New Records for Pinch Hitters

    Baseball rules were amended in 1891 to allow for substitute batters for other than emergency conditions. That was 86 years ago; yet, from a recordkeeping standpoint, there are still many gaps regarding the performance of pinch hitters on a seasonal and a career basis. What pinch hitter had the most doubles, triples, or total bases in a season or a career? Who had the best slugging average or the most RBIs? With the help of such veteran researchers as Cliff Kachline, Leonard Gettelson, John Tattersall and Seymour Siwoff, we are coming up with some of the answers.

    There were two participants in the 1976 campaign who called attention to pinch hitting records and thereby stimulated this research. One was Jose Morales of Montreal, who set new season records for appearances (82), at bats (78), and hits (25). The other was little noticed Tommy Davis, the “have bat, will travel” veteran of 10 major league clubs. Usually thought of as a designated hitter, Davis went 8 for 21 as a pinch hitter in 1976 and has quietly built up a lifetime pinch hit average of .3 20, the all-time high. More about that later.

    First, a discussion of Morales and season marks. How good was the Montreal mauler in 1976? Well, his 25 hits in 78 at bats gave him a .320 percentage. For a heavy duty performer, this is a solid average.  However, it does not compare with several other performers of the past. For those players with at least 40 at bats, Frenchy Bordagaray batted .465 on 20 hits in 43 at bats in 1938, and Jose Pagan hit .450 on 19 hits in 42 at bats in 1969.

    What kind of hits did Morales have in 1976? He had only 8 extra base hits. His 5 doubles were no threat to the 8 collected by Vic Davalillo of the Cardinals in 1970, or the 7 by Dave Philley of the Orioles in 1961. Those were the years when Davalillo and Philley each collected 24 pinch hits, the record Morales broke with 25. None of those 25 hits went for three bases. While pinch triples are indeed rare, Ham Hyatt had 3 for Pittsburgh in 1909, and Davalillo had 3 in 1970.

    Morales had three timely home runs in 1976, but Johnny Frederick of the Dodgers had six in 1932, and several other players hit five in one season. Consequently Jose hit for 39 total bases, still a little shy of the 41 by Davalillo in 1970 and the 40 by Jerry Lynch in 1961.

    The Expo pinch hitter fared better as a run producer. He knocked in 24, only one off the record of 25 by Lynch in 1961 and Joe Cronin in 1934. The Red Sox Manager was particularly productive considering that he went to bat only 42 times. Of course, he had those two 3-run pinch homers, one in each game of a twinbill on June 17. Smoky Burgess batted in 24 runs for the White Sox in 1965, for the American League high.

    Morales had only 4 walks in 1976 compared to the record of 18 established by Elmer Valo for the Yankees and Senators in 1960.  Before leaving the season pinch hit records it would be appropriate to mention two outstanding performances. One is Dave Philley’s feat of collecting 8 consecutive pinch hits from September 9 to 28 in 1958 with the Phils. He added another in his first time up as a substitute hitter in 1959. The other notable feat was by the aforementioned Johnny Frederick in 1932. He collected 9 hits in 29 at bats, which is not that great a batting average (.310); however, 8 of his 9 hits went for extra bases, including 6 homers and 2 doubles. This gave him 29 total bases in 29 at bats for an even 1.000 slugging mark.

    Here are some of the top season marks by pinch hitters, with the asterisk indicating the record holder in a particular category.

 

Year	Pinch hitter & Team	Games	AR	Hits	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	Avg.
1976	Jose Morales, Mont.	82*	78*	25*	5	0	3	24	39	4	.320
1970	VicDavalillo,StL.	76	73	24	8*	3*	1	20	41*	3	.333
1961	Dave Phiiley, Bait.	79	72	24	7	0	0	18	31	4	.333
1960	Elmer Valo, NY-Wash.	81	59	14	3	0	0	16	17	18*	.239
1961	Jerry Lynch, Cm.	59	47	19	4	1	5	25*	40	12	0.404
1965	Smoky Burgess, Chi.	77	65	20	4	0	2	24	30	11	.308
1943	Joe Cronin, Boston	49	42	18	4	0	5	25*	37	7	.429
1938	Fr. Bordagaray, Bkn.	48	43	20	3	0	0	8	23	4	.465*
1932	John Frederick, Bkn.	30	29	9	2	0	6*	13	29	1	.310
1909	Ham Hyatt, Pitt.	40	37	9	2	3*	0	6	17	2	.243

