Tuesday, August 6, 1946

                 W  L  Pct GB
Wenatchee ..... 66 42 .611 —
Bremerton ..... 58 40 .592 3
Salem ......... 60 44 .577 4
Tacoma ........ 55 48 .534 8½
Spokane ....... 44 49 .473 15½
Yakima ........ 47 55 .461 16
Vancouver ..... 40 60 .400 22
Victoria ...... 37 69 .349 28

SALEM [Vancouver News-Herald, Aug. 7]—Vancouver Capilanos, aided by some timely hitting by Jimmy Estrada, some tight pitching by southpaw Jim Hedgecock, and a bit of erratic play by the home team, took the opening game of their series with the third-place Senators here last night, 5-3.
The contest also saw Manager Eddie Carnett of the visiting crew bouncing from the game by Umpire Hanke, as well as Wally Flager, Salem shortstop. The game also marked the debut of Bill Wright for the Vancouver team, too. Wright taking over the initial sack for Carnell and getting a base hit in his only time at bat.
NEVER LOOKED BACK
Carnett was bounced when he protested an obvious balk by Salem chucker Paul Soderburg in the sixth. Carnett was on third at the time and was tagged out on the play.
The Capilanos went out in front in the fourth frame, and never looked back. They scored three counters on a walk to Carnett, a sacrifice, and successive singles by Ray Orteig, Charley Mead and Estrada, who had a perfect night at the dish with three hits in as many tries.
Vancouver added another pair in the fifth on Eddie Wheeler’s error, a single by Frank Mullens, a walk to Orteig, and another base knock by Estrada.
HEDGECOCK STEADY
Salem got to Hedgecock for three runs in their half of the fifth on four hits, including Soderburg’s triple, and filled the bases in the seventh and eighth, but the Vancouver wrong hander pitched his way out.
Either Alex Palica or Larry Guay will carry the pitching mail for the Caps tonight, with left-hander Ken Wyatt handling the Salem mound chore.
Vancouver .... 000 320 000—5 10 2
Salem .......... 000 030 000—3 9 4
Hedgecock and Brenner; Soderburg and Salmon.

TACOMA, Aug. 6—A four-run uprising in the first inning climaxed by Roy Peterson's homer with two mates aboard provided Steve Gerkin with all the margin he needed, and the rangy right-hander proceeded to pitch Tacoma to an 11-2 victory over the front-running Chiefs.
Wenatchee ...... 001 010 000— 2 9 4
Tacoma .......... 402 021 20x—11 16 4
Green, Condon (7) and E. Fitzgerald; Gerkin and Kemper.

SPOKANE, Aug. 6—The Bremerton Bluejackets tonight blasted Milt Cadinha for 12 hits, including enough extra-base scoring blows to defeat the Indians, 6-2, and hand the Spokane ace hurler his fourth defeat against 13 victories.
Bremerton .......... 010 030 020—6 12 3
Spokane ............ 000 200 000—2 6 2
Pintar and Volpi; Cadinha and Clifford.

VICTORIA, Aug. 6—The Victoria Athletics nipped the Yakima Stars, 7-6, in WIL play Tuesday night, thanks to a controversial play in the ninth inning.
With the game tied, and Bob Cherry on first base, Bill Dunn lashed a hard single to left field. The ball rolled past Spencer Harris and Cherry scored on a close play at the plate. The Stars protested bitterly as a large crowd gathered around the umpire after the game.
Bob Paulson's clean single in the second scored Cherry and Dunn to send the A's into the lead after the Stars counted in the first. They added another in the third and three more in the fourth, two of them coming in on Bob Jensen's single.
Jensen went the distance for the win, despite issuing 13 walks.
Yakima ......... 100 000 230—6 6 3
Victoria ........ 021 300 001—7 11 1
Strait, Kralovich (4) and McConnell; Jensen and Paulson.

WIL STATS
(Including games of August 6. Compiled by Howe News Bureau)
BATTING
Player, Club          G  AB   R  H  RBI  Ave
Kemper, Tac ........ 88 300  54 113  94 .377
Stetter, Wen ....... 98 370 100 139  75 .376
Amaral, Brem ....... 72 261  60  95  72 .364
Orteig, Van ........ 65 212  45  76  44 .358
Crawford, Sal ...... 90 325  66 116  56 .357
Barisoff, Brem ..... 91 368  96 128 112 .348
Gullic, Sal ........ 61 206  47  70  40 .340
Garbe, Yak ......... 96 391  85 132  98 .338
E. Fizgerald, Wen .. 77 241  52  80  43 .332
Adams, Wen ......... 89 399  78 131 112 .328
Clift, Yak ......... 90 314  92 101  88 .325
DeVaurs, Brem ...... 95 411  85 133  41 .324
Hughes, Vic ........ 84 256  76  83  80 .324
PITCHING
Player, Club          G  IP  W L  Pct
Soderburg, Sal ..... 15  89  7 1 .875
Cadinha, Spo ....... 20 165 13 3 .813
Babbitt, Wen ....... 29 160 13 4 .765
Green, Wen ......... 19 105  9 3 .750
Orphan, Wen ........ 18 118  8 3 .727
Hallbourg, Spo ..... 12  72  5 2 .714
Medeghini, Brem .... 14  79  7 3 .700
C. Federmeter, Brem. 31 195 17 8 .688
Wyatt, Sal ......... 22 107 10 5 .667
Lowman, Brem ....... 18  82  6 3 .667

Barisoff Steps From Hill to Clout Sailors Into W.I. Race
By GEORGE E. THOMAS
BREMERTON, Wash.
[The Sporting News, Aug. 14, 1946]
If the Bremerton Bluejackers cop the Western International League flag their first year out—and they've scrambled from seventh to second place the past few weeks—one of the big factors will be Bill Barisoff, slugging right fielder for the Bremerton club.
Barisoff, whose pitching brother, Pete, was a survivor of the recent Spokane bus crash, has played a vital role in the Bluejackets' ascent.
Currently leading the league in home runs with 28, Barisoff also tops the circuit in triples, accounting for 11. He's also the co-pace-setter in runs batted in, with 112, and likewise ranks first in total bases, with 227.
Latest official averages placed his batting average at .348.
The 24-year-old outfielder was one of the flashiest boys in Los Angeles prep circles back in 1939 when several major clubs, including the Yankees, vied for his signature. He was picked up by Hollywood, which groomed him for a pitching role, his specialty.
The Stars gave Barisoff his release this spring when he returned from the Navy with a sore arm, and soon after he became a member of the new Bremerton club.
The ailing arm caused Manager Sad Sam Gibson to send the young pitcher to the outfield where, in succeeding weeks, his prowess as a slugger precluded any experimentation in his former job as a tosser.
Barisoff has since recovered full use of his arm, increased his defensive skill tremendously and has proved one of the most capable patrolmen in the league.