Doug Corker and Andy Meloncelli Shield - WABL 'C' Grade Minor Premiers
This is a wooden shield mounted on a wooden base with a silver metal scroll at the top. The scroll is engraved with the name of the baseball league. In the centre of the wooden shield is a silver metal shield engraved with the name of the trophy. Twenty-four smaller metal shields are mounted around the central shield and are engraved with the names of the winning clubs, from 1975 to 1997/98.
A manufacturer's label is attached under the base of the trophy.
The Doug Corker and Andy Meloncelli Shield was awarded to the West Australian Baseball League's 'C' Grade Minor Premiers from 1975 until season 1997/98.
With the amalgamation of the West Australian Baseball League Inc. (WABL) and the Baseball Development Foundation Inc. (BDF) on 5 May 1999, Baseball WA Ltd (BWA) was formed. Because of the changes to the League, this shield was replaced with another trophy bearing Baseball WA's name.
Details
Details
[On scroll]
'West Australian Baseball League'
[On central shield]
'Doug Corker and Andy Meloncelli Shield'
' "C" Grade'
'Minor Premiers'
[Winners on smaller shields]
'1975 University'
'1976 Water Board'
'1977 Wembley'
'1978 Wembley'
'1979 Water Board Mets'
'1980 Water Board'
'1981 Rockingham'
'1982 Rockingham'
'1983 Fremantle'
'Victoria Park 1984'
'W/Stirling Innaloo 1985'
'Victoria Park 1986'
'Cockburn 1987'
'Melville 1988'
'Perth 1989'
'Melville Braves 1990'
'Perth 1991'
'Perth 1992'
'1992-93 Perth'
'1993-94 Perth'
'1994-95 West Stirling'
'1995-96 Perth'
'1996-97 Morley Eagles'
'1997-98 Morley Eagles'
[Manufacturer's label on base]
'Cromwells Trophy Centre, O'Connor'
'9 Jarvis St., O'Connor. 337 2207'
The perpetual shield identifies the WABL clubs that won the 'C' Grade Minor Premiers trophy up until the League's change of name.
This item had been in the possession of Baseball WA and was passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.
This trophy commemorates a history and naming of teams that achieved a level of excellence in baseball in Western Australia. Of social significance, it also preserves and exhibits Western Australian baseball history and heritage. It is in good condition and is well-provenanced.
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1947 South Perth Baseball Club 'A' Grade Premiers
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