January 10, 1939
1939 ASG: Eastern League Outguns Western League 9-6
Stratford (BP) – Baseball fans didn’t have to wait until after the game to enjoy the fireworks, as the Eastern and Western league all-stars lit things up themselves in an offensive display that highlighted the 2nd annual All-Star Game held at Stratford’s Bosworth Field.
Top of the 1st:
The Western League got on the board first when CF Terence Durney, who was playing for the Westerners despite having just been traded to the Embro Suns on the eve of the all-star game, drew a one-out walk off of his soon-to-be new teammate, SP Colm Soper.
Durney advanced to third on a SS Gary Watkinson double and came in to score on a 1B Fergus Chitty sac fly.
Western All-Stars 1 – Eastern All-Stars 0
Bottom of the 1st:
The Easterners responded in the bottom half. 3B Louie Hetherington reached safely with a one-out single and advanced to third when SS Katsunan Chikafuji followed with a double.
RF Paul Hooks scored Hetherington on a sac fly to tie the game. LF Bob Boynton then singled to score Chikafuji and give the East a one-run lead.
Western All-Stars 1 – Eastern All-Stars 2
Top of the 5th:
The West regained the lead in the 5th. 3B Mick Lanfear led off with a double and advanced to third on a ground out. After RF Jayden Tennant walked, PH Ninfa Puzon singled in Lanfear to tie the game with two out.
PH Clint Jones then followed with a double to score Tennant with the go-ahead run. Puzon was thrown out on the same play while trying to score from second to end the inning.
Western All-Stars 3 – Eastern All-Stars 2
Bottom of the 5th:
SP Matthew Monroe batted for himself, despite having a 0.073 AVG this season and led off with a double off of SP Joey Cumberledge.
Monroe came in to score to tie the game off of back-to-back singles by PH Rovilson Valdevieso and PH Wayne Balmer.
Western All-Stars 3 – Eastern All-Stars 3
Top of the 7th:
The West retook the lead in the 7th. PH Derek Sakurai led off with a walk and advanced to second on a PH Gareth Cusack single.
Both runners advanced on a ground out and Sakurai came in to score on a Ninfa Puzon sac fly.
Western All-Stars 4 – Eastern All-Stars 3
Bottom of the 7th:
The East responded in a big way in the bottom half. Rovilson Valdevieso led off with a single, advanced to second on a ground out and then to third on a Matthew Shelley single. Valdevieso then came in to score on a RF Brian Herdman sac fly.
After a pitching change, 2B Matthew Lane immediately doubled off of SP Francis Slocock, moving Shelley to third. That set up 1B Jeaic Risbrough, who took a 2-1 offering from Slocock and slammed it into the seats in right field to give the East a three-run lead.
Western All-Stars 4 – Eastern All-Stars 7
Top of the 8th:
The Westerners got one back with two out when RF Louie Maylam took the 11th pitch in the at-bat from SP Justin Hayhurst and deposited it 434 ft. away into the right-centerfield stands.
Western All-Stars 5 – Eastern All-Stars 7
Bottom of the 8th:
The East increased their lead in the bottom half. Rovilson Valdeviesio singled with one out and came in to score when 2B Trevor Bolen doubled.
After a pitching change, Bolen stole third and came in to score when Matthew Shelley singled off of Nick Paddock.
Western All-Stars 5 – Eastern All-Stars 9
Top of the 9th:
The Westerners tried to stage a comeback in the 9th but came up short. C Glen Yeend reached base on an error to start the inning, and scored when Ninfa Puzon singled with two out.
But Clint Jones then flew out to centerfield to end the game.
Western All-Stars 6 – Eastern All-Stars 9
Jeaic Risbrough won
Player of the Game honours, going 2-4 with 1-2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1R.
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Here are the complete All-Star rosters:
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Here are the standings as of January 10:
