1993-1994
Inductees ... 1995-1996 Inductees
... 1997-1998 Inductees
At the September 14th, 1992 meeting of the North Star League, the membership voted unanimously for the league to have its own Hall of Fame. Six members were selected and awards were first presented during the 1993 season. 1999 & 2000 Inductees 1999 Gene Bouley of Delano Gene was a great catcher for Delano having one of the best throwing arms for throwing runners out trying to steal second base. Gene was a career .300 hitter, who also hit with power, being one of the toughest batters to strike out. Gene was the 1961 batting champ with a .589 average. Howie Schaber of Hamel Howie was a center fielder playing amateur baseball for over 26 years. Howie was a lifetime .300 hitter and finished as the batting runner-up in 1968 with a .415 batting average. Howie’s big left handed bat led Hamel to many wins. Jack Reinert of Waverly Jack played first base with good defensive abilities. Jack was a lifetime .300 hitter who started playing town team ball when he was 16. Dick Klaers of Loretto Dick was one of the finest second basemen the league has seen. Dick
was great at turning the double play and was always an offensive threat
at the plate. Dick was a lifetime .300 hitter hitting over .400 many
times as he was the league-batting champ twice and batting runner-up
four times. When the league started its MVP award in 1972 it was only
natural that the first member to win the award would be Dick..
2000 Don played first base for 10 years for Long Lake. His natural leadership along with his fine defensive skills and lifetime .300 batting average created big assets in Long Lake’s lineup. Don won the league batting title in 1965 with .431 average. Steve Saeugling of Hamel Steve was Hamel's starting shortstop for 14 years. Steve was selected to the league All-Star Game 11 times in his career. Steve was one of the finest defensive shortstops the league has seen and that was complimented by his lifetime .300 average. Harvey Schulze of Rockford Harvey “Spud” Schulze was an excellent pitcher, throwing a wicked curve ball as his signature pitch. Harvey played for 12 years with Rockford, being a lifetime .300 hitter along with managing the team when his playing days were over. Robert Regal of Dassel Bob was an excellent right handed pitcher for Dassel for 18 years winning
93 games while posting a fine 2.35 E.R.A. Bob’s rising fast ball
won him much fame and was an automatic draft choice for many teams.
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