Those of you unfamiliar with my work concerning the M Street Softball League (MSSL) may not get a lot out of this. I'll give you a quick explanation and then you can decide to stick around or not.
The MSSL is a very good fast-pitch
softball league. Based in South Boston, it has been around since 1970. That's 48
seasons.
For the first 45 seasons, it was probably THE best fast-pitch league
in New England. At that time, the style of play was "sling" or
"open modified", which basically meant the pitchers could throw any
way they wanted aside from overhand or full windmill. The pitchers who plied
their trade at M Street were brutally good. Games were often of the 2 - 1 or 4
- 3 variety, with no-hitters happening once in a while. The league record for
strikeouts in a game? 20 - in a seven-inning game wherein only 21 outs total
were available.
It is now "modified
fast-pitch", which puts a few more restrictions on the pitching delivery
and makes it more of a hitter's game. Still, good pitching and defense will win
more often than not and the level of play is still high. Some of the best
players in the state of Massachusetts - and beyond - come to M Street to play.
I
came into the league at age 42 and
played in a total of 13 seasons, mostly prior to the change to
"modified" pitching. I held my own. I was never a star, by any means,
but I usually didn't kill my team, either. Now, I’m 61 and for the past
four seasons I have been the league's official scorekeeper, as well as
an
occasional umpire. I am paid to compile statistics, publish them on the
website, write a weekly column recapping the action, and so forth.
There have recently been a few minor
problems with getting everything published on the website. My final column of
the year, although published with text, didn't contain box scores of the
championship finals. I'm publishing it all here so that the players who
took part can perhaps print them out and have them as a memento.
That's about it. These are just the box scores, with no text. It's for the players at M Street, but if you find it enjoyable, great.
.
TUESDAY, September 4th
Game 1, “B”.
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
TOTAL
|
|
Southside B
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
City Tap House
|
2
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
x
|
13
|
Southside B (0-1)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Mercier ss
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Lerro lf
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Hindman 1b
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Holland 2b
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Morgan p
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Murphy rf
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Raddatz cf
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
N. Manning 3b
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Z. Manning c
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Lerro
|
||||||
3B - Murphy
|
||||||
2B - Hindman
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 1
|
||||||
LOB - 11
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Morgan (0-1)
|
6
|
17
|
13
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
City Tap House (1-0)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Corcoran rcf
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
B. Bereszniewicz cf
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Boyd p
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Brennan ss
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
C. Bereszniewicz 2b
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Craig c
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kelly rf
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Harrison 1b
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
C. Loehr lf
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Mitchell 3b
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Brennan, Boyd
|
||||||
3B - B. Bereszniewicz
|
||||||
2B - B. Bereszniewicz (2), Boyd, Brennan
|
||||||
SF - Mitchell
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 4
|
||||||
LOB - 6
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Boyd (1-0)
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
Game 1, “A”.
Southside Tavern forfeited
the first game of the “A” playoffs when only four players (Dion, Dupree, Jacky
Manning, John Manning) showed up.
WEDNESDAY, September 5th
Game 2, “A”.
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
TOTAL
|
|
Kekambas
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Southside Tavern
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
x
|
6
|
Kekambas (1-1)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Armstrong lf
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
Kiriazidis lcf
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Scirreta rcf
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Kurey 3b
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Moynihan rf
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Kelich p
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Brawley ss
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Morrison c
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Lee eh
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Linehan 2b
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Scannell 1b
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
HR - Kurey
|
||||||
2B - Brawley
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 0
|
||||||
LOB - 10
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Kelich (0-1)
|
6
|
14
|
6
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
Southside Tavern (1-1)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
O'Hara rcf
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
MacDonald 3b
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Dupree p
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Selig 2b
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Dolbeare lcf
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Ekasala lf
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Schepici 2b
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
John Manning 1b
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Colon ss
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Mercedes c
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
HR - MacDonald
|
||||||
2B - Dupree
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 2
|
||||||
LOB - 10
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Dupree (1-0)
|
7
|
10
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
Game 2, “B”.
