Baseball in Muenster dates back over 100 years. I have compiled a complete history of the team...from the first use of the nickname 'Red Sox' to present day.
* a complete list of Provincial Championships can be found in the menu
*the Sox played in the North Central Baseball League from 1964-2003 and the Saskatoon Senior Baseball League from 200-2008. In 2009 they joined the Saskatoon Midget AAA League after SSBL teams decided they would not travel to Muenster for their away games.
TOP BATTER
1964 Lorne Strueby .426
1968 Dick Blechinger .439
1969 Dennis Korte .488
1975 Des Grace .536
1978 Jim Korte .604
1979 Roger Hofmann .545
1984 Jack Rauckman .523
1987 Hal Haeusler .526 (*member of Muenster White Sox)
1992 Tony Korte .441
1993 Hal Haeusler .500
1996 Chad Hofmann .500
1998 Brent Loehr .509
2004 Daniel Rauckman .514 (SSBL)
2005 Daniel Rauckman .??? (SSBL)
M.V.P.
1964 Lorne Strueby
1969 Lorne Strueby
1978 Jim Korte
1999 Jason Blechinger
2001 Chad Hofmann
GOLD GLOVE
1978 Dick Blechinger
1979 Dick Blechinger
1984 Mike Suchan
1999 Jason Blechinger
2000 Jason Blechinger (Co-winner)
2000 Justin Hofmann (Co-winner)
2001 Jason Blechinger
2003 Brent Loehr
MOST SPORSTMANLIKE
1989 Dick Blechinger
1992 Del Varga
1994 Monte Taphorn
1996 Jason Blechinger
2003 Jeff Loehr
HOME RUN CHAMPION
1965 Mel Korte 9
1970 Dennis Korte 6
1991 Gary Kimmen 9
1993 Hal Haeusler 10
1996 Chad Hofmann 8
1998 Brent Loehr 6
1999 Jason Blechinger 9
2003 Brett Suchan 5
2003 Chad Hofmann 5
2005 Daniel Rauckman 6 (SSBL)
BEST PITCHER
1964 Dennis Korte
1995 Brent Loehr
2001 Jeff Stroeder
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND PENNANT WINNERS
1967 NCBL League Champions
1969 NCBL League Champions
1970 NCBL Pennant Winner and League Champions
1971 NCBL League Champions
1973 NCBL League Champions
1975 NCBL League Champions
1980 NCBL Pennant Winner and League Champions
1982 NCBL League Champions
1984 NCBL Pennant Winner
1985 NCBL Pennant Winner
1987 NCBL League Champions
2008 SSBL League Champions
Season records and results
1964 6th place of 6 in league play
didn’t make playoffs as only top two teams went on
1965 5th place of 8 in league play
playoff record unavailable
1966 4th place of 7 in league play
lost in semi-final to Marysburg
1967 3rd place of 7 in league play
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Marysburg)
1968 3rd place of 8 in league play
lost in league final to Marysburg
1969 2nd place of 9 in league play
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat ??)
1970 1st place PENNANT of 10
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat ??)
1971 3rd place of 10 in league play
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Annaheim)
1972 6th place of 10 in league play
lost in quarter-final to Wynyard
1973 2nd in West Div. (11 team league)
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Naicam)
1974 1st in West Division (12 team league)
lost in league final to Humboldt
1975 2nd place of 9 in league play
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Wynyard)
1976 2nd place of 10 in league play
lost in league final to Wynyard
1977 3rd place of 8 in league play
lost in league final to Wynyard
1978 4th place of 9 in league play
lost in semi-final to Fulda
1979 2nd place of 9 in league play
lost in final to Humboldt
1980 1st place of 10 in league play
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Marysburg)
1981 2nd place of 11 in league play
lost in final to Humboldt
1982 1st in South Div. (13 team league)
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Fulda)
1982 Lost 4-1 to Vibank in the PROVINCIAL FINAL
1983 1st in South Division (13 team league)
lost in semi-final to Humboldt
1984 1st in South Division (13 team league) PENNANT
lost in final to Marysburg
1984 ???? in Provincial final???
