1951 South Perth Baseball Club 'A' Grade Premiers
A black and white photograph mounted on grey cardboard. Printed above the photo in black type are the name of the club and the team, their achievement and the year. Printed in black type below the photo are the names of the team members and the photographer's name and location.
The 1951 West Australian Baseball League 'A' Grade grand final was contested by South Perth and Victoria Park baseball clubs on Sunday, 16 September at Langley Park.
From a report in 'The West Australian' newspaper: "In the best baseball grand final since the war, South Perth won the premiership by two runs to one in a game which went to the tenth innings. The promise of a close game attracted a particularly large crowd and from the first frame the interest was intense."
National Library of Australia
'The West Australian', 17 September 1951
[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48990633]
Details
Details
'South Perth Baseball Club'
' "A" Grade '
'Premiers 1951.'
'Front Row: A. Luetchford, E. Lewis (V-President), J. Dore (Capt.), R. Scott (Patron), R. Booth (V. Capt.), R. Gook, (Sec.) R. Gooch.'
'Centre Row: M. Yuill, A. McGowan, M. Anderson (Life Member), E. Goodwin, C. McCreed.'
'Back Row: A. Bell'
This photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Lyn Dore, daughter of Jim Dore who captained the 1951 'A' Grade Premiers team.
Jim Dore and teammate Roy Gooch, who scored the winning run, were inducted into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021 and 2023 respectively.
Of historic significance, this well-provenanced photograph records the images of Western Australian baseballers who achieved a level of excellence in their sport.
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