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INFOGRAPHICS
Feats in finals
Most titles by player
Most titles by team
Content © 2008–2020
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National champions of British baseball
Collated by Josh Chetwynd, Mark George, Joe Gray,
Harvey Sahker, Matt Smith, Mark Tobin, and William Morgan
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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2023
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London Mets
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Beat London Capitals 2 games – 1
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2022
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London Mets
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Beat London Capitals 9–4
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Season details
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2021
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London Mets
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Beat London Capitals 8–5
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Season details
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Box Score
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2020
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London Mets
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Won truncated national tournament
Beat London Capitals 9–1
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Box Score
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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2019
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London Mets
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Beat London Capitals 14–4
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2018
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London Mets
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Beat Herts Falcons
16–1 and 11–1 in
best-of-three series
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Season details
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2017
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London Mets
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Roster
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Beat Southampton Mustangs
15–14 and 6–0 in
best-of-three series
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Season details
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Play-off results
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In Game 1, Giovanni Escalona went
4-for-5 for the losing team
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In Game 2, Ethan Solomon threw
a 7.0-inning shut-out
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Scoresheets
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2016
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Southampton Mustangs
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Roster
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Beat London Mets
7–3 and 9–4
after 1–0 loss in
Game 1 in best-
of-three series
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Season details
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Play-off results
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In Game 1, Tyson Walker threw the first
national final shut-out in over 20 years
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In Game 3, Karim Gonzalez struck out 12 in
a 5.0-inning relief effort for the losing team
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Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
Game 3 box score
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2015
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London Mets
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Roster
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Beat Southampton Mustangs
6–2 and 11–2 in
best-of-three series
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Season details
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Play-off results
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In Game 2, Jamie Dix went
4-for-4 with a home run
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Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
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2014
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Essex Arrows
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Roster
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Beat London Mets
5–1 and 5–4 in
best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 1, Lance Louw pitched a complete-
game win, giving up 1 run over seven frames
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In Game 2, Richard Chesterton struck out
eight Mets in a complete-game win
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Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
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2013
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Harlow Nationals
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Roster
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TDC Photography
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Beat Southampton
Mustangs 12–7
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Played on 15 September, this was the first
national final at Farnham Park;
Petter Nordwall was plate umpire
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Matt Gilbert walked two, struck out four, and
gave up 6 runs over 7.0 innings for the win;
Jarrod Pretorius (3-for-5 with a double),
Mary Cullen (3-for-4), and Dan Parker
(2-for-6 with a double and a triple)
paced the Harlow offence
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Oscar Sierra went 3-for-5
with a double for Southampton
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Box score
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2012
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Harlow Nationals
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Roster
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TDC Photography
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Beat Herts
Falcons 6–3
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Harlow's Jarrod Pretorius went 2-for-3 (1xHR);
Roberto Almanzar came back from a 103-pitch
outing on the Saturday for a complete-game win
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Box score
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2011
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Southern Nationals
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Roster
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Beat Lakenheath Diamondbacks 13–3
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Winning pitcher Jamie Ratcliff gave up 2 runs
over 6.0 innings, while team-mate Maikel Azcuy
paced the offence, going 3-for-4 (1x2B) with five
of the Nationals' eight runs batted in
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Box score
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2010
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Richmond Flames
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Roster
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Beat Bracknell Blazers 10–1
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Cody Cain gave up 1 run over 7.0 innings,
striking out 12 in a complete-game win
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Box score
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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2009
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Bracknell Blazers
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Roster
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Beat Richmond Flames 16–4
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Henry Collins gave up 4 runs over 9.0 innings,
striking out 8 in a complete-game win
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Bracknell's offence was powered by 15 hits,
14 of them by four players: Josh Chetwynd,
5-for-5 (1x2B, 4xRBI); Michael Stewart, 4-for-5
(3xRBI); Adam Roberts, 3-for-6 (1x2B, 3xRBI);
and Phil Matthews, 2-for-6 (1x2B, 1xHR, 6xRBI)
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Box score
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2008
