1963 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks - Home of Midnight Sun Baseball

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1963

Wichita, Kansas: Top row, from left: Charlie Hartenstein, Nick Aversa, Tom Sommers, Al Coutts, Gary Prestesater, Bill Brown, Dave Dowling, Mike Ash, John Stapp. Bottom row, from left: Joe Stucker, Mike Paul, Emmitt Wilson, Floyd Watson, Manager H.A. (Red) Boucher, Assistant Manager Sam Suplizio, Jim Visher, Gene Neri. Seated, Wolfgang Fischer, batboy.

Games	W	L	%	MGR
57	45	12	.789	Boucher

1963 Alaska Goldpanners
Roster • Statistics • Results • Schedule • NBC

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First Barnstorming Tour | Dave Dowling Sizzles | Third at NBC

1963 Roster | H.A. 'Red' Boucher • Mike Stepovich // Mike Ash • Nick Aversa • Phil Blackwell • Bill Brown • Al Coutts • Dave Dowling • Chuck Hartenstein • Bob Jackson • Bob Maxwell • Don Merchant • George Mies • Gene Neri • Mike Paul • Gary Prestesater • Bill Scripture • Tom Sommers • John Stapp • Joe Stucker • Sam Suplizio • Jim Visher • Bob Ward • Floyd Watson • Emmitt Wilson | All-Time Roster • All-Time Lineups

MEET THE GOLDPANNERS

Phil Blackwell	Sam Suplizio	Dave Dowling	Emmitt Wilson
Joe Stucker	Floyd Watson	Bob Jackson	Don Merchant
Bob Maxwell	George Mies	John Stapp	Bill Brown
Tom Sommers	Al Coutts	Dwight Haley	Gene Neri
Jim Visher	Bob Ward	Nick Aversa	Mike Ash

Red Boucher, Mike Stepovich

Top row, from left: Bob Jackson, Joe Stucker, Dwight Haley, John Stapp, Bob Maxwell, Phil Blackwell, Mike Ash, George Mies, Don Merchant, Bill Brown. Bottom row, from left: Emmitt Wilson, Dave Dowling, Tom Sommers, Gene Neri, Red Boucher, Mike Stepovich, Jim Visher, Al Coutts, Floyd Watson, Nick Aversa, Bob Ward.

1963 PRESSBOX

1963 Pannerblog
Stapp Stopps With Five-Hitter
Al Coutts, flashy All American Second Baseman, steals home during a '63 North of the Range League game with the Eilson Outlaws. - For the fourth consecutive year the Fairbanks squad won the league title and went on to win their third consecutive Alaska State Championship.
Sam Suplizio and Goldpanner Manager (Red) boucher discuss a key play during the 1963 NBC Tournament. "Sourdough" Sam was voted the tournament's Most Valuable Player, named to the All American Team, and paced the tournament by hitting a .500 average.
Governor William E. Egan joins in a hearty laugh with Al Campanis, Director of Scouting for the Los Angeles Dodgers, while attending the Goldpanner Banquet. The banquet was held to salute the fans and boosters of the Nation's Non-Pro Team of the Year. Pictured with Governor Egan and Campanis is Mike Stepovich, Sam Suplizio and (Red) Boucher.
Wichita's Mayor Vincent Bogart views the Daily News-Miner Earthquake Edition with Goldpanner Manager (Red) Boucher and Wichita Jaycee President John Cummings. Following the Good Friday Earthquake, cities from all over the United States who have come to know Alaska via the Goldpanners rallied to the aid of the 49th State. Joining Grand Junction, Colorado, Wichita, Kansas proclaimed a "Wichita-Aid to Alaska Week." Pictured is following the signing of the proclamation.

	"Meet Our Goldpanners"	Al Coutts, Don Merchant
Red Boucher, u/k, Don Merchant, Bob Maxwell	Don Merchant - 350 Foot HR
Boucher, Suplizio At Wichita	Tom Sommers	Observations by Chuck Malley June 20, 1963 FD-M	1963 Team at Wichita -With Pickups- Top row, from left: Hartenstein, Aversa, Sommers, Coutts, Prestesater, Brown, Dowling, Ash, Stapp, Jim Bischoff. Bottom row, from left: Scripture, Paul, Wilson, Watson, Boucher, Suplizio, Visher, Neri, Ward, Wolfgang Fischer.

