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Northern League Records



<records set in 1971 may not be included>



Individual Records

League No-hitters

Team Records




Individual Records

Highest batting average: .441 - Bob Schmidt, Duluth 1939

Most at bats (season): 545 - Billy Bruton, Eau Claire 1950

- Mitch June, Fargo-Moorhead 1955

Most at bats (short season): 298 - Jim Mueller, Duluth-Superior 1969

- Milt Ramirez, Aberdeen 1969

Most at bats (game): 8 - Len Ellison, Winnipeg, 8-16-33

- Tony Koening, Sioux Falls, 5-24-46

Most runs scored (season): 154 - Cal Lehman, Jamestown 1936

Most runs scored (short season): 74 - Dan Rourke, Duluth-Superior 1970

Most runs scored (game): 6 - Ernie Olson, Jamestown 7-4-36

- Ray Rolf, Superior 6-4-41

- Ross Horning, Sioux Falls 5-24-46

Most Hits (season): 194 - Bob Schmidt, Duluth-Superior 1939

Most Hits (short season): 104 - Jim Mueller, Duluth-Superior 1969



Most Hits (game): 7 - Hank Majeski, Eau Claire 8-7-36

Longest hitting streak: 32 games - Bob Schmidt, Duluth 7-28 through 8-27-39

Most extra base hits (season): 87 - Cal Lehman, Jamestown 1936 (30,9,48)

- Frank Gravino, Fargo-Moorhead 1953 (23,12,52)

Most extra base hits (short season): 34 - Steve Brye, St. Cloud 1967 (16,5,13)

Most extra base hits (game): 4 - many players

Most total bases (season): 374 - Cal Lehman, Jamestown 1936

Most total bases (short season): 150 - Jim Williams, Aberdeen 1966

Most singles (season): 154 - Al Billingsley, Grand Forks 1949

Most singles (short season): 83 - Jim Mueller, Duluth-Superior 1969

Most singles (game): 6 - George Jansco, Fargo-Moorhead 7-20-34

Most doubles (season): 43 - Morrie Arnovich, Superior 1934

Most doubles (short season): 19 - Jim Williams, Aberdeen 1966

- Bob Matson, Huron 1970

Most doubles (game): 4 - Gus Koch, Fargo-Moorhead 6-2-35

- Bob McDonald, Superior 7-28-47

- Rich LaFaive, St. Cloud 7-15-47

- Manny Jiminez, Eau Claire 7-2-58



Most triples (season): 20 - Bob Latshaw, Crookston 1936

- Bill Polubiatke, Sioux Falls 1947

Most triples (game): 3 - many players

Most home runs (season): 56 - Frank Gravino, Fargo-Moorhead 1954

Most home runs (short season): 17 - Jim Stafford, Aberdeen 1970

Most home runs (game): 4 - Mel Wasley, Duluth 8-13-38

Most home runs (inning): 2 - Dan Crothers, Huron 7-23-65

Most RBI (season): 174 - Frank Gravino, Fargo-Moorhead 1953

Most RBI (short season): 71 - Dennis Silvey, Aberdeen 1971

Most RBI (game): 9 - Phil Seghi, Winnipeg 7-4-35

- Lyle Thompson, Duluth 7-4-37

- Milford Wildenauer, Superior 7-6-37

- Harry Hannebrink, Eau Claire 8-17-48

- Dave Nicholson, Aberdeen 5-25-59

Most sacrifices (season): 32 - John Schenck, Fargo-Moorehead, 1946

Most sacrifices (game): 3 - many players

Most stolen bases (season): 66 - Billy Bruton, Eau Claire 1950

Most stolen bases (short season): 43 - Pat Bekeza, St. Cloud 1969

Most stolen bases (game): 5 - John Dzuiro, Eau Claire 8-22-38

- Don Anderson, Eau Claire 9-7-41

- Charlie Ferrante, Aberdeen 5-18-52

- Pat Bekeza, St. Cloud 9-6-70

Most walks (season): 137 - Vince LaSala, St. Cloud 1951

Most walks (short season): 64 - Cliff Mathew, Aberdeen 1966

Most walks (game): 6 - Billy Strange, Aberdeen 5-30-53

Most walks (x-inning game): 7 - Al Nordgren, Superior 7-13-51 (11 inn.)

