1937-5-23 pic giving prize to kid
1938-10-30 pic as half-back
1941 pic w/ Mike Salinsen
1942 pic in action of throwing
1954-6-29 pic good profile - only grandfather playing in WINT
lives in Reno, divorce capital "That Reno's kind of a seaport town, what with the tied running in and the untied running out." (groan)
1935-9-14 named U. of Nevada freshman football coach
1937-11-17 Reno town team organized, first club game in Reno in years. Beasley is a long, accurate thrower of spirals.
1937-8-15 Chism Ice Cream pitcher, lost no-hitter with two outs in 9th in game v. Camp Reno soldiers
1938-6-12 pitching for Susanville, beat Washington Browns 4-3
1938-6-19 lost to Washington Browns 7-6
1938-8-28 beat Fallon 16-14 - Fallon has lefty 2b
1938-9-4 beat Alturas 13-5, Beasley & Smiley Clayton both homer
1939-5-30 beat Stockton Amblers 3-2
1939-8-01 in softball, leading league in batting. In baseball, to pitch for Sierra Royals against Kansas City Monarchs.
1939-8-02 W/ Sierra Royals v. House of David
1939-9-24 With Reno Garage, will pitch against Southern Pacific Stores, semi-pro champs of Oakland tourney- visitors may bring PCL players
1939-9-24 defeated SP Store 6-3 - have beat them three times this year so could claim unofficial championship - prob. could have won if entered Oakland tourne
1941-4-27 opened season by beating Ogden Reds of Pioneer League 2-1.
1941-6-04 shutout league-leading Lovelock club 8-0 - struck out 13. "The durable southpaw had the batters on edge with his "psychological" windup and continual throws to first..."
1941-6-07 "rocking chair wind-up"
1941-6-10 Sierra Nevada League teams making offers to Beasley. some opinions as to the fittingness of this alt pretty interesting
1942-4-23 team getting put together
1942-5-01 Threikel, Beasley, & Capriotti to recruit players - club will use Jack Threikel's park
1942-6-23 scoreless streak at 29 in relief outing
1942-7-23 usually the king of the dugout jockeys, Beasley has been silent for the last week - laryngitis
1942-8-07 Reno Garage batting
1945-7-08 idol of Sacramento fans - has rooting section devoted to him - "clowning and eccentric wind-ups wow fans"
1945-7-26 "specializes in 'psychologizing' opposing batsmen with crazy windups"
1946-3-01 got nice raise - talks of how San Francisco Seals are making nice $$$ by having spring-training in baseball-mad Hawaii
1946-8-26 "Dick (Kewpie) Barrett, Portland's roly poly pitcher, did an excellent job imitating Bud Beasley's delivery. And the next inning Beasley appeared on the first base coaching line with a pillow inside his uniform, which gave him the general appearance of Barrett. The fans got a big kick out of the comedy."
1953-6-21 pitching for Threikel's Cubs, beats SP Stores
1947-5-23 Reno Silver Sox to hold night for him
1947-5-29 Bud Beasley Night
1985-4-25 "Mr. Educator" - party for his 50th year as a Nevada "coach-teacher-friend"
"in those early years, Beasley would take off summers and pitch" in the PCL. "Known as 'the clown prince of West Coast pitchers', left-hander Beasley was noted for his humor and sly diamond tricks..."
Casey Stengel said "When I was managing the Oaks Beasley drove me crazy."
"in those early years, Beasley would take off summers and pitch" in the PCL. "Known as 'the clown prince of West Coast pitchers', left-hander Beasley was noted for his humor and sly diamond tricks..."
Casey Stengel said "When I was managing the Oaks Beasley drove me crazy."
1985-5-09 profile/pics
2004-7-20 Obit w/ pic makes front page
2005-5-18 "Foundation to carry on Bud Beasley's legacy of helping kids"
2015-8-30 same pic as in obit but in color - anecdote abt PCL days
https://elementaryschools.org/directory/nv/cities/sparks/bud-beasley-elementary-school/320048000432/
https://elementaryschools.org/directory/nv/cities/sparks/bud-beasley-elementary-school/320048000432/
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