Monday, July 28, 1958
Last year's Little League post-season tournament had Area, Division, Section, State and Regional levels of competition. 1958, however, saw the inclusion of a "Bi-Divisional" playoff: in our case, this meant Division 19 champ West Covina American would play Division 20 winner East Whittier for a spot in the Section III Tourney in Colton this coming weekend.
In the showdown at Barranca Park in Covina, Denny Allen shone on the mound, holding a strong East Whittier offense to only 2 hits. Allen's bat was key to winning the game, as well. In the 4th inning, he hit a double that advanced Tom Finch to third. Finch then took advantage of a wild pitch to score the game's only run.
West Covina American.....000 100–1 3 0
East Whittier............000 000–0 2 0
Another great action photo. Clearly, Tom Finch didn't just stroll home on that wild pitch!