1985 1st in South Division (15 team league) PENNANT
lost in final to Marysburg
* Muenster White Sox are born & finish last in North Div.
and don’t make playoffs
1986 4th place of 12 in league play
lost in quarter final to Lake Lenore
Muenster White Sox are 8th of 12 in league and
lose to Marysburg in quarter-final
1987 1st in South Division (13 teams)
NCBL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (beat Fulda)
Muenster White Sox are 5th in South Division
and do not make playoffs
1988 2nd in South Division (12 team league
lost in quarter final to Muenster White Sox
Muenster White Sox are 3rd in south division
and lose to Fulda in semi-final
1989 5th place of 10 in league play
lost to Quill Lake in quarter-final
Muenster White Sox finish last in league
and do not make playoffs
1990 7th place of 10 in league play
lost to Humboldt in quarter final
Muenster White Sox finish 6th of 10 in league
and lose to Naicam in quarter final
* White Sox FOLD after playing together for 6 years (1985-90)
Muenster Red Sox TWILIGHT team wins Provincials
vs Lockwood (at Assiniboia)
1991 4th place of 8 in league play
lose to Marysburg in semi-final
1992 6th place of 7 in league play
no playoffs
* Muenster hosts NCBL 40 year anniversary reunion
1993 5th place of 6 in league play, no playoffs
pick-up midgets and lose to Radville in the 3rd
game of the PROVINCIAL FINAL at Radville)
1994 2nd place of 5 in league play
lose to Melfort in quarter-final. lost in prov to
1995 4th place of 6 in league play
lose to Melfort in quarter-final, lost in prov. playoffs
1996 3rd place of 6 in league play
lose to Marysburg in quarter-final, prov at Saskatoon
1997 3rd place of 5 in league play
lose to Melfort in quarter-final, provincials at Lumsden
1998 2nd place of 5 in league play
lose to Melfort in quarter-final
3rd in PROVINCE (Senior “A” at Weyburn)
1999 2nd place of 6 in league play
lose to Marysburg in final
NCBL inter-locks with Long Lake League
1999 PROVINCIAL Senior “A” CHAMPIONS (first one ever!)
beat Gull Lake in final (hosted by Saskatoon)
2000 2nd place of 6 in league play
lose to Marysburg in league final
Host provincials and lose to North Battleford
in PROVINCIAL “A” FINAL
2001 2nd place of 6 in league play
lose to Melfort in quarter-final
2001 PROVINCIAL Senior “A “ CHAMPIONS
beat Gull Lake in final (hosted by Saskatoon)
*this is the last year the Senior team entered the Senior A category
2002 2nd place of 5 in league play, lost in finals to Marysburg)
lost to Saskatoon Outlaws in final game of PROVINCIAL “AA” FINAL
2003 2nd place of 5 in league play, lost in finals to Marysburg
lost to Saskatoon Outlaws in final game of PROVINCIAL ”AA” FINAL
2004 NCBL folds (started in 1962).
The Red Sox joined in 1964 and now enter the Saskatoon
Senior Baseball League for their inaugural season.
6th place of 7 in league, lose to Holdfast in first
round of “AA” prov playoffs
2005 5th place of 7 in league play, finish 3rd at “AA” provincials (hosted by Lloyd)
2006 5th place of 7 in league play, finish 2nd
at “AA” provincials (hosted in Muenster)
2007 3rd place of 7 in league play, won "AA" PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP (hosted in Muenster), lost in SSL final to Saskatoon Stallions, finish 2-2 at Western Canadians in Nanaimo, BC (out of playoffs)
2008 1st place in League play, finish 4th at "AA" provincials (hosted in Regina), won SSL Championship
2009 left SSL after fiasco previous year where SSL teams did not play games in Muenster during playoffs or finish entire season...SSL teams said they would not travel to Muenster any longer...joined AAA Midget League, finished 1st, finish 4th in "AA" provincials (hosted in Muenster)
2010...the tradition continues