Varsity
Baseball 1954
Front row: David Forney, Bill Bitner, Jack Quigley,
Don Potteiger, Bill Baker, Bill Brandt, Barry Yerger, Jim Harne.
Row 2: :mgr. Roy
Sheaffer, Coach Yost, Bob Enck, Jim Dougherty, Earl
Kohlhaas, John Mackey, Dick Gochnour, Tom Fisher, mgr. Ray White
1954
Midseason Baseball Highlights
Six area high schools have started the scramble for the West Shore
League baseball championship. West Shore Joint, the defending,
champion, is currently in the first place position.
Mechanicsburg
Mr. Tom Yost's
Wildcats proved themselves a capable contender for the top spot by
downing John Harris, 7-4, in the season's opening game.
Carlisle
fell to the Maroon and Steel, 3-0, in the first league contest
on April 6.
The
Wildcats defeated the New Cumberland Tigers, 10-4. Enola also fell
to the Cats, 9-7.
On
April 9, the Cats faltered to Camp Hill's Lions, 5-1. Record: 4-1.
New
Cumberland
New
Cumberland
opened the campaign with double victories over Boiling Springs. In
the first game, the Tigers won, 4-0, while in the second meeting,
NCHS won by a 5-0 score.
The
Blue and White defeated John Harris by the same score as M-burg,
7-4, in their next encounter. In the opening league game, the
Tigers defeated Enola, 6-4. West Shore Joint walloped New
Cumberland, 4-0, on April 9. M-burg dropped NCHS, 10-4. Record:
4-2.
Carlisle
Carlisle
's Thundering Herd defeated
York Springs, 4-0, in their opening contest.
Shippensburg
surprised the Green and White by holding
Carlisle
to a 5 - 5 deadlock.
Against
M-burg, the Herd lost, 3-0, for their first loss of the year.
Carlisle
topped Shippensburg's Greyhounds in a return engagement, 4-1. A
10-2 decision over Enola gave
Carlisle
its first loop victory.
Carlisle
defeated CHHS, 5-3. Record:
4-1-1.
Camp Hill
In Camp Hill's initial game, the Lions out-hit Susquehanna
by a 12-9 count.
Susquenita
proved too strong for the Blue and White, as the
Perry
County
team beat Camp Hill, 10-5. The Lions collected six hits to top
Mechanicsburg, 5-1. Record: 2-1.
West
Shore
. West Shore Joint's first
triumph was over previously undefeated New Cumberland, 4-0.
Enola was smothered by the Trojans, 10-1. The Trojans also played
a 4-4 tie with Camp Hill, but the game was
called after five innings because of rain. The contest will be
replayed sometime next week. Record: 2-0.
Enola
Enola dropped its
opening loop game against New Cumberland, 6-4. Against West Shore
Joint, the Panthers were overwhelmed by a 10-1 count.
Mechanicsburg also defeated Enola, 9-7. Carlisle also overpowered
the
Orange
and Black, 10-2, on April 9. Record: 0-4.
(April 21, 1954 The Torch)
Wildcats Move into
2nd Place
As Dougherty Pitches 3rd Win
Mechanicsburg, currently in second place in the West Shore League, has
earned a record of four wins and one loss this season.
In the opening contest of the season the Wildcats defeated
John Harris by a score
of 7-3. Jim Dougherty,
senior hurler, was the winning pitcher.
Mechaniciburg
High School
's Wildcat's defeated the Carlisle Thundering Herd last Tuesday
afternoon by a score of 3-0. This was the second consecutive win
for the Wildcats. The game was played on the Wildcat diamond.
Dougherty, Mechanicsburg's starting pitcher, pitched the
complete seven innings. He gave up two hits, walked four and
struck out seven.
The Camp Hill Lions staged an upset against the Wildcats on
April 9 by defeating the Cats, 5-1. Quigley was charged with the
loss. Dave Forney scored the only run for the Wildcats.
New
Cumberland
dropped a 10-4 game to the Wildcats on April 14, as Jim Dougherty
chalked up his third consecutive win. The Maroon and Steel's big
inning was the first, when six runners crossed the home plate.
Mechanicsburg downed Enola, 9-7, on April 14, as Jack
Quigley hung up his first victory. In the first inning, Bud
Kohlhaas drove Quigley home for M-burg's first run.
Three
runs scored in the sixth inning when Potteiger connected for a
triple, Yerger knocked out a
double, while Quigley and Dougherty both hit singles.
(April 21, 1954 The Torch)
Baseball
action from a 1954 Wildcat game at Memorial Park.
Varsity Baseball Team Wins 8, Loses 4;
Finishes Second in
West
Shore
League
The
Wildcat Varsity baseball team ended the season with an impressive
8 and 4 record. The
star hurlers of the
season were Jim Dougherty and Jack Quigley. Leading hitter was Jim
Dougherty with .441 average.
