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Welcome to Billings American Legion Post 4 Baseball |
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Welcome to Billings American Legion Post 4 Baseball |
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History Montana State Champions
Billings Legion Players Who Went on to Play in Major League Organizations
Jeff Ballard - Baltimore Orioles & Pittsburgh Pirates Bruce Bates - Oakland A's Brandy Bengochea - Los Angeles Angels Brent Bolin - Los Angeles Dodgers Ed Boltan - Gary Coatsworth - Los Angeles Angels Pete Cochran - Los Angeles Dodgers Darrell Devitt - Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins Rich DuBois - Kansas City Royals Todd Eames - Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Fry - New York Mets Nolan Gallagher-Seattle Mariners John Gilligan - Woody Hahn - St. Louis Cardinals Mike Hennessy - Cincinnati Reds John Hilts-Baltimore Orioles Traver Hunter-Chicago Cubs Ned Iwakari- Jason Kummerfeld-Cincinnati Reds Casey Lindsey-L.A. Dodgers Kenny Linville - San Francisco Seals Paul McClure - Boston Red Sox Joe McIntosh - San Diego Padres & Houston Astros Dave McNally - Baltimore Orioles & Montreal Expos Jeff McNally - Milwaukee Brewers John Martin - Chicago White Sox Ken Martinson - Kansas City Perry Morrison - Los Angeles Angels Mike Pekovich - Brooklyn Dodgers Bob Peters - Kansas City Royals Leo Pinnick - Minnesota Twins Dick Plouvier - Jim Rogers, Sr - Les Rohr - New York Mets Dale Scilley - Detrois Tigers Greg Stading - Pittsburgh Pirates Greg Steffanich - San Diego Padres Travis Teegarden - Cincinnati Reds Jerry Walters - Cleveland Indians Randy Walter - San Francisco Giants Todd Wilson - Chincinnati Reds
The Ed Bayne Award Ed Bayne served as a coach for the Billings Royals Post 4 American Legion Baseball team from 1952 to 1973 and again from 1988 to 1992. He coached 20 State Championship teams, including the streak of 14 championships from 1954 to 1967. He took the Royals to the National Legion World Series 4 times. In 1960, they reached the championship game. His tenure put the BALB program on the map, but his priority was to help young men become responsible adults through academics, character, leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. They were ambassadors for Billings, Montana and known throughout their road-trip stops as a "class act" on and off the field. He took boys from all backgrounds and molded them into a total team unit. His avenue was baseball ... his goal was to make future leaders who understood the obligation of giving back to the community who supported them. The recipients of this award exemplify the culmination of what "Eddie" hoped would happen. We had Ed from August 6, 1916 until July 19, 2003. "... And when the one Great Scorer shall come to write against your name, he will not mark if you won or lost, but how you played the game." The Ed Bayne Hall of Fame Inductees 2002 Ed Bayne, Dennis Maggert, Dave McNally 2003 Perry Morrison, Bill Osborne, Joe Pirtz, Les Rohr, 1950 & 1951 Teams 2004 Jeff Ballard, Joe McIntosh, Rex Welton 2005 Pete Cochran, John Martin, Dick Montee, Lyle Wilson 2006 Bob Fry, Woody Hahn, Tim Hahn, Jeff McNally 2007 Bob Bolingbroke, Bob Glennen, Sam McDonald, Tom McIntosh, Doug Sieler, Don Vincelette, Jerry Walters, Tom Farrell, Keith Cook 2008 Teams 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962 and Ed Bayne, Ken Hunt, Steve Huntsberry, Dick Letwak, Larry Thomson
The Dave McNally Award Dave McNally is one of our most famous graduates of the Billings American Legion Baseball program. He played on the Post 4 Royals for Coach Ed Bayne from 1958 to 1960. He had a record of 18 wins and only 1 loss in 1960, when they went to the National World Series and played in the championship game. Dave played professional baseball for 14 years, 13 of those for the Baltimore Orioles. He compiled an overall win/loss pitching record of 184-119 and still holds the very distinct record of being the only pitcher to hit a grand slam home run in a World Series game. The Billings Gazette and Sports Illustrated selected Dave McNally as Montana's Athlete of the Century. In 2002, Dave become one of the first players to receive the "Ed Bayne Award" with induction into the Billings American Legion Baseball Hall of Fame. Dave passed away in December, 2002. In December 2003, in respect to his memory, his Billings Royals Post 4 uniform, number 16, was retired. That same year, the "Dave McNally Honorary Friend of American Legion Baseball Award" was inaugurated. This award is given, not to alumni who have played in the program, but to those who have devoted time and talent in other ways to ensure the continuation of our "Great American Past Time" in Billings. The Dave McNally Honorary Friend of American Legion Baseball Award 2004 Clancy Propp 2005 Lew Morris & Bob Wilson 2006 John Kosich 2007 The Scott Family 2008 Bob Sandler
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