Most IBB (season): 19 - Jim Rouse, Aberdeen 1963

Most IBB (game): 2 - many players

Most strike outs (season): 153 - Gil Carter, St. Cloud 1960

Most strike outs (short season): 97 - Jim Cartlidge, Sioux Falls 1965

Most strike outs (game): 5 - many players

Fewest strike outs (100 or more games): 6 - Bob Ries, Eau Claire (124 g) 1949

Most consecutive games /w no strike outs: 85 - Bob Ries, Eau Claire 6-7 through 8-30-49

Most times hit by pitch (season): 21 - Billy Joe Dashner, Fargo-Moorhead 1955

Most times hit by pitch (game): 4 - Walt Long, Superior 6-2-40

Highest fielding percentage - firstbaseman: .994 - Al Kubski, Sioux Falls 1952

Most errors - firstbaseman (season): 40 - Merton Wolf, Crookston 1938

- Donn Clendenon, Grand Forks 1958

Most errors - firstbaseman (short season): 19 - Jim Stafford, Aberdeen 1970

Most errors - firstbaseman (game): 4 - Elmer Johnson, Crookston on 8-9-36

- Ray Congour, Fargo-Moorhead on 7-26-42

Highest fielding percentage - secondbaseman: .984 - Bob Litchfield, Aberdeen 1964

Most chances accepted - secondbaseman: (season) - 787 - Al Billingsley, Grand Forks 1949

Most chances accepted - secondbaseman: (short season) - 384 - John Cox, Duluth-Super 1967

Most errors - secondbaseman (season): 53 - Bob Burrichter, Duluth 1949

Most errors - secondbaseman (short season): 32 - Brent Nickoloff, Aberdeen 1967

Most errors - secondbaseman (game): 5 - Bill Bowman, Superior on 7-8-41

Highest fielding percentage - thirdbaseman: .973 - Phil Seghi, Winnipeg 1935

Most chances accepted - thirdbaseman (season): 468 - Luis Garcia, Aberdeen 1952

Most chances accepted - thirdbaseman (short season): 241 - Terry Clapp, Aberdeen 1970

Most errors - thirdbaseman (season): 76 - Tony Dercole, Fargo-Moorhead 1947

Most errors - thirdbaseman (short season): 32 - Terry Clapp, Aberdeen 1970

Most errors - thirdbaseman (game): 6 - Bruce Schubele, Grand Forks on 9-5-55

Highest fielding percentage - shortstop: .971 - Ray Oyler, Duluth-Superior 1961

Most chances accepted - shortstop (season): 693 - Bill Hain, Aberdeen 1954

Most chances accepted - shortstop (short season): 304 - Danny Thompson, St. Cloud 1968

Most errors - shortstop (season): 82 - Stan Szurman, Eau Claire 1947

Most errors - shortstop (short season): 37 - Rich Hemelstrand, Aberdeen 1967

Most errors - shortstop (game): 6 - Chuck Nagel, Grand Forks on 5-27-47

Highest fielding percentage - outfield: .9950 - Jack Whipple, Fargo-Moorhead 1938

.9945 - Art Clessuras, Duluth-Superior 1960

Most chances accepted - outfield (season): 347 - Billy Bruton, Eau Claire, 1950

Most chances accepted - outfield (short season): 160 - Pat Bekeza, St. Cloud 1969

Most errors - outfield (season): 21 - Bill Polubiatka, Sioux Falls 1947

- George Wilson, Duluth 1949

Most errors - outfield (short season): 11 - Craig Kusick, St. Cloud 1970

Most errors - outfield (game): 3 - many players

Highest fielding percentage - catcher: .997 - Mike Compton, Huron 1965

.995 - George Farson, Aberdeen 1964

Most errors - catcher (season): 31 - Bob Siesmer, Superior 1948

Most errors - catcher (short season): 14 - Mike Sadek, St. Cloud 1967

- Ron Davini, Duluth-Superior 1969

Most errors - catcher (game): 4 - Ed Ryan, Eau Claire on 9-2-57

- Ray Oliver, Winnipeg on 6-24-62

Highest win/lost percentage (season): .933 - Eddie Watt, Aberdeen (14-1) 1964

Lowest ERA (season): 1.15 - Gaston Holland, Grand Forks 1966

1.29 - Danny Horton, Grand Forks 1940

Most wins (season): 25 - Milt Goemer, Grand Forks 1948

Most wins (short season): 12 - Steve Christopher, St. Cloud 1967

Most consecutive wins (season): 15 - Lloyd Sterling, Winnipeg 5-13 through 7-25-35

