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May 22, 1963Horan Wins 11 Games, Too.../Johnson TopCity PitcherBy A I, McJ’IIFItSONJim Johnson, Sandia High junior righthander, followed llie advice of Coach Joe Caligure this spring that “the best way for a pitcher to stay out of trouble is to keep the ball low and not to walk anyone”.The pitching pattern paid off.Today, young Johnson is I he 1963 city high sehool pitching champion with the lowest earned run average locally at 0,91 on a yield of four runs in 30 innings.JAMYirr in \ir iu nn atiiit i ni'rtA UiJiJiJi-U* v ujjjj UNbaiters, fewest by any reg-uim* mounds man in the city,and used ively to third rily past fivea slow curve effect-become Sandia's ERA leader in theseasons.A native of Forest, Fia., Johnson transferred to Sandia High last year and posted a 5-2 record wilh the B-tcam before earning a varsity berth this spring.Johnson also is the first non-senior to capture city ERA honors since Si. Mary sophomore Cesar Garcia posted an I).53 mark in 1956.ci :—- al. u--i T0C“ u:-ukjixatuig me lvwm njgiischool pitching limelight with Johnson are St. Pius X senior Tommy Horan and Valley senior Leo Sonlillanes —both righthanders,Ilorsn (11-3) became the first city high school pitcher in recent history to win 11 games in a single season. He slopped Gadsden on a .4- hit performance in the Stale Class A tourney semifinals al Las Vegas last weekend to belter the modern record of 10 wins shared by Highland's Jack Stroud in 19lil and Albuquerque High’s Brice Day in 1955.Santillanes posted the best record this spring with a string of eight straight victories without a loss to lead Valley to city and Dist. 1AA Conference championships.Manzano’s Paul Buchanan edged Highland’s Tom Moore fnr fh$ rify strikeout title, 93-90.Valley won honors with and low staff 2.14.Johnson. . «imly 3 walksclub pitching 222 strikeouts ERA mark ofHJodern City Pitching- Champions Vkir: Pitcher, School Elf A11KO: Jim Johnson. SanrilfL...............w.. 0.911!K2: Ron Bun I. Valley ........ 0,72JOtil: Jii'jk Stroud, Highland_____________0.00l£60: Gory Zubin. Sandia.................. 0.74litt-i; Gunc Kimball, Sandia ......3.43J9SI: Dnn Birmingham, AHS 1JJ53 957: Tommy Brush-as, Highland D.303956: Cesar Garcia, SL Mary...... - 0.533 955: Lionel Romero, St. Mmy. ...’..4R2954: * Lionel Romero. SI. Mary. 1PS1: F;ddir Chnvca. St. Mary.— lt;’City high school record).0.16 ...... 1.19MiMAVfiiiiuijii«Final isfhl•T*i **9 lt;MMiPllrWnrfl*W-L .SoI5»Valley ..............1752n 52228.1lijtiiaii school .... 425- 253lHighland .............. 16416- Btat42Monzono .......'........ 16113-1116276Sandia ...............-.. L7117- 51C570Albuquerque ...... 14HB-1215fi37Si. Plus X..........- J5914-lft155148Rio Grande ......... 1*516-17140109SI. Mary ............ 152l)-t»iW1(13I.onrdfs __________. mio a100111Boys Academy... 53o-a4550T\y the Asp.nclalcd PfeSft2.M2.172.18 2.1a 2 2^ 2M 3,130 4..T7 5.25 5.7 fl 7,006063if;Tom Monro. HH ....O. MocAlresc. Sand T. Monioy/,. AHS. ...Tom llonu'i. Phis......Bob McAnky. UH .I,. Siuilillmjes. Vnl..Mel V.T.hers, HU ..II. Sec at oio. AE5....Bill jetnison. sand... S3 John Snuclirx, AHS., 64 Dnu A bey la, AllS .. Ifi Roy Piirhrr. HH .... ’♦ T s.r'itw T?ir .TOG- J 2- 0 ?- K•1 4 6- J5- 26- 2 5- 2-I9!) 11- 3 31 3- 25233:«)a* o4- 2 :i- 2 a- 4n- n2- i2421£13•VI7756ona»an94417139375659Tup 39 City Individual Plir.her*lt;«t h?«!t 3 decisions or 21 ion Inga)II* W-L SO «B ERAJim Johnson, Sand.- 31 Koii Mi l/H'. Manz. 31.P. Buchanan, Man?, 7?I?m Poll:. Mniiaoiio.. 47 Tony Anaya, Valley.. 67 C. Mtur/iy. Valley .. :tnr?R25 31 27 2726 19 Gri 15 ■22 IS 15 22 34 100.911.fli 1.C4 J.61 l.Ffi 1.711 1.1,6 l.H'l 1.97 1.93 2.01 2.14 2.17 2.33 2.64 2.72 ')I'aclHc: CorsI LcnCUc Sim Diego 12. Foul and t. Spokane 7. Hawaii 3. Dollar,.Ft. Worth G Oklahoma City. Tacoma 5. Seattle .1. Salt LRke* Denver, ppd.International League. Syracuse G. * BuRnla 2. Atlanta 10. Arkanxax 2. Richmond S, Jacks oilvflle 2inn). OnlyQ-J.games scheduled. Eastern Leaguei -- c /InBinghamton fi, Springfield 0. Charleston 11, Elmira 6. Yurk-HtKdiiiK, ppd.South At Iasi lie League Augusta, fi. Nashville 4. Lynchburg: 6. Knoxville 3. Macon 6, Charlotte 1. Chat-lauooga 7, Asheville 2.Unique UNM All-SporlNew Birr39o17z. »-• r\ n ■ 4.:11Aetivil
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Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Wed, May 22, 1963
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