 

    Moving now to career marks for pinch hitters, we find that Smoky Burgess, because of his long service as a substitute batter, is the leader in most departments. He appeared in the most games, 585, had the most at bats, an even 500, by far the most hits, 144, by far the most doubles, 27, and by far the most runs batted in, 142. In fact, he is the only pinch hitter with more than 100 RBIs. He had 16 pinch homers, but Jerry Lynch was tops there with 18. In his 18 years as a substitute batter, the amply proportioned catcher never hit a pinch triple. Ham Hyatt and Gates Brown each hit five.

    Burgess also scored very few runs, because once he got on base he was frequently pulled for a pinch runner. Of course, he was feared as a batter and he received 71 walks, but he is not the leader in that category. Elmer Valo, who had the season high of 18 bases on balls, got on base 91 times with free passes. Ironically, he got on base 90 times with hits, which is a very unusual career ratio.

    What was Smoky’s pinch batting average? Considering the great number of times he batted in the clutch, it was very good at .288.  This is shown by a listing of the ten players most frequently used as pinch hitters.

 

Bat.	Pinch Hitter	AB	Hits	Avg.
L	Smoky Burgess	500	144	.288
L	Jerry Lynch	447	116	.260
L	Red Lucas	437	114	.261
L	Gates Brown	421	106	.252
L	Elmer Valo	386	90	.233
R	Manny Mota	384	108	.281
L	Tito Francona	365	81	.222
S	Dave Philley	311	93	.299
L	Dalton Jones	310	81	.261
L	Enos Slaughter	306	77	.254

 

    Most of those averages seem pretty low for a player to continue to be called on in the clutch. One argument might be that if a batter hit especially well as a pinch hitter, a regular place would be found for him in the lineup. Then in the case of some one like Valo, he was inserted as much to get on base as to drive in a run. And Lynch, Brown, and Burgess could break up a game with a home run. Why are the most frequently used pinch hitters left hand batters for the most part?  Simply because they are two steps closer to first base. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they are better batters.

    Lowering the plate appearances to around 150, we find a different set of subs hitting for average. More of these hit from the right side.  Tommy Davis, well traveled former NL batting champ, has the highest batting average (.320) in this expanded group, and Jose Morales, at the height of his career as a substitute batsman, ranks high on the list.

 

Bat.	Pinch Hitter	AB	Hits	Avg.
R	Tommy Davis	197	63	.320
L	Clint Courtney	147	46	.313
R	Fr. Bordagaray	173	54	.312
R	Virgil Davis	146	45	.308
L	Frank Baumholtz	153	47	.307
R	Jose Morales	158	48	.304
S	Red Schoendienst	185	56	.303
R	Bob Fothergill	253	76	.300
S	Dave Philley	311	93	.299
L	Ted Easterly	152	45	.296
L	Harvey Hendrick	173	51	.295
L	Smoky Burgess	500	144	.288

 

    Burgess still ranks among the all-time leaders in spite of his 500 at bats, but the pinch hitter who deserves the plaudits is Tommy Davis, who compiled his .320 mark in a period when batting marks were generally low. And he produced quietly and efficiently as he went from club to club and league to league.

    In the course of review of pinch hitting, enough information was obtained to correct one of the legends. Most of the stories on this subject state that John McGraw popularized pinch hitting by his use of Moose McCormick as a substitute batter. McCormick did not make any impression as a pinch hitter until 1912 when he collected 11 hits in 30 trips for the Giants. The real pioneer in pinch hitting was Dode Criss of the Browns. In 1908 he had 12 hits in 41 trips, which was almost double the use of any pinch hitter before. He also led the next three years.

    In 1909, Ham Hyatt made a big splash with the Pirates, getting three triples. In 1913 he had three pinch homers. Remember, that was the dead ball era. In 1913 Hyatt had 15 pinch hits, but the Phils had a batter named Doc Miller who went 20 for 56. That was the record for pinch hits which stood for almost 20 years. In 1917 Bill Rumler of the Browns got 16 hits in 71 trips. That was the most at bats for a pinch batter until Sam Leslie had 22 hits in 72 appearances for the Giants in 1932.

