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Stamford Centre Fireman Bantam Baseball 1967
 
   Team : Baseball

Era: 1951 - 1970

Inducted 2000
 
Stamford Centre Fireman Bantam Baseball 1967

     
     
     
     
     In 1967, the Stamford Centre Firemen Bantam Baseball Team, comprised of 14 and 15 year olds from Niagara Falls, won the Ontario Major "A" Bantam Championship in a 2 game sweep over Oshawa.
     To reach the Championship series, the Firemen, carrying the banner of the GNBA, played against and defeated the best teams in Ontario. Their competitors included all star teams such as Welland, North Toronto and Kitchener.
     The Championship was a best of 2 out of 3 series in which Niagara Falls showed dramatic come-from-behind finishes on consecutive days. Trailing 2-0 in the first game, the host Firemen rallied to tie the game in the eighth inning. They then scored an unearned run in the tenth inning for a narrow 3-2 victory. The following day in Oshawa, Niagara Falls was once again behind by two runs and rallied in the eighth inning to tie the score. A three run outburst in the ninth inning result in an 8 -5 victory and the coveted OBA Provincial Championship for the Stamford Centre Firemen Bantam Baseball Team. 
 

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Title 11th annual Sports Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Stamford Centre Firemen Bantam Baseball Team era 1951 - 1970
Creator  Simon, Pat
Description  Induction January 2000 ; In no particluar order Bat Boys: Johnny Mallett, Dave Conte, Ken McCourt, Ralph Biamonte, Jim Conte at microphone, Tom Beland, Dan Ane, Joe Halos,Art Conte Coach, John Sadler, Charlie Stroud, Bill Lwskiw, Louie Samtagata, Ray Forgie, Fred Smith, Rick Kemp, Tom Senese, Doug Mallett Coach, Pete Lapins ;
Date  January 16, 2000.
 
 
  Stamford Centre Fireman Bantam Baseball 1967 Scan from brochure
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Title Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame - Stamford Centre Fireman Bantam Baseball Team 1967
Description  scan from book 14th Annual City of Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony ; date of photograph unknown ; title continued 1951-1970 era ;
Notes  This image may not be reproduced without the written consent of the City of Niagara Falls Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture; Bat Boys: Johnny Mallett, Dave Conte ; Front Row: Ken McCourt, Ralph Biamonte, Jim Conte, Tom Beland, Dan Ane, Joe Halos ; Back Row: Art Conte Coach, John Sadler, Charlie Stroud, Bill Leskiw, Louie Samtagata, Ray Forgie, Fred Smith, Rick Kemp, Tom Senese, Doug Mallett Coach ; Inset: Pete Lapins ;
 
 
 
 

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Team Member  Ane, Dan 
Team Member  Beland, Tom 
Team Member  Biamonte, Ralph 
Team Member  Black, Reg 
Team Member  Conte, Art 
Team Member  Conte, Dave 
Team Member  Conte, Jim 
Team Member  Forgie, Ray 
Team Member  Halos, Joe 
Team Member  Kemp, Rick 
Team Member  Lapins, Pete 
Team Member  Leskiw, Bill 
Team Member  Mallet, Johnny 
Team Member  Mallett, Doug 
Team Member  McCourt, Ken 
Team Member  Sadler, John 
Team Member  Samtagata, Louie 
Team Member  Senese, Tom 
Team Member  Smith, Fred 
Team Member  Stroud, Charlie 
 
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