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
TOTAL
|
|
City Tap House
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
5
|
21
|
Southside B
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
City Tap House (2-0)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Corcoran
|
6
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
B. Bereszniewicz
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Boyd
|
6
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
Brennan
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Craig
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
C. Bereszniewicz
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
C. Loehr
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Kelly
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Harrison
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Mitchell
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Kelly, Boyd
|
||||||
3B - Brennan (2)
|
||||||
2B - Kelly (2), Corcoran, Harrison, Mitchell, B. Bereszniewicz
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 1
|
||||||
LOB - 12
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Boyd (2-0)
|
7
|
14
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
Southside B (0-2)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Mercier
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Raddatz
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Peterson
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
McDougal
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Lerro
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Hindman
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Tarentino
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
N. Manning
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Brooks
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Z. Manning
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Murphy
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Lopez
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
HR - Lerro
|
||||||
2B - Lopez
|
||||||
DP - 2
|
||||||
E - 4
|
||||||
LOB - 9
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Brooks (0-1)
|
7
|
37
|
21
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
FRIDAY, September 7th
Game 3, “A”.
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
TOTAL
|
|
Southside Tavern
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
12
|
Kekambas
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
7
|
Southside Tavern (2-1)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
O'Hara rcf
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Dion c
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
MacDonald 2b
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Dupree 3b
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
Selig dh
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Dolbeare lcf
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Ekasala c-of
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
John Manning 1b
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Schepici lf
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Colon ss
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Gerdino rf
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Dupree
|
||||||
3B - MacDonald
|
||||||
2B - Dupree, Dolbeare, Manning
|
||||||
SF- Dolbeare
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 5
|
||||||
LOB - 9
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Mercedes (1-0)
|
7
|
11
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
Kekambas (1-2)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Armstrong lf
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Kiriazidis cf
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Moynihan rf
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kurey 3b
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Kelich p
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Brawley ss
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Morrison c
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Linehan 2b
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Scannell 1b
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Armstrong, Kelich
|
||||||
SF - Kurey, Linehan
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 5
|
||||||
LOB - 10
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Kelich (0-2)
|
7
|
16
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
MONDAY, September 17th
Game 3, “B”
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
TOTAL
|
|
Southside B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
City Tap House
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
x
|
6
|
Southside B (0 - 3)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Mercier ss
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Murphy rcf
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Raddatz lcf
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
McDougal eh
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Lerro lf
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Hindman 2b
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Tarentino 1b
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Knowles rf
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
N. Manning 3b
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Brooks p
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Z. Manning c
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
HR - Lerro
|
||||||
3B - McDougal
|
||||||
2B - McDougal, Tarentino
|
||||||
DP - 0
|
||||||
E - 3
|
||||||
LOB - 3
|
||||||
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
|
Brooks (0 - 2)
|
6
|
11
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
City Tap House (3 - 0)
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
Corcoran rcf
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
B. Bereszniewicz cf
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Boyd p
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Brennan ss
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Craig c
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
C. Bereszniewicz 2b
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
C. Loehr lf
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Kelly 1b
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
Harrison rf
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Mitchell 3b
|
3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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HR - Brennan
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2B - C. Loehr
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DP - 1
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E - 1
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LOB - 8
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IP
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H
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R
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ER
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BB
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K
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Boyd (3 - 0)
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7
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8
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5
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4
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0
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2
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City Tap House wins.
THURSDAY, September 20th
Game 4, “A”, is unavailable in box score format. I have been unable to figure out why the box score I put together for this one won't publish correctly. I'll just note that Mike Selig of Southside had three home runs in his team's deciding victory.
Southside Tavern wins.
To all the players: Thank you for taking part in our league. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Sully
Southside Tavern wins.
To all the players: Thank you for taking part in our league. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Sully
