Friday, July 19, 2019

1959 WCALL Season Highlights

West Covina American Little League milestones in 1959:

June 19: Future Super Bowl VI champ defensive end Pat Toomay pitched the first no-hitter in West Covina American regular season history in 7-Up's 3-0 victory over Servisoft. Only a fielding error came between Pat and a perfect game.

July 5: In 10 innings, 7-Up defeated Driftwood Dairy 9-7 to capture the first-half title in the longest WCALL game to date.

July 11: On the last day of regular team play, Greg Mulligan set a league record for home runs in a single season with his 10th round-tripper in Charro's 6-1 win over Driftwood.

July 19: Charro defeated 7-Up 6-2 to win the 1959 West Covina American Little League championship.

At the league picnic at the end of the season, the roster of this year's WCALL All-Star Team was announced.

Chuck Calver (Charro) – 12
Sam Cooper (Charro) – 12
Tom Finch (7-Up) – 12
Tom Hartsock (Servisoft) – 11
John McCaffrey (Servisoft) – 12
Jim Mackenzie (7-Up) – 12
Lee Meyers (Driftwood Dairy) – 12
Greg Mulligan (Charro) – 12
Bruce Pittenger (Driftwood Dairy) – 12
Pat Toomay (7-Up) – 11
Ken Wiedemann (7-Up) – 11
Larry D. Young (7-Up) – 12
Larry W. Young (Driftwood Dairy) – 12
Ken Zoelle (Servisoft) – 11

The Managers will be Ed Shannon and Moe Fox of 7-Up.

 

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