    Many of the pinch hit leaders were not well known players. Only occasionally will you see the name of a big star on the way up or down like Mel Ott, Bill Terry, Chuck Klein, Paul Waner, Sam Crawford, Eddie Collins, and Joe Cronin. Instead there will be players like Jack Bentley, John McCarthy, Herschel Bennett, Chubby Dean, Ron Northey, and Joe Schultz Jr. and Joe Schultz Sr., the unheralded but evenly productive father-son combination. Sometimes pitchers show up as pinch hit leaders. The obvious one was Red Lucas, who for many years held the record for most pinch hits. But there also was Al Orth, Lynn Nelson, George Uhle, Schoolboy Rowe, Red Ruffing, et. al.

    One final qualifier on research in this area. Pinch hitting records are very difficult to authenticate. In the early days substitute batters sometime didn’t even get into the box score. Occasionally pinch hitters stayed in the game after doing their initial stickwork. It was not always clear whether the one hit the batter collected was as a pinch hitter or as a leftfielder. Then there is the matter of a pinch hitter coming up twice in a big inning and possibly getting a hit his second time. Vic Davalillo did this during the 1970 season, but the second hit he made was taken away from him because “he was batting for himself.” This ruling has now been accepted by both leagues, so all those second at bats and hits are no longer considered pinch appearances and hits.  They should be deleted retroactively. What a mess! Gates Brown had one of these situations in 1963 when he hit a three-run double in a second PH appearance in one inning. So scratch 1 AB, 1 double, and 3 RBI from his record. Also, the Records Committee has ruled that when one designated hitter bats for another (usually when opposite throwing pitchers are switched), his first at bat in that capacity is as a pinch hitter. Those cases are not so easy to identify.

    The late Ford Sawyer of the Boston Globe did a lot of pioneering working on pinch hitting. Ernie Lanigan did some early work in this area. So did John Tattersall, but it took second place to home runs. The people working on the Macmillan Encyclopedia in 1969 made a tremendous effort. But discrepancies abound among individual efforts, the encyclopedias and the guides. This research effort has not been able to resolve all those problems, but in spite of the discrepancies, we thought a listing of the yearly leaders would be worthwhile and would give some recognition to the long neglected substitute batter. For the pinch average since 1920 we have tried to use a minimum of 20 at bats. However if one batter was 8 for 17 and another 8 for 21, we would be flexible and logical enough to list the batter with the best average.

The listings for each major league follow on the next pages.

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE PINCH HIT LEADERS, 1900-76