Most consecutive wins (short season): 9 - Dale Harrington, Watertown 7-10 through 8-26-70

Most losses (season): 20 - Glenn Brickey, Superior 1953

Most losses (short season): 10 - Will McEnaney, Sioux Falls 1970

Most consecutive losses (season): 12 - Al Henning, Eau Claire 5-15 through 7-28-38

Most consecutive losses (short season): 8 - Marcus Rhaney, Duluth-Superior 7-11 through 9-1-67

Most complete games (season): 26 - Joe Hatten, Crookston 1939

Most complete games (short season): 12 - Dave Langrock, Duluth-Superior 1965

- Buzz Stephen, St. Cloud 1966

- Dave Goltz, St. Cloud 1968

Most relief appearances (season): 58 - Will Harvey, St. Cloud 1963

Most relief appearances (short season): 30 - Frank Chambers, Duluth-Superior 1967



Most innings pitched (season): 292 - Otto Davis, Brandon 1933

Most innings pitched (short season): 126 - Duluth-Superior 1965

Most innings pitched (game): 17 2/3 - John Brandreth, Eau Claire v. Superior on 9-1-53 (lost 3-2)

Most hits allowed (season): 334 - Justin Ray, Superior 1936

Most hits allowed (short season): 121 - Ray Strable, St. Cloud 1969

Most hits allowed (game): 23 - Jim Gravin, Brainerd v. Fargo-Moor. on 6-22-35

- Wes Cummings, Winnipeg v. Wausau on 6-11-40

Most runs allowed (season): 221 - Justin Ray, Superior 1936

Most runs allowed (short season): 69 - Bill Grimes, Aberdeen 1967

Most runs allowed (game): 21 - Gil Bruhn, Wausau v. Crookston on 8-23-36

- Ray Fletcher, Grand Forks v. Winnipeg on 9-5-55

Most home runs allowed (season): 27 - Gary Willison, Winnipeg 1958

Most home runs allowed (short season): 10 - Don Roth, Aberdeen 1968

- Bob Weisenberg, St. Cloud 1968

- Doug Bird, Winnipeg 1969

Most home runs allowed (game): 6 - Herb Fleischer, Fargo-Moorehead v. Aberdeen 5-4-52

Most walks allowed (season): 175 - Chet Dickey, Grand Forks, 1954

Most walks allowed (short season): 80 - Bill Seifert, Duluth-Superior 1965

Most walks allowed (game): 17 - Tom Rea, Sioux Falls on 6-12-53

Most strikeouts (season): 304 - Hugh Orphan, Wausau 1940

Most strikeouts (short season): 174 - Bob Castiglione, St. Cloud 1966

Most strikeouts (game): 21 - Joe Hatten, Crookston v. Superior on 5-17-39

- Steve Dalkowski, Aberdeen v. Grand Forks on 5-17-59

Most hit batsmen (season): 31 - Clarence Lemmer & Hugh Orphan, Wausau 1940

Most hit batsmen (short season): 13 - Buzz Stephen, St. Cloud 1966

Most hit batsmen (game): 5 - John Drake, Duluth-Superior v. Minot on 5-16-60

Most wild pitches (season): 31 - Hal Gilson, St. Cloud 1962

- Tom Phoebus, Aberdeen 1962

Most wild pitches (short season): 18 - Jerry Baker, Aberdeen 1965

- Ken Reynolds, Huron 1966

Most wild pitches (game): 11 - Tom Rea, Sioux Falls v. Duluth on 6-12-53

Most consecutive shutout innings (season): 43 2/3 - Art Dyck, Grand Forks 8-2 thru 8-18-48

Most consecutive innings w/o a walk: 30 - Ray Strable, St. Cloud 7-29 through 8-12-69

