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| 1940, with Portland Babes |
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| 1945, with Guistina Reds |
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| Hit .416 with the Miller Lumbermen of the Cascade League in 1948. |
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| 1952: with the Roseburg Chiefs of the Southwestern Oregon League. |
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| As Grant HS coach. |
Oregon State League
1942, Portland, .339 - 21 hits, 62 at-bats, 15 games
1943-7-19 named best infielder of state tournament
1943-7-19 named best infielder of state tournament
1943-7-27 avg player of Firemen 18 yrs. 2 mths. old - oldest 28 - youngest are two, tied, at 16.
In Portland City League, scored 142 runs and allowed 13 - out of 12 games, lost only to Camp Adair club - made up almost exclusively of former pros
In Portland City League, scored 142 runs and allowed 13 - out of 12 games, lost only to Camp Adair club - made up almost exclusively of former pros
1943-8-03 hit .583 for Firemen - 35 hits, 60 at-bats - brother of Ray Koch who played with Joe Gordon at U. of Oregon - "would have made majors but for trick knee"
1943-8-18 Portland Firemen (national semi-pro tournament) finished 7th going against teams with players like Cecil Travis, Pete Reiser, etc.
1944-8-9 Howard Hobson also in NY but too busy to have seen Koch play yet - has talked to him on phone
1944-8-24 now this says he was 4-F bc of perforated eardrum
1944-10-18 does not mind having given up college eligibility for baseball - will not play indpt. ball over winter bc of bad knee - "knee bothered him very little last summer but he played with a brace" - knee was what made him 4-F
1943-8-18 Portland Firemen (national semi-pro tournament) finished 7th going against teams with players like Cecil Travis, Pete Reiser, etc.
1944-8-9 Howard Hobson also in NY but too busy to have seen Koch play yet - has talked to him on phone
1944-8-24 now this says he was 4-F bc of perforated eardrum
1944-10-18 does not mind having given up college eligibility for baseball - will not play indpt. ball over winter bc of bad knee - "knee bothered him very little last summer but he played with a brace" - knee was what made him 4-F
1945-6-29 Had been discovered by Dodgers in tryout camp in Waters park.
1945-8-02 elaboration on signing
Cascade League
1945 Giustina Reds .313 - 4 home runs (1st), 20 hits, 64 at-bats, 16 games, 13 runs scored,
1945 Giustina Reds .313 - 4 home runs (1st), 20 hits, 64 at-bats, 16 games, 13 runs scored,
9 stolen bases,
1946 Reds .362 (4th) - 25 hits, 69 at-bats, 16 games, 15 runs scored, 2 triples, 15 RBI (tied for lead)
1948 Lumbermen (.416) 3b - 37 hits, 89 at-bats, 16 runs scored
1947 Portland McElroy Dancers
Southwestern Oregon League
1949 Roseburg (MVP) .389 - 21 hits, 54 at-bats - AVG tied for 9th in league
1951 CB-NB - State champions -
1952 Roseburg Chiefs batting < .300 as of 8-16
1953 Drain
College: University of Oregon
Was with the University of Oregon Webfoots basketball team for the 1943-44 season, which was named the top civilian team of the pacific northwest. He scored but 7 points in 12 games, and it looks like he was the shortest player on the squad.
1944-2-28 4F
1946 Reds .362 (4th) - 25 hits, 69 at-bats, 16 games, 15 runs scored, 2 triples, 15 RBI (tied for lead)
1948 Lumbermen (.416) 3b - 37 hits, 89 at-bats, 16 runs scored
1947 Portland McElroy Dancers
Southwestern Oregon League
1949 Roseburg (MVP) .389 - 21 hits, 54 at-bats - AVG tied for 9th in league
1951 CB-NB - State champions -
1952 Roseburg Chiefs batting < .300 as of 8-16
1953 Drain
College: University of Oregon
Was with the University of Oregon Webfoots basketball team for the 1943-44 season, which was named the top civilian team of the pacific northwest. He scored but 7 points in 12 games, and it looks like he was the shortest player on the squad.
1944-2-28 4F
1944-3-16 signed to play w/ Montreal
1949 coached Roseburg Peewee baseball summer program
1950-8-21 Named head baseball coach of Grant high school
Barney was the baseball and basketball coach of the high school Grant Generals from 1950 to 1960. His teams won 5 Portland Inter-Scholastic League titles and two state titles (1951, 1958), and he was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2005.
https://pilhalloffame.org/cybermuseum/school/grant/barney-koch/
Ray Koch:
1934-2-18 Gordon was freshman in 1933- used mostly as catcher
1934-5-08 saved many hits by fast fielding
1949 coached Roseburg Peewee baseball summer program
1950-8-21 Named head baseball coach of Grant high school
Barney was the baseball and basketball coach of the high school Grant Generals from 1950 to 1960. His teams won 5 Portland Inter-Scholastic League titles and two state titles (1951, 1958), and he was inducted into the Portland Interscholastic League Hall of Fame in 2005.
https://pilhalloffame.org/cybermuseum/school/grant/barney-koch/
Ray Koch:
1934-2-18 Gordon was freshman in 1933- used mostly as catcher
1934-5-08 saved many hits by fast fielding
1934-5-30 has top Oregon avg. at .370 - 20/54
1934-8-08 leg not sufficiently well to pivot on d.p.