1963 PLAYERS ON GOLDPANNERS BASEBALL CARDS:


DAVE DOWLING 1960s ALL STARS	H.A. (RED) BOUCHER STARS OF THE 90s	2003 Team

1963 NBC TOURNAMENT

NATIONAL THIRD PLACE

NBC Tourney		%	Place
5	2	.714	3rd

NBC HARVEST OF TROPHIES:
National Third Place. Most Popular Team. No.1 District Champion. Best Dressed Team. Team Traveling the Farthest. Most Valuable Player (Sam Suplizio). Leading Pitcher (Dave Dowling). Leading Hitter (Sam Suplizio). Sandlotter of the Year (Dave Dowling).

All-America Team Members: Mike Ash, c; Dave Dowling, p; Sam Suplizio, of

WIN ALASKA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

1963 Goldpanners (45-12)
1B	Bill Brown	.238
2B	Al Coutts	.313
3B	Tom Sommers	.330
SS	Emmitt Wilson	.327
OF	Nick Aversa	.327
OF	Bob Jackson	.393
OF	Gene Neri	.361
C	Mike Ash	.314
UT	Floyd Watson	.256
SP	Dave Dowling	0.85
SP	Joe Stucker	1.93
SP	Jim Visher	2.00
SP	Gary Prestasater	2.19
RP	Bob Ward	2.25
Team Batting Average .317
Team Earned Run Average 1.81

PLAYERS TO MLB
Dave Dowling, p, Chuck Hartenstein, p, Mike Paul, p

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

POSITION: TOM SOMMERS
PITCHER: DAVE DOWLING

MIDNIGHT SUN GAME
1-3 Loss vs. Wichita, KS Dreamliners

ALL-TIME RECORDS AND MENTIONS

Most Years Played

2. 7 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66
3. 6 - Emmitt Wilson, 1962-63-64-65-66-67
T5. 4 - Phil Blackwell, 1962-63-64-65
T5. 4 - Bob Maxwell, 1962-63-64-65
T5. 4 - Mike Paul, 1963-64-65-66
T5. 4 - Floyd Watson, 1960-61-62-63

Most Games Played, Career

2. 159 - Emmitt Wilson, 1962-63-64-65-66-67

Most Hits, Game

T1. 6 - Emmitt Wilson, July 20, 1963 vs. Eilson Outlaws
T3. 5 - Tom Summers, June 23, 1963 (1) vs. Wichita Kan., Dreamliners

Most Consecutive Hits, Season

1. 9 - Emmitt Wilson, July 19-20-21, 1963

Most Doubles, Season

4. 21 - Al Coutts, 1963

Most Base on Balls, Career

2. 104 - Emmitt Wilson, 1962-63-64-65-66-67

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Most Games, Career

T6. 48 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Most Complete Games, Career

T1. 20 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Most Complete Games, Season

2. 11 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Games Won, Season

T5. 11 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Innings pitched, Career

T2. 255 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Most Innings Pitched, Season

5. 116 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Innings Pitched, Game

T1. 11 - George Mies, July 10, 1963 vs. Fort Wainwright Manchus

Most Games Won, Career

2. 25 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Most Games Won, Career, RHP

2. 25 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Lowest Earned Run Average, Career (75 or more innings)

1. 0.85 -- Dave Dowling, 1963
3. 1.34 - Bob Jackson, 1962-63
7. 1.83 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Lowest ERA, Career (150 or more innings)

1. 1.83 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66

Lowest ERA, Season (70 or more innings)

1. 0.85 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Consecutive Scoreless Innings, Season

1. 36 - Dave Dowling, August 3, 1963 thru August 27, 1963
2. 26 - Bob Jackson, June 29, 1963 thru July 16, 1963

* Most Shutouts, Career

1. 7 - Dave Dowling, 1963
2. 6 - Bob Jackson, 1962-63

Most Shutouts, Season

1. 7 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Strikeouts, Career

3. 259 - George Mies, 1960-61-62-63-64-65-66
4. 217 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Strikeouts, Season

1. 217 - Dave Dowling, 1963

Most Strikeouts, Game

1. 24 - Dave Dowling, June 16, 1963 vs. Fort Wainwright Rangers
T2. 22 - Dave Dowling, July 21, 1963 vs. Fort Richardson Pioneers
T2. 22 - Dave Dowling, July 27, 1963 vs. Fort Richardson Pioneers

Most Consecutive Strikeouts, Game

1. 16 - Dave Dowling, June 16, 1963 vs. Fort Wainwright Rangers
3. 8 - Dave Dowling, July 12, 1963 vs. Eielson Outlaws

Most Complete Games, Season

1. 38 - 1963

Most Consecutive Complete Games, Season

1. 11 - July 4, 1963 (1) thru July 16, 1963

Most Shutouts, Season

1. 18 - 1963

Fewest Runs Allowed, Season (s. 1963)

1. 116 - 1963

Fewest Earned Runs, Season (s. 1963)

1. 93 - 1963