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London Mets
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Roster
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Beat Richmond Flames 11–4
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Season details
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London's pitchers registered 13 strike-outs: nine
by Brian Essery in 7.0 innings; and four by
Troy Kantor in 2.0 innings of scoreless relief
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London's 16 hits included a 4-for-5 showing
by Troy Kantor (1x2B) and a 3-for-6
performance from Simon Pole (1x2B, 3xRBI)
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Box score
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2007
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London Mets
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Roster
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Beat Croydon Pirates 7–2 and 11–1 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 1, Simon Pole gave up 2 runs over
7.0 innings (5xH, 1xHBP) for win, while Byron
Cotter struck out 10 over 7.0 innings in loss
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In Game 2, Kyle Gardner allowed six
baserunners over 5.0 innings for win
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Game 1 box score
Game 2 line score
[Missing Game 2 box score]
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2006
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Richmond Flames
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Roster
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Beat Croydon Pirates 8–5 and 9–0 after 11–7 loss in Game 1 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 1, Croydon hit five home runs: two by
Jeff Antonik (in first two national final at-bats),
two by Rhys Dixon, and one by Maikel Azcuy
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In Game 3, Alex Keprta pitched a three-hit
shut-out over 7.0 innings (1xBB, 9xK)
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Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
Game 3 box score
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2005
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Croydon Pirates
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Roster
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Beat Brighton Buccaneers 11–4
and 10–9 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 2, all of Brighton's 9 runs came in the
6th inning, and Jeff McDonald hit a walk-off
home run in the 8th inning (the first extra frame)
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
[Missing box scores]
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2004
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Croydon Pirates
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Roster
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Beat Windsor
Bears 12–10
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Windsor's Roddi Liebenberg hit a grand slam,
a solo home run, and a single from five at-bats;
three other home runs made the team total five
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For Croydon Ian Bates was 4-for-5 with
a home run, while Brett Willemburg and
Rhys Dixon both had two singles and a double
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Box score
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2003
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Windsor Bears
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Roster
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Beat Brighton Buccaneers 9–4
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Chris Lange and Michael Stewart
both went 2-for-3 with a triple for Windsor
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Box score
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2002
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Brighton Buccaneers
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Roster
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Beat Windsor
Bears 5–1
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Season details
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Championship
programme
and poster
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Winning pitcher Gavin Marshall gave up 1 run
(unearned) and struck out 13 in 9.0 innings
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Losing pitcher Rhian Truscott gave up 5 runs
(all unearned) and struck out 10 in 9.0 innings
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Box score
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2001
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Brighton Buccaneers
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Roster
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Beat Windsor
Bears 8–5
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Alex Malihoudis knocked in the game-winning
run with a double in the top of the seventh
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Nick Carter earned the win, going 6.0 innings
(allowing 5 runs) and Clayton Fredericks got the
save throwing a scoreless final 3.0 innings
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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2000
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London Warriors
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Roster
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Beat Brighton Buccaneers 11–7
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Winning pitcher Simon Pole gave up
12 hits but walked none in 9.0 innings
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Stand-out Warriors' batters Kevin Coldiron and
Craig Perry each went 2-for-4 with a home run,
while Kevin August went 3-for-5 for Brighton
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Box score
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1999
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Brighton Buccaneers
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Roster
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Beat Windsor
Bears 16–4
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Season details
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Winning pitcher Nick Carter gave up 4 runs on
eight hits and two walks in 7.0 innings (6xK)
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Line score
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[Missing box score]
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1998
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Menwith Hill Patriots
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat London Warriors 13–5 and 17–15 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 1, winning pitcher Bob Benitez threw
a five-hitter over 9.0 innings and the Patriots'
Russell Schneiter went 5-for-5 (2x2B, 1xHR)
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In Game 2, two Menwith Hill batters went 4-for-6,
Paul LaPointe (2xHR) and John Creasy (1xHR)
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1997
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London Warriors
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Roster
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Beat Kingston Cobras 11–5 and 31–12 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Championship programme
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In Game 1, pitcher Maurizio Mosca secured the
win for the Warriors in a sloppy game that saw
the Cobras make 10 errors; Andy Wiltshire took
the loss; Neil Read hit a home run for Kingston
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In Game 2, Chris Ackley hit a 2-run homer and drove in 2 runs on a single as part of a 9-run
third inning; Warriors’ starter Alan Smith
pitched 5.0 innings for the win
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1996
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Menwith Hill Pirates
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Roster
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(Circa 1996)
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Beat London Warriors 14–9 and 18–12 on either side of a 23–11 loss in best-of-three series