Year	At Bats	Pinch Hits	Pinch Average
1900	Shad Barry 14	Mike Donlin 4	Mike Donlin 4-10
1901	Bill Dinneen 11	Duke Farrell 3	Duke Farrell 3-4
		Pop Schriver 3
1902	Mike O’Neill 12	Frank Kitson 3	Frank Kitson 3-7
	Doe Gessler 12
1903	Red Doom  9	John Dunleavy 4	Fr. Bowerman 3-4
	John Dunleavy 9
1904	Frank Roth 12	Frank Roth 4	Frank Roth 4-12
1905	Otto Krueger 16	Sammy Strang 8	Sammy Strang 8-14
1906	John Lush 14	Fred Clarke 5	Fred Clarke 5-7
1907	Sammy Strang 19	Fred Osborn 7	Fred Osborn 7-19
	Fred Osborn 19
1908	E. Courtney 17	Ed Phelps 7	Ed Phelps 7-12
1909	Ham Hyatt 37	Ham Hyatt 9	Chief Meyers 8-24
1910	Ward Miller 40	Ward Miller 11	Al Burch 7-18
1911	Beals Becker 26	Pat Flaherty 6	Pat Flaherty 6-17
1912	M. McCormick 30	M. McCormick 11	Rog. Bresnahan 7-14
1913	Doe Miller 56	Doe Miller 20	Ward Miller 8-13
1914	Ham Hyatt 58	Ham Hyatt 14	Josh Devore 11-25
1915	Dan Costello 46	Dan Costello 14	Red Murray 8-17
1916	Art Butler 54	Art Butler 13	Frank Snyder 5-13
1917	Tom Clarke 27	Tom Clarke 9	Harry Wolter 7-16
1918	M. Fitzgerald 30	M. Fitzgerald 8	M. Fitzgerald 8-30
1919	Joe Schultz 31	Joe Schultz 8	Verne Clemons 5-10
1920	Fred Nicholson 38	Fred Nicholson 12	Cl. Mitchell 6-18
		Cliff Cravath 12
1921	Babe Twombly 38	Babe Twombly 15	Joe Schultz 6-18
1922	Rube Bressler 43	Rube Bressler 13	Joe Schultz 8-22
1923	Earl Smith 35	Jack Bentley 10	Jack Bentley 10-20
1924	Bill Terry 38	Earl Smith 10	Earl Smith 10-21
1925	Jack Bentley 28	Jack Bentley 9	Frank Gibson 7-15
	Cotton Tierney 28
1926	Chick Tolson 40	Chick Tolson 14	W. Christensen 7-18
1927	Melvin Ott 46	Danny Clark 12	Jack Fournier 8-19
1928	Joe Harris 42	Jack Smith 9	Jack Smith 9-25
1929	Pat Crawford 44	Red Lucas 13	Ervin Brame 10-21
1930	Red Lucas 39	Red Lucas 14	Cy Williams 8-16
1931	Red Lucas 60	Red Lucas 15	Ethan Allen 8-14
1932	Sam Leslie 72	Sam Leslie 22	Dave Barbee 8-19
1933	Harry McCurdy 52	Harry McCurdy 15	Joe Mowry 7-20
1934	Pat Crawford 43	Pat Crawford 11	Harry Danning 8-16
1935	E. Lombardi 36	Harry Mowrey 10	Joe Mowry 10-30
1936	Sid Gautreaux 55	Sid Gautreaux 16	Jim Ripple 9-19
1937	Red Lucas 37	Red Lucas 9	John Moore 7-20
		Les Scarcella 9
1938	Han Maggert 43	Fr. Bordagaray 20	Fr. Bordagaray 2043
	Fr. Bordagaray 43
1939	Jim Ripple 38	Chuck Klein 11	Chuck Klein 11-26
