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World Tournament of Historic Base Ball


2008 World Tournament Awards

Accurate Throw
#1 - George "Parker" Parker - Columbus Capitals
#2 - Jack "Pirate Lawson - Lah-De-Dahs
#3 - Jim "Buck" McVicar - Mt. Clemens Regulars

Longest Throw
#1 - Chris "Skipper" Vandergriss - West Side Emeralds
#2 - George "Parker" Parker - Columbus Capitals
#3 - Toby "Scoops" Larkin - Saginaw Old Golds

Speed
#1 - Chris "Hollywood" Holly - Saginaw Old Golds
#2 - Justin "Duster Patten - Indianapolis Hoosiers
#3 – Shaun "Dublin" Leahy - Mt. Clemens Regulars

Finest  Club Uniform (mug) Wyandotte Stars, captained by Greg “RUDY” Powell

Finest Captain (mug) Jayme Johnson of the Bay City Independents

Farthest Distance Traveled (mug) Indianapolis  Hoosiers – Indianapolis, Indiana captained by Jim Walker

The Henry Chadwick Sportsmanship Award to the club who exhibited great sportsmanship both on and off the field of play during the tournament (certificate) Bonneyville Millers from Goshen, Indiana

In keeping with the tradition from the original 1867 tournament, the clubs with the fewest wins receives a bag of peanuts, this year the bag of peanuts goes to The Westside Emeralds captained by committee and the Wyandotte Stars captained by Greg “RUDY” Powell.

Reserve Champion (pitcher) Indianapolis Hoosiers ~ Indianapolis Hoosiers

Champion (pitcher): Lah-De-Dahs

2007 World Tournament Awards

Finest Club Uniform ~ Detroit B.B.C., captained by Marcus Dickson

Finest Captain ~ Jim Fisher of the Welkin B.B.C. of Port Huron

Farthest Distance Traveled ~ Indianapolis  Hoosiers – Indianapolis, Indiana captained by Jim Walker

Most Accurate Thrower ~ Mike OX BOW Ossy

The Henry Chadwick Sportsmanship Award ~ West Side Emeralds captained by Randy McLemore

Reserve Champion ~ Indianapolis  Hoosiers

Champion ~ Lah-De-Dahs BBC

2006 World Tournament Awards
As did the Detroit Base Ball Club, who hosted the 1867 Worlds Tournament, The Henry Ford issued awards for three categories; ‘Best Uniform’, ‘Best Captain’, and ‘Furthest Traveled’.  The Henry Ford’s awards for these categories were custom pottery mugs from the Greenfield Village pottery shop.  The Champion and Reserve Champions of the Tournament received a custom made pitcher also made by the artisans of the Greenfield Village Pottery Shop. 

Best Uniform ~ Bay City Independents 
Best Captain ~ Mike Ochs (Spiegel Grove Squires BBC)
Furthest Traveled ~ Clodbusters of Centerville, Ohio

Reserve Champion ~ Columbus Capitals BBC
Champion ~ Clodbusters BBC

Greenfield Village World Tournament Champion winners 2003 - 2008

Champion 2003 ~ Clodbusters BBC 
Champion 2004 ~ Mother Nature 
Champion 2005 ~ Clodbusters BBC
Champion 2006 ~ Clodbusters BBC
Champion 2007 ~ Lah-De-Dahs BBC
Champion 2007 ~ Lah-De-Dahs BBC

 

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