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Season details
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In Game 2, Chris Ackley hit
a grand slam for the Warriors
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In Game 3, Jerry Foreman hit
two home runs for the Pirates
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
Game 3 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1995
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Menwith Hill Pirates
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat London Warriors 3–2 and 7–6 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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In Game 1, Cody Cain struck out 13 batters
in a 9.0-inning losing effort (2xR, 7xH, 2xBB)
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In Game 2, Cody Cain went
4-for-4 (1x2B) for the Warriors
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1994
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OFFICIAL COMPETITION
Humberside Mets
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Roster
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Beat Essex Arrows 10–0 and 8–0 after 3–2 loss in Game 1 in best-of-three series
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Season details
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In Game 1, Essex shortstop
Luchterhand went 3-for-4 (1x2B)
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In Game 2, winning pitcher Brian Thurston
struck out five and walked none on four
hits over 7.0 scoreless innings
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[Missing box scores]
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1994
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INDEPENDENT COMPETITION
Enfield Spartans
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Waltham Forest Angels 8–5
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Season details
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Rob Nelson contributed 6.0 innings
of scoreless relief for the victory
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1993
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OFFICIAL COMPETITION
No winner
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[No winner]
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The Humberside Mets and Chicksand Indians were tied at one game each in a best-of-three series, but rain prevented the decider from being played
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Season details
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[Missing box scores]
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1993
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INDEPENDENT COMPETITION
London Warriors
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Enfield
Spartans 2–1
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Cody Cain contributed 6.0 scoreless innings
as starter and drove in both London's runs
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1992
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OFFICIAL COMPETITION
Leeds Royals
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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The Leeds Royals were awarded the title because the Humberside Mets declined to play a championship decider after compiling the better win–loss record between the teams during the regular season
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Season details
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[No contests]
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1992
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INDEPENDENT COMPETITION
London Warriors
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Enfield Spartans 23–0 and 5–4
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Season details
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In Game 2, winning pitcher Vicente Martinez
stranded the tying run at third in the ninth
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Game 1 line score
Game 2 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1991
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Enfield Spartans
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Roster
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Beat London Athletics 9–7 and 4–1 on either side of a 4–2 loss in best-of-three series
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Season details
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Play-offs programme
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In Game 2, London's Ashley Young struck out
eight batters in a 9-inning complete game
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Game 2 line score
Game 3 line score
[Missing box scores]
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1990
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Enfield Spartans
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Roster
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Beat Hull Mets 22–3
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Season details
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Enfield's Oscar Marcelino and Rob Lanario
both hit two home runs, with Marcelino
tacking on two other hits in the game
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1989
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MAIN COMPETITION
Enfield Spartans
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Sutton
Braves 15–9
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Season details
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Iain Lanario gave up 5 earned runs in a 9-inning
complete-game victory while team-mate
Ed Duff went 3-for-5; for the losing team,
Hugh Neffendorf hit two homers and
Alan Smith went 3-for-5 (1x2B)
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Box score
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1989
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SCOTTISH AMICABLE
Southern Tigers
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Beat Humberside County Bears 8–7
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Season details
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Championship programme insert
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Winning pitcher Keith Wilesmith struck out nine
in a 9-inning complete game (4xER, 5xH, 9xBB)
and went 2-for-4 at bat (1x2B); losing pitcher
Brian Thurston struck out 13 over 8.1 innings
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Box score
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1988
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MAIN COMPETITION
Cobham Yankees
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Burtonwood Braves 16–1
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Paul Gonzalez pitched 5 innings of
1-run ball for the win while Tony Kuramitsu
struck out seven in a 4-inning, no-run save;
losing pitcher Rob Alger struck out
eight in a complete-game effort
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Larry Rosenblatt led the Cobham offence,
going 4-for-7 with a triple
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Box score
Line score
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1988
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SCOTTISH AMICABLE
London Warriors
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Won the league with a 9–1 record
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Season details
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[No contests]
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1987
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MAIN COMPETITION
Cobham Yankees
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Roster
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Beat Southglade Hornets 6–0
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Season details
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Championship programme
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The final was interrupted for around 20 minutes
by smoke blowing across from a burning pub
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Tony Kuramitsu, the winning pitcher, was
reported as being 14 or 15 years old
(depending on the source)
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Kuramitsu threw a two-hit 9-inning shut-out