1940	John McCarthy 43	John McCarthy 11	John Rucker 8-20
1941	Ken O’Dea 42	Ed Stewart 10	Ed Stewart 10-25
		Garms-Riggs 10
1942	Rip Russell 31	D. Dallesandro 9	Lew Riggs 9-21
		Lew Riggs 9
1943	Lynwood Rowe 49	Lynwood Rowe 15	Paul Waner 10-21
1944	Al Rubeling 41	Paul Waner 12	lloyd Waner 7-18
		Lou Novikoff 12
1945	Rene Monteagudo 52	R. Monteagudo 18	R. Monteagudo 18-52
1946	Babe Young 32	Bob Sheffing 7	Bob Sheffing 7-19
		Chuck Workman 7
		Jim Brown 7
1947	Chas. Gilbert 40	Fr. McCormick 13	Ron Northey 11-25
1948	John McCarthy 45	John McCarthy 13	Pete Reiser 10-21
1949	Don Mueller 42	Dixie Walker 13	Jim Bloodworth 8-15
1950	Eddie Kazak 42	Dick Whitman 12	Pete Castiglione 8-24
1951	Bill Nicholson 36	Phil Cavarretta 12	Phil Cavarretta 12-33
		Bobby Addis 12
1952	Geo. Wilson 43	Harry Lowrey 14	Harry Lowrey 14-27
1953	Harry Lowrey 59	Harry Lowrey 21	Bobby Hofman 13-34
1954	Joe Frazier 62	Joe Frazier 20	Dusty Rhodes 15-45
1955	Bill Taylor 60	Bill Taylor 15	Frank Baumholtz 15-37
		Frank Bauinholtz 15
1956	Bob Skinner 54	Frank Baumholtz 14	Ed Bailey 8-13
1957	Jim Bolger 48	Jim Bolger 17	Pete Whisenant 8-20
1958	Chuck Tanner 53	Dave Philley 18	Bob Bowman 13-31
1959	George Crowe 63	George Crowe 17	Irv Noren 12-29
1960	Jerry Lynch 66	Jerry Lynch 19	Smoky Burgess 9-20
1961	Bob Will 52	Jerry Lynch 19	Jerry Lunch 1947
1962	R. Schoendienst 72	R. Schoendienst 22	Lee Walls 13-27
1963	Matty Alou 45	Merrit Ranew 17	Charles James 10-18
1964	Cap Peterson 55	Ty Cline 14	Ty Cline 14-39
1965	Jesse Gonder 52	Bob Skinner 15	George Freese 9-24
1966	Jerry Lynch 49	Chuck Huller 15	Manny Mota 10-26
	Doug Clemens 49
1967	Doug Clemens 54	Manny Jiminez 12	Bob Johnson 12-31
		Bob Johnson 12
1968	Manny Jiminez 53	Fred Whitfield 11	Julio Gotay 8-25
1969	Fred Whitfield 51	Jose Pagan 19	Jose Pagan 19-42
1970	Vie Davalillo 73	Vic Davilillo 24	Jim Fairey 14-37
1971	Jim Stewart 48	Bob Burda 14	Willie Crawford 8-19
	Bob Burda 48
1972	Jim Fairey 55	Jim Howarth 13	Manny Mota 10-25
1973	Ken Boswell 51	Mike Rogodzinski 16	Fr. Tepedino 9-24
1974	Terry Crowley 52	Ed Kranepool 17	Ed Kranepool 17-35
		Tony Taylor 17
1975	Tony Taylor 54	Jose Morales 15	Rod Gilbreath 10-25
		Champ Summers 15	Jay Johnstone 10-25
1976	Jose Morales 78	Jose Morales 25	Bruce Boisclair 12-21