1934-8-16 Koch & Gordon planning to play w. Portland All-Stars on day of crucial State League game
1934-8-08 leg not sufficiently well to pivot on d.p.
1934-8-16 Koch & Gordon planning to play w. Portland All-Stars on day of crucial State League game
- "disgruntled over financial relations with Eugene."
1934-8-22 Gordon hitting .420, Koch .405
1934-8-24 Gordon is hardest hitter on the team - Koch also a hard hitter
1935-6-19 All-Star 2b of Northern Division Conference - he hit .319, Gordon hit .415.
1935-6-19 All-Star 2b of Northern Division Conference - he hit .319, Gordon hit .415.
1935-7-28 w/ three MLB scouts watching Gordon & Koch juggle ball all over
1936-3-15 sent to Joplin w. Gordon (actually Gordon would stay at Oakland)
1937-4-01 "now working in Portland"
1937-12-19 article abt signing players to pros out of college
1939-4-27 Howard Hobson had tried to convince Gordon & Koch to finish school but they didn't listen
now Gordon is with the Yankees - and Koch is a failure, a semi-pro
could Barney Koch's brother's bad result of leaving school have affected his decision to finish school instead of continue with the Dodgers? It must have been a factor.
"Nearly every college coach has an 'understanding' with a big-league club or a representative of same. Actually the mentors are major league talent scouts."
Howard Hobson very against this - very against players quitting school - "1000-1 chance of making majors" & even if they do make majors, still valuable to have college education to fall back upon.
Gordon completed his bachelor's degree at U of O in PE in 1939.
1940-6-11 78 in golf
1940-10-16 w/ Gordon, "Oregon's greatest collegiate infield combination in history."
1942-7-15 enlisted w. medical corps
1944-10-18 overseas
1966-6-26 manager of Inglewood Golf & Country Club
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171899163/raymond-koch might be him - 1915 to 1985
1932 West Side Babes w/ Joe & Jack Gordon in state league
1932 West Side Babes w/ Joe & Jack Gordon in state league
1933 Federals/ Salem Senators
1934 Eugene Townies w/ Joe & Jack Gordon best dp combination outside of OB?
1935 Hop Gold 6-30 Eugene dealt blow by Gordon & Koch going to Hop Gold
1934 Eugene Townies w/ Joe & Jack Gordon best dp combination outside of OB?
1935 Hop Gold 6-30 Eugene dealt blow by Gordon & Koch going to Hop Gold
https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=koch--001al-
listed as "Al Koch" but you can see here: 1936-9-24 it was actually Ray 9-15 when was his injury?
listed as "Al Koch" but you can see here: 1936-9-24 it was actually Ray 9-15 when was his injury?
1941 Eugene teammate of Barney
1935-8-10 Albany Democrat-Herald
"Ray Koch, 2b is also associated with deals with major league teams. Koch is a more spectacular player than Gordon. A ball that Gordon would handle in an easy conventional manner, Koch is apt to handle while turning a flip-flop or while sliding on his ear.
Koch and Gordon started playing together in high school and Junior American Legion baseball. Ray Brooks, now manager of Hop Gold, took them from high school and started them on the East Side Babes of the State League. Following several summer seasons on Brooks' team, they started to the University of Oregon and last year played for Eugene. "
1941-6-01 Eugene Guard
"Used to give us the heebie-jeebies by attempting to stretch singles into doubles... He failed to follow Gordon because of knee injury.
Ray Koch is a known quantity at short stop. He starred with Joe Gordon at the U. of O. and was considered at that time to be [his equal]."
1935-8-10 Albany Democrat-Herald
"Ray Koch, 2b is also associated with deals with major league teams. Koch is a more spectacular player than Gordon. A ball that Gordon would handle in an easy conventional manner, Koch is apt to handle while turning a flip-flop or while sliding on his ear.
Koch and Gordon started playing together in high school and Junior American Legion baseball. Ray Brooks, now manager of Hop Gold, took them from high school and started them on the East Side Babes of the State League. Following several summer seasons on Brooks' team, they started to the University of Oregon and last year played for Eugene. "
1941-6-01 Eugene Guard
"Used to give us the heebie-jeebies by attempting to stretch singles into doubles... He failed to follow Gordon because of knee injury.
Ray Koch is a known quantity at short stop. He starred with Joe Gordon at the U. of O. and was considered at that time to be [his equal]."
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| 1934-6-24, Eugene Guard |
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