League No-hitters [date, pitcher, team, opp., score, innings]
1933-08-08 Roman Bertrand Brandon v. Fargo-Moorhead 2-0 9
1936-05-25 Bill Burr Winnipeg Eau Claire 8-0 9
1937-08-08 Ralph Waldo Duluth Jamestown 4-0
1937-09-06 Hank Miklos Winnipeg Fargo-Moorhead 6-0
1938-07-13 Carl Lehman Wausau Fargo-Moorhead
1938-08-07 Harry Cohick Superior Winnipeg 4-0 7
1939-06-17 George Shoenecker Grand Forks Crookston 1-0 11
1940-07-20 Karl Wolfberger Grand Forks Superior 3-0 9
1940-07-23 Del Leslie Fargo-Moorhead Eau Claire 1-0 7
1940-09-02 Joe Shroba Duluth Superior 4-0 7
1941-08-05 James Schantel Fargo-Moorhead Grand Forks 10-0 9
1941-08-26 Frank Mottley Duluth Grand Forks 7-0 7
1946-08-04 Ted Novak Grand Forks Duluth 3-0 9
1948-08-07 Toby Tobias Grand Forks Eau Claire 1-0 9
1948-08-17 Toby Tobias Grand Forks Duluth 10-0
1948-09-04 Ken Vangilder St. Cloud Superior 1-0 10
1949-06-18 Herm Miller Duluth St. Cloud 4-0 7
1949-06-26 Don Harris Aberdeen Fargo-Moorhead 3-1 6
1950-07-16 Richard Crichton Grand Forks St. Cloud 2-0 7
1952-05-18 Gideon Applegate Superior Sioux Falls 3-0 9
1952-06-16 Gideon Applegate Superior St. Cloud 9-0 7
1952-08-13 Don Elston Sioux Falls Grand Forks 5-0 7
1952-08-28 Gordon Roach Eau Claire Aberdeen 10-1 7
1954-06-29 Chester Dickey Grand Forks St. Cloud 2-0 7
1955-05-29 John Zarcone St. Cloud Aberdeen 13-0 9
1955-07-27 Frank Funk St. Cloud Superior 1-0 7
1956-07-22 John Lutz Eau Claire Winnipeg 5-0 7
1956-08-08 Jack Kralick Duluth-Superior Fargo-Moorhead 5-0 7
1957-05-03 David Tyriver Fargo-Moorhead Winnipeg 2-0 9
1957-06-07 Albert McKinney/Joel Hoerner Duluth-Superior Winnipeg 14-0 9
1957-08-16 Ross Carter Eau Claire Fargo-Moorhead 0-1 8
1958-06-30 Octavio Acosta Grand Forks Winnipeg 12-1 9
1958-09-01 Bruce Swango Fargo-Moorhead Minot 8-0 9
1959-05-17 Steve Dalkowski Aberdeen Grand Forks 6-0 9
1959-08-12 Dooley Womack Fargo-Moorhead Minot 4-0 7
1960-06-15 Jerry Alford Aberdeen Eau Claire 7-0 7
1960-06-26 Morrie Stevens St. Cloud Minot 8-0 9
1961-07-09 Franklin Hodges St. Cloud Aberdeen 1-0 7
1962-07-12 Mark Clarke Aberdeen Grand Forks 0-1 9
1962-08-01 John Gregory Duluth-Superior Bismarck-Mandan 2-0 7
1963-05-28 Howard Stethers Aberdeen Grand Forks 6-0 7
1963-08-29 Dave Leonhard Aberdeen Winnipeg 5-0 7
1964-06-03 Darrell Clark Duluth-Superior Bismarck-Mandan 2-0 9
1964-06-19 Jim Palmer Aberdeen Duluth-Superiori 8-0 9
1964-07-09 Rich Masterman Winnipeg St. Cloud 2-0 7
1965-08-15 Ray Goodwin Huron Duluth-Superior 0-1 10
1965-08-17 Ron Keller St. Cloud Aberdeen 3-1 7
1966-07-08 George Wolger Aberdeen Huron 1-0 9
1966-07-15 Richard Johnson/Thomas Beck Huron Bismarck-Mandan 15-0 9
1966-08-09 Neil Boyle Duluth-Superior Sioux Falls 0-1 8
1966-09-02 Ken Reynolds Huron Sioux Falls 3-0 7





