- Dates
- 1973-08-12 – 1973-08-19
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Mary T. Palmer (pitcher) · Mike Green (pitcher)
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Beachcombers baseball team
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationcommunitysportstourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 12, 1973, the Beachcomber Last Calls women defeated Chuck’s Marathon of Petoskey 6–5. The men split a doubleheader with Charlevoix Townhouse, losing 15–5 and winning 16–4; Mike Green pitched the win, with home runs by Delbert Kelly, Richie Gillespie, and Buddy Martin. On August 19 the Beachcombers split with Harbor Inn of Harbor Springs, losing 15–7 and winning 16–6. The report names Mary Gillespie, Art Reibel, Mike Green, and Mason as pitchers and says the August 12 games were broadcast by radio for the first time.
Evidence and limits
The scores and names are from a local sports report; no league standings, complete roster, or independent scorebooks are supplied.
Sources
- Reports August 12 women’s and men’s games and August 19 games. The women’s Last Calls defeated Chuck’s Marathon 6–5; the men split with Charlevoix Townhouse, 5–15 and 16–4, then split with Harbor Inn, 7–15 and 16–6. It names pitchers Mary Gillespie, Art Reibel, Mike Green, and Mason, home-run hitters Delbert Kelly, Richie Gillespie, and Buddy Martin, and the first live radio broadcast of a Beaver Island game. No independent broadcast record or complete scorebook is held.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Beachcombers baseball results, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beachcombers-baseball-results-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Sports.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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