and was the only player on either team with a
multi-hit game, going 3-for-3 (1x3B)
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Box score
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1987
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SCOTTISH AMICABLE
Lancashire
Red Sox
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[Missing photo]
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Won the league with a 7–3 record
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Season details
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[No contests]
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1986
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Cobham Yankees
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Roster
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Beat Hull Mets 13–5
(officially recorded
as 12–0 on a retrospectively applied mercy rule)
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Cobham's Mike Saur hit a grand slam, and Mike
Hammer, the team's winning pitcher, struck
out 16 in a 9.0-inning complete-game effort
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1985
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Hull Mets
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Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat London
Warriors 10–8
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Season details
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[Missing box score]
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1984
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Croydon Blue Jays
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Roster
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Beat Hull Mets 10–9
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Season details
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[Missing box score]
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1983
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Cobham Yankees
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Roster
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(From 1982)
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Beat Hull Mets 10–3
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Winning pitcher, Mike Hammer, struck out
nine over 7.0 innings (3xR, 4xH, 2xBB)
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According to Baseball Mercury (issue 34),
the temperature was "near to freezing"
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1982
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London Warriors
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Roster
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Beat Liverpool Trojans 16–7
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Season details
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Championship poster
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Among 23 hits for the Warriors, Lee Pierce
blasted three home runs in going 3-for-5;
Rick Christensen went 5-for-6 (2x2B); and
Ed Wiley had six total bases (1xHR, 1x2B)
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Box score
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1981
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London Warriors
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Roster
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Beat Hull Aces 23–3
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Season details
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Championship programme
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London's starter Mike Ocon struck out nine in
6.0 scoreless innings, and the team's 27 hits
included the following: a cycle for Lee Pierce
(5-for-6, 1xHR, 2x3B, 1x2B); three home runs and
a single from six at-bats for Ocon; five stolen
bases and four singles from six at-bats for
Pete Binns; and a single, a double, and a
home run from four at-bats for Maurice Phillips
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Box score
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1980
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Liverpool Trojans
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Roster
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Beat Hull Aces 12–1
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Season details
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Championship
programme
and poster
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Brian Bretherton gave up 1 run in
a 7.0-inning complete-game win
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[Missing box score]
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1979
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Golders
Green Sox
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Roster
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Beat Hull Aces 9–7
(in 11 innings)
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Lee Pierce went 3-for-6 for the Green Sox with a
triple and a walk-off homer, and team-mate
Brad Thompson also went 3-for-6 with a home
run; Tim Claffey also had three hits for the
Green Sox, from five at-bats; Green Sox starter
Jim Minkkenen was relieved in the top of the
10th frame, but was brought back in with 1 run
plated and the bases loaded after just one out,
and he closed the game for the win, finishing
with 13 strike-outs and only 1 earned run to his
name; losing pitcher Peter Darnell pitched into
the 11th inning and finished with 10 strike-outs
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Box score
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1978
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Liverpool Trojans
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[Missing roster]
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Beat Crawley Giants 14–12
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Season details
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Winning pitcher Art Bolton threw a complete game
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1977
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Golders
Green Sox
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Roster
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Beat Hull Aces 9–5
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Season details
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The Green Sox jumped out to 5–0 and 9–1 leads
behind the pitching of Harua Oda; while Hull
out-hit their opponents, double-plays
turned in each of the last two innings by
Golders Green sealed the victory
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[Missing box score]
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1976
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Liverpool Trojans
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Roster
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Beat Kensington
Spirit of '76 5–4
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Season details
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Championship programme
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Norman Wells, Jr, the Trojans's clean-up hitter,
went 2-for-3 with a home run; Spirit of '76 reliever
Dave Draper struck out eight Liverpool hitters
and walked none in 5.0 innings
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Box score
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1975
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Liverpool
NALGO Tigers
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Nottingham Lions 5–3
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Season details
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[Missing box score]
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1974
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Nottingham Lions
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Roster
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(From 1976, but
almost the same
squad and in same
uniform design)
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Beat Hull Royals 5–3
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Season details
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Winning pitcher Mike Harrold turned in a
