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High Point-Thomasville HiToms Annual Records - 1937-1969

Year Team League W L Playoffs Champion Manager
1937 Thomasville Chair Makers NC State 63 48 Yes   Jimmy Maus
1938 Thomasville Orioles NC State 75 36 Yes Yes Jimmy Maus
1939 Thomasville Tommies NC State 58 52 Yes   Jimmy Maus
1940 Thomasville Tommies NC State 56 54     Jimmy Maus
1941 Thomasville Tommies NC State 56 44 Yes   Jim Gruzdis
1942 Thomasville Tommies NC State 61 39 Yes Yes Jim Gruzdis/Woody Mabry
1945 Thomasville Tommies NC State 40 72     Red Kaiser/Rex Bowen
1946 Thomasville Dodgers NC State 58 52 Yes   John Carey/Jay Kirke Jr.
1947 Thomasville Dodgers NC State 54 56     George Pratt/George Scherger
1948 HP-Thom. HiToms NC State 67 43 Yes   Jim Gruzdis
1949 HP-Thom. HiToms NC State 90 34 Yes Yes Jim Gruzdis
1950 HP-Thom. HiToms NC State 61 50 Yes   Jim Gruzdis
1951 HP-Thom. HiToms NC State 90 36 Yes Yes Jim Gruzdis
1952 HP-Thom. HiToms NC State 74 33 Yes   Jim Gruzdis
1953 HP-Thom. HiToms Tar Heal 13 28     Jim Gruzdis/John Lybrand
1954 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 66 73     Tome Reis/Don Padgett
1955 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 80 58 Yes   James Brown
1956 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 91 63 Yes   Bert Haas
1957 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 79 61 Yes   Frank Lucchesi
1958 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 76 63 Yes   Frank Lucchesi
1965 Thomasville HiToms Western Carolinas 73 52     Ralph Rowe
1966 Thomasville HiToms Western Carolinas 71 52     Ralph Rowe
1968 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 69 71 Yes Yes Jack McKeon
1969 HP-Thom. HiToms Carolina 69 74 Yes   Harry Malmberg



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Individual Records

Avg. .418-Jim Gruzdis (1942) .399-Cliff Bolton (1949) .390-Ted Mueller (1939)
Hits 190-Curt Flood (1956) 189-John Lybrand (1951) 169-Vann Harrington (1942)
Runs 133-Curt Flood (1956) 128-Hilliard Nance (1951) 113-Charles Patters (1950)
HR 49-Tony Solaita (1968) 35-Luis Lagunas (1966) 25-Jackie Davis (1958)
RBI 122-Tony Solaita (1968) 114-Darr Shealy (1938) 102-John Lybrand (1952)
Wins 28-Paige Dennis (1938) 27-Alfred Jarlett (1948) 22-Jack Taylor (1956)
ERA 1.33-Paige Dennis (1938) 1.60-Woodrow Crowson (1942) 1.78-Jack Taylor (1955)
K 269-Ray Lindsay (1940) 247-Ray Lindsay (1938) 237-Ray Lindsay (1939)



No-Hitters

1938 Paige Dennis
1945 Ray Moring
1950 Bill Conroy
1950 Alfred Jarlett

Silver Slugger Award Winners

1942 Jimmy Grudzis
1968 Tony Solaita