Team Records

Highest team batting average: .305 - Superior 1934

Lowest team batting average: .213 - Grand Forks 1942

Most runs scored (season): 924 - Jamestown 1936

Fewest runs scored (season): 413 - Grand Forks 1942

Most runs scored (game): 35 - Winnipeg 8-16-33

Most runs scored by both teams (game): 54 - Winnipeg 35, Eau Claire 19 on 8-16-33

Largest shutout: 24-0 - Sioux Falls over Aberdeen on 5-30-52

Most runs given up (season): 967 - Grand Forks 1954

Fewest runs given up (season): 401 - Aberdeen 1964

Most hits (season): 1351 - Jamestown 1936

Most hits (game): 34 - Eau Claire on 8-3-36

Most hits by both teams: 49 - Winnipeg 30, Eau Claire 19 on 8-16-33

Fewest hits (season): 811 - Grand Forks 1942

Most extra base hits (season): 404 - Fargo-Moorhead (210,58,136) 1954

Most extra base hits (game): 15 - Winnipeg (7,3,5) on 8-16-33

Most extra base hits both teams: 23 - Winnipeg 15, Eau Claire 8 on 8-16-33

Most total bases (season): 2154 - Jamestown 1936

Most total bases (game): 62 - Aberdeen (9,1,1,12) on 5-4-52

Most total bases both teams: 92 - Winnipeg 58, Eau Claire 34 on 8-16-33

Most doubles (season): 261 - Winnipeg 1940

Most doubles (game): 9 - Grand Forks on 6-4-33

- Fargo-Moorhead on 6-2-35

Most doubles both teams: 15 - Fargo-Moorhead 9, Grand Forks 6 on 6-2-35

Most triples (season): 81 - Aberdeen 1947

Most triples (game): 7 - Brandon on 8-12-33

Most triples both teams: 8 - Brandon 7, Fargo-Moorhead, 1 on 8-12-33

- Eau Claire 6, Duluth 2 on 8-3-36

Most home runs (season): 173 - Jamestown 1936

Most home runs (game): 12 - Aberdeen on 5-4-52

Most home runs both teams: 15 - Aberdeen 12, Fargo-Moorhead 3, on 5-4-52

Most RBI (season): 819 - Fargo-Moorhead 1954

Fewest RBI (season): 349 - Grand Forks 1942

Most RBI (game): 25 - Superior on 5-25-47

Most RBI both teams: 37 - Superior 25, St. Cloud 12 on 5-25-47

Most stolen bases (season): 257 - Duluth 1934

Most stolen bases (game): 10 - St. Cloud on 9-6-70

Most stolen bases both teams: 14 - Duluth 9, Wausau 5 on 7-8-41

Most walks (season): 864 - St. Cloud 1950

Most walks (game): 27 - Duluth on 6-12-53

Most walks both teams: 28 - Sioux Falls 15, Winnipeg 13 on 5-10-42

- Duluth 27, Sioux Falls 1 on 6-12-53

Most IBB (season): 38 - Minot 1962

Most IBB (game): 6 - Winnipeg on 8-6-60 (13 inn)

5 - Duluth-Superior on 8-19-65

Most IBB both teams: 8 - St. Cloud 5, Mankato 3 on 8-8-67

5 - Winnipeg 4, St. Cloud 1 on 5-21-61

Most strikeouts (season): 936 - St. Cloud 1962

Most strikeouts (game): 23 - Bismarck-Mandan on 8-26-66 (10 inn)

21 - Superior on 5-17-39

- St. Cloud on 8-22-66

Most strikeouts both teams: 41 - Bismarck-Mandan 23, Sioux Falls 18 on 8-26-66 (10 inn)

33 - St. Cloud 21, Huron 12 on 8-22-66

Most left on base (season): 1163 - Superior 1954

Most left on base (game): 19 - Duluth on 5-19-53

Most left on base both teams: 32 - Winnipeg 18, Crookston 14 on 5-28-40

- Winnipeg 17, Eau Claire 15 on 5-3-61

- Duluth-Superior 17, Winnipeg 15 on 8-12-61

Most hit batters (season): 80 - Fargo-Moorhead 1955

Most hit batters (game): 5 - Minot on 5-16-60

Most hit batters both teams: 6 - Minot 5, Duluth-Superior 1 on 5-16-60

- Grand Forks 3, Bismark-Mandan 3 on 5-30-63

Highest win/lost percentage: .702 - St. Cloud (73-31) 1946

Lowest win/lost percentage: .233 - Grand Forks 1947

Most consecutive games won: 17 - Eau Claire 6-6 through 6-21-42

Most consecutive games lost: 21 - Grand Forks 5-27 through 6-5-47

Most consecutive shutouts pitched: 3 - many teams.