complete-game performance; Keith Marshall
registered 12 strike-outs in taking the loss
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[Missing box score]
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1973
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Burtonwood Yanks
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Hull Aces 23–2
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Season details
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[Missing box score]
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1972
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Hull Aces
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[Missing roster]
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Click to enlarge
(From 1974)
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Beat Hull Royals 6–4
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[Missing
season details]
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[Missing box score]
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1971
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Liverpool
NALGO Tigers
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Hull Aces 8–3
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[Missing
season details]
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[Missing box score]
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1970
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Hull Royals
——
[Missing roster]
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Click to enlarge
(From 1972, but
a similar squad
and in same
uniforms)
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Beat Hull Aces 3–1
——
[Missing
season details]
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[Missing box score]
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1969
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Watford Sun-Rockets
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Liverpool Trojans 8–7 (in 11 innings)
——
[Missing
season details]
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Don Brock scored Watford's run in the top of the
10th and then drove in the winning run in the 11th
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[Missing box score]
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Details in "Post-WW2 classic finals" article
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1968
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Hull Aces
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Roster
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Click to enlarge
(Circa 1969)
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Beat Hull Royals 4–1
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[Missing
season details]
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A genuine pitchers' duel saw complete games
from Alan Asquith (1xER, 3xH, 3xBB, 7xK) and
T Sewell (1xER, 4xH, 1xBB, 7xK), the winning
and losing pitcher, respectively; none of the
seven hits were for extra bases
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Box score
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1967
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Liverpool Mormon Yankees
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[Missing roster]
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Click to enlarge
(Circa 1965)
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Beat Beckenham Bluejays 4–2
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[Missing
season details]
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The Bluejays got the tying run aboard in the ninth
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1966
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Stretford Saints (Manchester)
——
[Missing roster]
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Click to enlarge
(Circa 1967)
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Beat Liverpool
Aces 3–1
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[Missing
season details]
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[Missing box score]
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1965
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Kingston
Aces (Hull)
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Roster
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(Circa 1965)
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Beat Stretford Saints (Manchester) 4–2
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[Missing
season details]
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Winning pitcher Gus Seddon struck out eight and
walked one, while losing pitcher Wally O'Neil
struck out 12 and walked none; Don Smallwood
was reported in Baseball Courier to have made
five running catches for the Aces in left-field,
"one of them with a hint of greatness about it"
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1964
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It is thought that there was no competition yielding a national champion
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1963
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East Hull Aces
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Roster
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Click to enlarge
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Beat Garringtons (Bromsgrove) 8–6
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Season details
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[Missing box score]
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1962
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Liverpool Tigers
——
Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat East Hull
Aces 8–3
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Season details
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Norman Edgar and Ken Dulson went
2-for-3 in the Tigers' winning effort, helping
complete-game winner Alan Williams (1xER);
losing pitcher Frank Parker struck out 10
and walked four in 8.0 innings
——
Box score
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1961
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It is thought that there was no competition yielding a national champion
Season details for 1961 are available here
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1952 to 1958
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It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
Season details are available here for the following years:
1952,
1953,
1954,
1955,
1957, and
1958
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1951
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Burtonwood
USAF Bees
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Ruislip USAF
Rockets 9–2
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[Missing
season details]
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[Missing box score]
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1950
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Burtonwood
USAF Bees
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[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Hornsey
Red Sox 23–2
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Season details
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The Bees' Wolowicz hit the
only homer of the game
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1949
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Hornsey Red Sox
——
Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Liverpool
Cubs 10–5
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Season details
——
Championship programme
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Line score
[Missing box score]
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1948
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Liverpool Robins
——
[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Thames Board
Mills (Purfleet) 13–0
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Season details
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The Robins did most of their damage in the
fourth inning, plating 8 runs in that frame;
Bill Dawber held them to 3 runs thereafter
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[Missing box score]