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE PINCH HIT LEADERS, 1901-76

Year	At Bats	Pinch Hits	Pinch Average
1901	Jim Callahan 10	Callahan-Schreck 3	Ossee Schreck 3-9
1902	Jim Callahan 12	Harry Gleason 3	Harry Gleason 3-8
1903	J. Stahl-Hoffman 11	Stahl-Hoffman 5	Stahl-Hoffman 5-1 1
1904	Duke Farrell 11	Seven with 2	Jim McGuire 2-2
1905	Ike Van Zandt 18	Ike Van Zandt 4	Ed McFarland 4-9
		Ed McFarland 4
1906	Joe Yeager 18	H. Wakefield 9	H. Wakefield 9-16
1907	Chas. Hickman 22	John Hoey 8	John Hoey 8-18
1908	Dode Criss 41	Dode Criss 12	Cliff Cravath 6-14
1909	Dode Criss 24	Dode Criss 7	Al Orth 5-13
	Chas Hemphill 24
1910	Dode Criss 44	Dode Criss 7	E. Gardner 4-14
1911	Dode Criss 38	Dode Criss 9	Frank Lange 8-19
1912	Ted Easterly 30	Ted Easterly 13	Ted Easterly 13-30
1913	Ted Easterly 37	Jack Lelivelt 12	Germ. Schaefer 11-21
1914	Wally Rehg 36	Regh-E. Walker 10	Ernie Walker 10-29
1915	Ray Caidwell 33	John Kavanagh 10	John Kavanagh 10-20
1916	John Kavanagh 46	Sam Crawford 8	Sam Crawford 8-15
1917	Bill Rumler 71	Bill Rumler 16	Ed Murphy 12-32
1918	Ham Hyatt 21	Jack Graney 7	Jack Graney 7-18
1919	Ray Demmit 27	Ed Murphy 8	Ed Murphy 8-21
1920	Sammy Hale 52	Sammy Hale 17	Ed Murphy 13-33
1921	Chick Shorten 37	Chick Shorten 9	B. LeBourveau 9-16
		B. LeBourveau 9
1922	Dan Clark 36	Tris Speaker 9	Tris Speaker 9-17
1923	Amos Strunk 39	Amos Strunk 12	Elmer Smith 11-21
1924	Phil Todt 30	George Uhie 11	George UhIe 11-26
1925	Tex Vache 49	Walter French 13	Hersch Bennett 9-16
1926	Johnny Neun 42	Hersch Bennett 12	Hersch Bennett 12-26
		Johnny Neun 12
1927	Eddie Collins 34	Eddie Collins 12	Wally Schang 7-18
1928	Guy Sturdy 44	Guy Sturdy 10	Tate-Hargrave 9-25
1929	Bob Fothergill 53	Bob Fothergill 19	Dick Porter 9-20
1930	Falk-Fothergill 34	Bibb Falk 13	Jimmy Reese 10-20
1931	Tom Winsett 52	Falk-Jolley 14	Smead Jolley 14-30
1932	Dave Harris 43	Dave Harris 14	Billy Rhiel 13-27
1933	Bing Miller 30	Jo Jo White 10	Cliff Bolton 9-22
	Earl Webb 30
1934	Bing Miller 33	Bing Miller 10	Fr. Bordagaray 8-12
1935	Bing Miller 43	Bing Miller 13	Red Ruffing 8-18
1936	Ed Coleman 62	Ed Coleman 20	Chubby Dean 13-34
1937	Lynn Nelson 38	Nelson-Goslin 9	Ethan Allen 8-23
		Rosenthal 9
1938	Taft Wright 39	Taft Wright 13	Taft Wright 13-39
1939	Lou Finney 40	Lou Finney 13	Chubby Dean 10-26
1940	Odell Hale 40	Chet Laabs 14	Chet Laabs 14-35
1941	Dee Miles 45	Dee Miles 15	Dee Miles 15-45
1942	Chas Gehringer 39	Chas Gehringer 11	Don Ross 8-22
1943	Rip Radcliff 44	Joe Cronin 18	Joe Cronin 18-42
1944	Jim Grant 32	Bill Lefebvre 10	Jeff Heath 9-22
1945	Joe Schultz 35	Joe Schultz 11	Joe Schultz 11-35
1946	George Binks 35	Joe Schultz 10	Joe Schultz 10-23
1947	Joe Schultz 38	Bobby Brown 9	Bobby Brown 9-27
		Roger Cramer 9
1948	Joe Schultz 37	Hal Peck 8	Sherry Robertson 7-16
1949	Mizell Platt 34	Buddy Lewis 9	Buddy Lewis 9-24
1950	G. Goldsberry 39	G. Goldsberry 12	G. Goldsberry 12-39
1951	Charles Keller 38	Keller-Stewart 9	Johnny Mize 9-19
		F. Baker-J. Mize 9
1952	Earl Rapp 54	Rapp-T. Wright 10	Mike Kryhoski 9-26
1953	Johnny Mize 61	Johnny Mize 19	Johnny Pesky 13-30
1954	Eddie Robinson 49	Eddie Robinson 15	Bob Cerv 10-28
			Enos Slaughter 11-31
1955	Dale Mitchell 45	Enos Slaughter 16	Elmer Valo 14-31
1956	Ernie Oravetz 49	Ron Nor they 15	Ron Northey 15-39
1957	Julio Becquer 65	Julio Becquer 18	Dave Philley 12-29
1958	Enos Slaughter 47	Gus Zernial 15	Gus Zernial 15-38
1959	Julio Becquer 56	Julio Becquer 12	Gene Woodling 10-18
1960	Bob Hale 63	Bob Hale 19	Vic Wertz 10-18
1961	Dave Philley 72	Dave Philley 24	Don Dillard 15-35
1962	Joe Hicks 61	Vic Wertz 17	Dick Williams 13-31
1963	Bob Sadowski 50	Dick Williams 16	George Alusik 9-19
1964	Bob Johnson 45	Bob Johnson 15	Willie Smith 10-23
1965	Smoky Burgess 65	Smoky Burgess 20	Fred Whitfield 9-18
1966	Smoky Burgess 66	Smoky Burgess 21	Tim Talton, 10-25
1967	Smoky Burgess 60	Dalton Jones 13	Frank Kostro 9-23
		Rich Reese 13
1968	Leon Wagner 46	Gates Brown 18	Gates Brown 18-39
1969	Rich Scheinblum 54	Pete Ward 17	Pete Ward 17-46
1970	Tito Francona 59	Tito Francona 15	Dalton Jones 11-29
1971	Gomer lodge 68	Gomer lodge 16	Rich McKinney 11-19
1972	Steve Hovley 37	Al Kaline 10	Al Kaline 10-24
		Felipe Alou 10
1973	Winston Llenas 56	Winston Llenas 16	Gail Hopkins 7-19
1974	Gates Brown 53	Gates Brown 16	Bob Hanson 14-35
1975	Jim Holt 43	Jim Holt 10	Doug Griffin 8-16
		Walt Williams 10
1976	Ben Oglivie 39	Ben Oglivie 9	Tommy Davis 8-21
		Ken McMullen 9