John Muir High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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flR577'Y BASEBALL S..,,Q,Al COACH PETE PAPPAS, a native of the Pasadena area, is in his third year as assistant B foot- ball and head varsity baseball coach. ,-Y' VARSITY BASEBALL The Muir squad, a highly spirited aggregation, showed hustle and desire throughout the season. The pitching staff was composed of returning letter- men john Mason, Ron Ainsworth, Ken Warren, Jeff Kaull and Dan Dorn from the junior Varsity, as well as first-year man Bob Desparicio. Dick Sellers, Ken Peralta, Bill Verner, and Dave Rubardt ably handled the outfield chores for the Mustangs. The infield consisted of Rick Baker or john Mason, when he was not pitching, at first base. Bobby Okada, one of the few returning lettermen, was the starting second baseman. Roger Bright took charge of the shortstop position and hard hitting Tom Melzer opened at third. joel Sheldon started the season as Muir's number one catcher, but, because of knee injury, he was moved to the outfield. Dennis Noren and Ron Hansen took over this spot. The Mustangs, coached by Pete Pappas, lost their first outing of the year to Arcadia, but came on strong with a win over Mark Keppel. After losing to South Pasadena, the diamondmen clobbered El Monte 10-3. Following a loss to tough Rosemead, Muir evened its pre-season record at 3-3 with a 6-4 conquest of La Salle. L . lun Abba . 'W L VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM Row 1: Bobby Okada, Ken bardt, Manager Ronny Ruffin. Row 3: Coach Peter Pappas Peralta, Bill Verner. Row 2: Manager Yoshio Furuya, Dick Ronny Hanson, Jeff Kaull, Bob Desparicio, john Mason Sellers, Roger Bright, Dennis Noren. Pete Dorn, Dave Ru- Rick Baker, Ron Ainsworth, Ken Warren, Tom Melzer. 214

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Q VARSITY BASEBALL is r Xl. Q if - 3' I l l i we s sw RON HANSEN SQUARES to bunt as Dennis Noren awaits the pitch and Dick Sellers waits for his turn at bat in a spirited practice session. l SEAS ON if REVIEW A l Muir Muir f Muir 5 Muir Muir l E Muir i Muir Muir Muir 8 I I I fAt time of Publicationj Arcadia4 . . . . . . Mark Keppel 5 . . . . . So. Pasadena 8 . . . ..... E1 Monte 5 . . , . . . Rosemead 6 6 ..... La Salle4 . . . .... Burroughs 4 . . . .... Glendale 4 ..,Hoover0 ROGER BRIGHT AND John Mason Qleftj loosen up in preparation for a game. 215'