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1940 to 1947
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It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
Season details for 1947 are available here
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
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NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1939
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Halifax
——
Roster
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Click to enlarge
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Beat Rochdale
Greys 9–5
——
Championship
programme cover
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Jack Stoker struck out 14 in gaining the victory;
L Frodsham hit three singles in the losing effort
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
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1938
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Rochdale Greys
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Roster
|
Click to enlarge
(Circa 1939)
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Beat Oldham
Greyhounds 1–0
(in 15 innings)
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In this ultimate pitchers' duel, both starters
threw 15-frame complete games, Bruce Hanks
(3xH, 16xK, 1xBB) getting the win and Ross
Kendrick (7xH, 20xK, 0xBB) the loss; Edmund
Evans scored the only run and had three hits
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
——
Details in "Pre-WW2 classic finals" article
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1937
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Hull
——
Roster
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Click to enlarge
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Beat Romford
Wasps 5–1
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Championship
programme cover
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Max "Lefty" Wilson struck out
14 Romford batters
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
——
Article on route to championship
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1936
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White City (London)
——
Roster
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Catford
Saints 9–5
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Bozo Fisk pitched a complete-game
victory and drove in the go-ahead
run with a double
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
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1935
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New London
——
[Missing roster]
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Click to enlarge
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Beat Rochdale
Greys 7–1
——
Season details
|
Blaine Bybee pitched a complete-game
win in which the shut-out bid
survived into the ninth
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
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1934
|
Hatfield (Liverpool)
——
[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Albion
(Liverpool) 13–12
|
This National Baseball Association cup final
was contested between two second-tier teams
——
J Barker, "with his great coolness and pitching
skill, was a big factor" in the victory, according to
the Liverpool Echo. Albion trailed by 1 run in the
bottom of the last frame but could not score
——
[Missing box score]
——
Details in "Pre-WW2 classic finals" article
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1930 to 1933
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It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
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TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
|
NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1920 to 1929
|
It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
|
TEAM PHOTO
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HOW THEY WON TITLE
|
NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1912 to 1919
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It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
|
TEAM PHOTO
|
HOW THEY WON TITLE
|
NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
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1909
|
Clapton Orient
——
[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Leyton 6–4
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[Missing box score]
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1908
|
Tottenham Hotspur
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
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Beat Leyton 6–5
|
[Missing box score]
——
Details in "Pre-WW2 classic finals" article
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1907
|
Clapton Orient
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
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Beat Fulham 8–7
|
Flint scored 3 runs for Fulham in the
losing effort; the winning run was plated with
two outs in the bottom of the ninth
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
——
Details in "Pre-WW2 classic finals" article
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1906
|
Tottenham Hotspur
——
[Missing roster]
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[Missing photo]
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Beat Nondescripts 16–5
|
[Missing box score]
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1901 to 1905
|
It is thought that there were no competitions yielding a national champion
|
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1900
|
Nottingham Forest
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
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Beat Derby 17–16
|
Nottingham scored 3 runs in the first and third
frames, but Derby tied the game in the bottom of
the third; Nottingham scored all their other 11
runs in a single inning later in the game; Derby
trailed 17–6 with three outs remaining and
valliantly rallied for 10 runs, but this was one
too few to restore parity for a second time
——
[Missing box score]
——
Details in "Pre-WW2 classic finals" article
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YEAR
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CHAMPIONS
|
TEAM PHOTO
|
HOW THEY WON TITLE
|
NOTES FROM TITLE DECIDER
|
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1899
|
Derby
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
(Circa 1898)
|
Beat Nottingham
Forest 14–3
|
Line score
[Missing box score]
|
|
1898
|
It is thought that there was no competition yielding a national champion
|
|
1897
|
Derby
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
|
Beat Middlesbrough 30–7
|
Line score
[Missing box score]
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|
1896
|
Wallsend-on-Tyne
——
Roster
|
[Missing photo]
|
Beat Remingtons
(London) 16–10
|
Remingtons were billed as strong favourites in
the press, but they played the final straight after
their semi-final (a contest lasting nearly 4 hours);
Wallsend, in contrast, had gained a walk-over
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
|
|
1895
|
Derby
——
Roster
|
[Missing photo]
|
Beat Fullers
(London) 20–16
|
Line score
[Missing box score]
|
|
1894
|
Thespians (London)
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
|
Beat Stockton-
on-Tees 38–14
|
John La Martine went 7-for-7 for the Thespians
——
Box score
|
|
1893
|
Thespians (London)
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
|
Beat Darlington St
Augustine's 33–6
|
J Pratt hit a homer, which was one of nine
extra-base hits registered by the Thespians;
he also struck out 11 batters in getting the win
——
Line score
[Missing box score]
|
|
1892
|
Middlesbrough
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
|
Beat St Thomas's
(Derby) 25–16
|
Box score for Middlesbrough
[Missing full box score]
|
|
1891
|
It is thought that there was no competition yielding a national champion
|
|
1890
|
PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION
Aston Villa
——
Roster
|
Click to enlarge
|
Won the league with
a 17–8 record
——
Season details
|
[No contents]
|
|
1890
|
AMATEUR COMPETITION
Preston Amateurs
——
Roster
|
[Missing photo]
|
Beat Birmingham
Amateurs 43–15
and 42–7 in best-
of-three final
|
Game 1 box score
Game 2 box score
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