew 1943 Bellingham Bells 1944 Bellingham 1945 Bellingham 1946 Bellingham

    Plouf, Francis 1945 Norvans

    Zender, Bernie  1943 Bellingham Bells  

    Zender, Dick 1943 Bellingham Bells

    Torgeson, Earl 1943 Bellingham Bells

    White, Don 1944 Bellingham

    Clovechok, Andy pro hockey 1945 Norvans 2

 

    1943 Bellingham Bells

    

    1943-8-22 Long John Marshall & Lefty Bob Luckett

    1943-9-12 Torgeson has stolen home in 3 straight games Bells were 20-1-2 at home

      1944-6-19 Daniel Holden has complained that the left field fence at Girard street is too close

    1945-12-31 "lion-hearted throwing of rubber-armed Joe Faria" Zane Hickok hit in 15 straight

    Padovan, Andy 1944

        

    1944 

    Bellingham MG: Joe Martin 

    Play-offs:

    1945-9-11 Bellingham 9, A&Q 6

    Finals
    1945-9-12 Norvans 9, Bellingham 3. 
    1945-9-14 Norvans 9, Bellingham 0. In play-offs, Ray Orteig has 4 W, 64K, 38.1 IP, 9R, 24H - much better than Joe Faria

    1945-9-16 Norvans 8, Bellingham 3.  1500ATT

    Pics:

    1945-9-15 Casey Jones & Ray Orteig

Western Washington League

    1941 2nd half standings

    Isekite, Floyd

    Claxton, Jimmy 1941 Casinos loses 0-10

    1941-5-31 "Floyd Isekite, leading southpaw in the Western International last season, was whacked out of the box by the Casinos in the sixth inning of his first start in the Western Washington circuit, a loop supposedly several notches below the W.I. Pitching for the opposite colored boys was Jimmy Claxton, a veteran of 49 years. 

Washington State League

    1910

    Osborne, Tamp

    1910-5-28 Tamp Osborne arrested for stabbing Chehalis manager thrice alt

    more detailed account of incident

    1910-7-21 after 48 days in jail fined $150 & released left to join NWL Tacoma 

Pros:

Bichsel, Dick 1939 Consumers Meat 

Bloom, Dale 1952 Tacoma Brewers

Faria, Joe 1944 Forth Fighter Wing

Federmeyer, Clarence 1938 Broadway Improvement 21-1 1940 Seattle Aero Mechanics

    1941 Lake Washington Shipyards 1942 Universal Printers Seattle City League

            1943 Everett Puget Sound Shipyards

Gatewood, Earl 1925 Tom Lacy's All-Stars

Lahti, Herb Portland Connie Mack trades Ossie Orwoll and Homer Summa to Portland for Lahti

        1939 Edwards Furniture Blue Birds

Middendorf, Bert   1945 C.T.O.P. in Puget Sound tournament

Vanni, Edo 1943 Pasco Flyers

Youngman, Jim 1944 Whidby Flyers

Claxton, Jimmy 1923 Mukilteo 1925 Edmonds shut-out 8-26 loses to excellent Kirkland team

Johnson, Bob 288 MLB HR 1952 Tacoma Brewers

Ward, Dick vg with LA 1933-34 1939-5-19 released by San Diego 1939-6-30 released by LA

        1939 Tacoma Consumers Meat team wins 17th straight roster of team policeman

State tournaments

1929

Claxton, Jimmy  1929 Roslyn

1929 Inland-Empire Tournament

Claxton, Jimmy  1929 Wenatchee

1930 

1930-8-23

Haughland, Oscar 1930 Fife
Isekite, Floyd 1930 Cammarano Bros. (hit hard)
Libke, Bill 1930 Bremerton
Percival, Ed  1930 Telephone Co.

1938

1938-7-18 Washington Browns win 10-0 as Percy Lacy k's 17 in 7 1-hit innings

1944

7-05 played three games in one day - Joe Behrman pitched in all three - two CG, one relief assignment

7-05 Isaacson Iron Works crowned state champs

1953

8-05 total attendance: 5548

Dick Conover won outstanding pitcher award

1954

1954-8-12 All rosters with full names. Charlie Lau

1954-8-15 Only teams from Western Washington remain. "Little Masumi Ikeda" threw the tournament's second no-hitter.

1954-8-15 Connie Grob, Dick Stuart, Sam Esposito, and Johnny McNamara are with the Fort Lewis Explorers. Has some boxes - much better coverage than other.

    Deming has four Zenders in line-up, three of whom are pros. 

    Lefty Pete Spasoff threw 1st no-hitter of tournament.

1954-8-18 Tournament all-star team named. Masumi Ikeda on team. Box for championship game - Fort Lewis Explorers beat Bellingham Bells 12-0. 

    Herb Anderson selected as MVP. 

Spasoff, Pete 

Pictures:

Bayer, Bud 1944 1944 Forth Fighter Wing

Moen, Bob 1954 Bellingham Bells

1954-8-12 Fairchild AFB Fliers; Charlie Lau

1954-8-18 Satalich, Ad; Anderson, Herb; 

Teams

Washington Browns

1938-6-15 lose 4-3 to Susanville

1938-8-06 lose 9-4 to Provo Tramps

http://research.sabr.org/journals/files/SABR-National_Pastime-16.pdf p.118/140

Began in 1936 as touring team of college players from Mississippi, called St. Louis Blues. Returned in 1937 to base operation in Yakima and become the Washington Browns. 1938 was final season. 

had HOF Bill Foster, brother of Rube Foster, in 1937. 

Davis, Piper 1938

1910-7-30 Army tournament, including 25th Infantry. 

1942-9-26 Fort Lewis Warriors. Star pitcher is black: Ford Smith.