File:Little League All Stars Railroader 1960.jpg: Difference between revisions

From Brunswick MD History
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Jknight moved page File:Railroader 1960 Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. Courtesy Smoketown History.jpg to [[File:Little League All Stars Railroader 1960, which won our first ever Distric...)
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Brunswick Sports:  Brunswick Little League 1960
The 1960 Brunswick Railroader Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. This started a run of dominance for Brunswick, which won 7 district titles and 2 state championships in the 1960s.
The 1960 Brunswick Railroader Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. This started a run of dominance for Brunswick, which won 7 district titles and 2 state championships in the 1960s.


Line 8: Line 6:
Butch Dixon pitched a 7-0 no hitter over Frederick National to open 1960 district play.
Butch Dixon pitched a 7-0 no hitter over Frederick National to open 1960 district play.


(Clipping from the Blade Times courtesy of Jeanne Brandenburg-Smith). Courtesy of Smoketown History
(Clipping from the Blade Times courtesy of Jeanne Brandenburg-Smith)
 
Joyce Miller: Grew up watching them play ball. They worked as a team and Butch Dixon (God rest his sole) tried to make it to the majors, was drafted but came back home. It's such a hard road to travel.
 


[[Category:Recreation-Sports]]
[[Category:Smoketown Baseball]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, 18 November 2019

Summary

The 1960 Brunswick Railroader Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. This started a run of dominance for Brunswick, which won 7 district titles and 2 state championships in the 1960s.

Also of note is Calvin Lawson, who broke the BRLL color barrier in 1960. Calvin was listed as 7th among batting averages out of 51 players that season.

Butch Dixon pitched a 7-0 no hitter over Frederick National to open 1960 district play.

(Clipping from the Blade Times courtesy of Jeanne Brandenburg-Smith)

Joyce Miller: Grew up watching them play ball. They worked as a team and Butch Dixon (God rest his sole) tried to make it to the majors, was drafted but came back home. It's such a hard road to travel.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current10:49, 3 August 2018Thumbnail for version as of 10:49, 3 August 20182,048 × 1,674 (379 KB)HistoryCommission2 (talk | contribs)Brunswick Sports: Brunswick Little League 1960 The 1960 Brunswick Railroader Little League All Stars, which won our first ever District title 3-2 over Frederick American. This started a run of dominance for Brunswick, which won 7 district titles and...

Metadata