New
Cumberland
, 10-4
Displaying
an 11-hit attack, the Wildcats downed the Tigers of New Cumberland
by a 10 to 4 count. Jack Quigley led the assault with three
singles. Dougherty was the winning pitcher.
Enola,
9-7
Another
exhibition of strong hitting was displayed by the Wildcats April
14. Don Potteiger collected three hits including a triple, and Bud
Kohlhaas drove in three runs.
West
Shore
, 3-5
The
Wildcats buffed against their second defeat of the season when
they lost to Lemoyne 3 to 5. Dougherty was the losing pitcher, but
supported his own cause with two hits.
Carlisle
,
3-1
In
the second game with
Carlisle
, the Wildcats met defeat. Quigley was the losing pitcher, and
Potteiger highlighted the game with two hits including a triple.
New
Cumberland
, 3-2
New
Cumberland
again fell to the Wildcats on April 30 as Dougherty won his fourth
game, 3 to 2.
Enola, 5-4
In
a ten-inning contest, Mechanicsburg overpowered Enola's Panthers,
5-4. Jack Quigley, the
winning hurler, won his initial game as he gave out 13 hits.
Camp Hill, 11-1
Mechanicsburg revenged their earlier loss to Camp Hill by a 11-1 count
on May 12.
'The
Maroon and Steel pounded out 15 hits as Jim Dougherty chalked up
Win, No. 5.
Middletown
,
2-1
Middletown
, winner of the Lower
Dauphin League, bowed to the Wildcats on May 13:
Quigley,
who gave out eight hits, won his second game.
West
Shore
, 2-7
Champion
of the league, West Shore Joint, defeated M-burg, 7-2, in the
final game of the year. Dougherty was charged with the defeat.
1954
Statistics
Hitting:
Team
Batting Average - .272
Leading
Hitters: Dougherty -
.441, Mackey - .324, Potteiger - .300
RBIs:
Kohlhaas, Quigley, and Yerger – 6; Baker and Dougherty - 5
Home
runs: none
Triples:
Potteiger and Baker were the only hitters to hit triples.
They each hit 2.
Doubles:
Kohlhaas and Mackey – 3; Yerger - 2
Stolen
bases: Mackey – 8;
Forney and Potteiger - 6
Walks:
Dougherty and Baker - 8
Runs:
Dougherty – 9; Mackey - 8
Pitching:
Wins:
Dougherty – 5; Quigley - 3
Innings
pitched: Dougherty –
43.66; Quigley – 39.33
Strikeouts:
Dougherty – 47; Quigley – 28
1954
Varsity Scores
|
MHS
|
Game
|
Opponent
|
Record
|
|
7
|
John
Harris
|
4
|
1
– 0
|
|
3
|
Carlisle
|
0
|
2
– 0
|
|
1
|
Camp
Hill
|
5
|
2
– 1
|
|
10
|
New
Cumberland
|
4
|
3
– 1
|
|
9
|
Enola
|
7
|
4
– 1
|
|
3
|
West
Shore
|
5
|
4
– 2
|
|
1
|
Carlisle
|
3
|
4
– 3
|
|
11
|
Camp
Hill
|
1
|
5
– 3
|
|
3
|
New
Cumberland
|
2
|
6
– 3
|
|
5
|
Enola
|
4
|
7
– 3
|
|
2
|
West
Shore
|
7
|
7
– 4
|
|
2
|
Middletown
|
1
|
8
– 4
|
|
|
Shippensburg
(canceled)
|
|
|
|
|
Hanover
(canceled)
|
|
|
1954
Junior Varsity Baseball
J.
V. Baseballers Lose Four; Three Triples Feature Play
In
their season debut, the Cats battled to a 1-1 tie with
Carlisle
. The M-burg
nine, although playing good ball, lost to New Cumberland 10-8.
The Cats next foe,
Camp
Curtin
, beat them in a last inning rally 5-4.
Heintzelman, MHS pitcher, struck out 11 men.
Carlisle
hit them out of the ball park by a score of 10-2.
The highlight of
this game was a triple by
Warren
. Playing New
Cumberland for the second time they were out for revenge only to
be knocked off 5-4.
Cumberland
Valley
, a newcomer, was added to their schedule.
With their spirit high they were looking for their only win
of the season. It was a heartbreaker as they dropped it 10—9.
Although
they didn't win any games, much improvement was shown throughout
the season. The
best hits of the season were triples by Deitrich at New Cumberland,
Neisley at
Camp
Curtin
, and Warren at
Carlisle
.
(1954
Artisan)
|
M.H.S.
|
Game
|
Opponent
|
|
1
|
Carlisle
|
1
|
|
8
|
New
Cumberland
|
10
|
|
4
|
Camp
Curtin
|
5
|
|
2
|
Carlisle
|
10
|
|
4
|
New
Cumberland
|
5
|
|
9
|
C.V.
|
10
|
|