Most consecutive games being shutout: 3 - Bismarck-Mandan 6-28, 6-29, 6-30-66

- Huron 7-4,7-5, 7-6-67

- Huron 9-1, 9-2, 9-3-67

Most consecutive games w/o being shutout: 116 - Winnipeg 1936

Longest game by innings: 21 - Huron 8, St. Cloud 2 on 7-25-66

Highest fielding percentage (season): .977 - Aberdeen 1964

Most errors (season): 425 - Grand Forks 1947

Most errors (short season): 183 - Bismarck-Mandan 1966

Most errors (game): 13 - Aberdeen on 5-23-47

Most consecutive games w/o error: 6 - Winnipeg 6-28 through 7-1-53

- Aberdeen 6-13 through 6-18-62

Lowest ERA (season): 2.94 - Duluth-Superior 1957

Lowest ERA (short season): 2.21 - Mankato 1968

Highest ERA (season): 5.21 - St. Cloud 1959

Highest ERA (short season): 5.38 - Bismarck-Mandan 1966

Most complete games (season): 75 - Duluth-Superior 1963

Most complete games (short season): 41 - St. Cloud 1966

Fewest complete games (season): 23 - Winnipeg 1963

Fewest complete games (short season): 5 - Bismarck-Mandan 1966

Fewest hits allowed (season): 1181 - Minot 1959

Fewest hits allowed (short season): 671 - Watertown 1970

Fewest earned runs allowed (season): 345 - Aberdeen 1964

Fewest earned runs allowed (short season): 145 - Mankato 1968

Most earned runs allowed (season): 609 - St. Cloud 1959

Most earned runs allowed (short season): 333 - Aberdeen 1970

Fewest walks allowed (season): 368 - Duluth-Superior 1957

Fewest walks allowed (short season): 212 - St. Cloud 1966

Most walks allowed (season): 770 - St. Cloud 1959

Most walks allowed (short season): 384 - Aberdeen, 1969

Most strikeouts (season): 951 - Duluth-Superior 1960

Most strikeouts (short season): 719 - St. Cloud 1966

Fewest strikeouts (season): 591 - Fargo-Moorhead 1958

Fewest strikeouts (short season): 365 - Huron 1969

Most shutout games (season): 17 - Duluth-Superior 1957

Most shutout games (short season): 13 - St. Cloud 1966

Fewest shutout games (season): 2 - Aberdeen & Fargo-Moorhead 1956

- Eau Claire 1959

Fewest shutout games (short season): 1 - St. Cloud 1969 & 1970

- Aberdeen 1970

Fewest home runs allowed (season): 41 - Duluth-Superior 1956

Fewest home runs allowed (short season): 21 - Mankato 4967

Most home runs allowed (season): 120 - Bismarck-Mandan 1963

Most home runs allowed (short season): 65 - Winnipeg 1969

Largest attendance (season): 116,683 - Sioux Falls 1947

Largest attendance (short season): 44,001 - Huron 1965

Smallest attendance (season): 18,336 - Grand Forks 1963

Smallest attendance (short season): 6,988 - Bismarck-Mandan 1966

Largest attendance for league (season): - 661,111 in 1949

Largest attendance for league (short season): - 142,844 in 1967

Smallest attendance for league (season): - 207,325 in 1961

Smallest attendance for league (short season): - 103,832 in 1965 (six teams)



Sources:

Northern League Records - 1971 Edition, compiled and edited by Howe News Bureau, Chicago

The Professional Baseball Players Database 4.0, pub: Old Time Data, Inc.

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball - 2nd Ed., edited by Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, pub: Baseball America, Inc.