History of the Annual New Hampshire Baseball Dinner (through 1988)
1949
1950Honored Ted Williams of Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Tom Dowd, Red Sox, Attendance: 986.
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History of the Annual New Hampshire Baseball Dinner (through 1988) |
| 1949 |
Honored only three New Hampshire men active in major leagues at the time, Birdie Tebbetts, Nashua, Boston, Red Sox; Red Rolfe, Penacook, manager of Detroit Tigers, and Bob Savage, Manchester, St. Louis Browns, Toastmaster: Jim Britt, Boston Braves, Attendance: 784. |
| 1950 |
Honored Ted Williams of Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Tom Dowd, Red Sox, Attendance: 986. |
| 1951 |
Honored Commissioner Happy Chandler, Lou Boudreau, Walt Dropo and Billy Goodman, Boston Red Sox, and Sam Jethroe, Boston Braves. Toastmaster: Mel Allen, New York Yankees. Attendance: 992. |
| 1952 | Honored Mgr. Leo Durocher, New York Giants; Pres./Owner Lou Perini, Boston Braves; Johnny Pesky, Boston Red Sox, and Bob Coyne, Boston Post cartoonist, now of the Boston Daily Record-Boston Sunday Advertiser. Toastmaster: Tom Dowd, Boston Red Sox, Attendance: 1,114. |
| 1953 |
Honored Mgr. Charley Grimm, Boston Braves; Dom DiMaggio, Boston Red Sox; Vic Raschi, New York Yankees; Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Joe Cashman of Boston Daily Record, and president of Baseball Writers Association of America. Toastmaster: Bill Ohrenberger, Boston School Dept. Attendance: 1,276. |
| 1954 | Honored Jimmy Piersall and Ellis Kinder, Boston Red Sox; Bill Jackowski, National League umpire; Gene Woodling and Whitey Ford, New York Yankees; Robin Roberts, Philadelphia Phillies, and Maurice McDermott, Washington Senators. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Red Sox. Attendance: 1,935.* |
| 1955 |
Honored Sammy White, Boston Red Sox; Jerry Coleman, New York Yankees; Hank Thompson, New York Giants, and Mel Allen, New York TV and radio sportscaster. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. The crowd was limited to 1,555. |
| 1956 |
Honored Willie Mays, New York Giants; Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians; Bob Porterfield and Mickey Vernon, Boston Red Sox; Monte Irvin, Chicago Cubs. Clem Labine, Brooklyn Dodgers; The Perini Brothers, Lou, Charley and Joe, owners of Milwaukee Braves. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 1,855. |
| 1957 |
Honored Yogi Berra, New York Yankees; Birdie Tebbetts, Mgr. Cincinnati Redlegs; Jimmy Foxx, former home run king; Gen. Mgr. Joe Cronin, Boston Red Sox; Frank Sullivan, Tommy Brewer, Boston Red Sox; Curt Gowdy, radio and TV sportscaster, and Junior Gilliam, Brooklyn Dodgers. Toastmaster: Mel Allen. New York Yankees. Attendance: 2,050. |
| 1958 | Honored Ty Cobb, former Detroit great; Stan Musial, St. Louis Cardinals; Lew Burdette and Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves; Bob Turley, New York Yankees; Roy Sievers, Washington Senators and Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers. Toastmaster: Tom Dowd, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 2,260. |
| 1959 |
Honored Mgr. Casey Stengel, New York Yankees; Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox; Hank Bauer and Bill Skowron, Yankees; Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves; Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs; Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians, and Bob Murphy, Boston Radio and TV sportscaster. Toastmaster: Mel Allen, New York Yankees. Attendance: 2,250. |
| 1960 | Honored Mgr. Casey Stengel, New York Yankees; Larry Sherry and Gil Hodges, World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers; Bob Shaw and Dick Donovan. Chicago White Sox; Harvey Kuenn and Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers, and Vic Wertz and Sammy White, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 2,255. |
| 1961 |
Honored Casey Stengel, former New York Yankee manager; Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox great; Mickey Mantle, Roger Mans, Whitey Ford and Elston Howard, New York Yankees; Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates; Gus Triandos and Bob Murphy, Baltimore Orioles; National League Umpire Bill Jackowski; Pete Runnels, Billy Monbouquette and Bill Muffet, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Mel Allen, New York Yankees. Attendance: 2,340. |
| 1962 | Honored Mgr. Casey Stengel, New York Mets; Whitey Ford and Elston Howard, New York Yankees; Frank Lary and Norman Cash, Detroit Tigers; Carl Yastrzemski, Bill Monbouquette, Frank Malzone, Don Schwall and Tracy Stallard, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 2,130. |
| 1963 | Honored Mgr. Ralph Houk, Ralph Terry, Clete and Ron Boyer, New York Yankees; Willie Mays and Jack Sanford, San Francisco Giants; Ken Boyer. St. Louis Cardinals; Mgr. Johnny Persky and Billy Monbouquette, Boston Red Sox; Jimmy Piersall, Washington Senators; Paul Homung and Bill Quinlan, Green Bay Packers of National Football League. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 2,250. |
| 1964 |
Honored Tommy Davis, Los Angeles Dodgers; E!ston Howard, Whitey Ford and Joe Pepitone, New York Yankees; Dick Stuart, Dick Radatz. Billy Monbouquette and Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Bob Murphy, New York Mets. Attendance: 2,045. |
| 1965 | Honored Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals; Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins; Jim Bouton, Al Downing and Phil Linz, New York Yankees: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, and Tony Conigliaro, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Mel Allen, Milwaukee Braves. Attendance: 2,145. |
| 1966 |
Honored Mgr. Walt Alston, Los Angeles Dodgers; Mgr. Leo Durocher, Chicago Cubs; Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins; Vern Law, Pittsburgh Pirates; Mel Stottlemyer, New York Yankees; Earl Wilson, Mike Ryan and Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox; Billy Monbouquette, Detroit Tigers. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy. Attendance: 2,035. |
| 1967 | Honored Boog Powell, Curt Blefary and Moe Drabowsky, Baltimore Orioles; Tony Conigliaro, Boston Red Sox; National League Umpire Bill Jackowski; Billy Monbouquette, New York Yankees; Nick Eddy, Notre Dame; Ken Coleman, Voice of The Red Sox, and Mr. and Mrs. Lou Smith, Rockingham Park Race Track. Toastmaster: Mel Allen. Attendance: 2,045. |
| 1968 | Honored Mgr. Dick Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Lonborg, Elston Howard, George Scott, Reggie Smith, Mike Andrews, Rico Petrocelli. Garv Bell, Gary Waslewski, Joe Foy and Neil Mahoney, American League Champion Boston Red Sox; Bob Gibson and Lou Brock, World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,409. |
| 1969 | Honored Mickey Lolich, Al Kaline, Norm Cash, Bill Freehan and Willie Horton, World Champion Detroit Tigers: Lou Brock. St Louis Cardinals; Frank Howard, Washington Senators; Ken Harrelson, Mike Andrews and Russ Gibson, Boston Red Sox; Billy Monbouquette, Houston Astros: Pres. Mike Burke, New York Yankees; Gen. Mgr. and Exec. Vice Pres. Dick O'Connell, Red Sox, and Gen. Mgr. Cedric Tallis, Kansas City Royals. Tostmaster: Frank Messer, New York Yankees. Attendance: 2,045. |
| 1970 | Honored Jerry Koosman, Ron Swoboda and Donn Clendenon. World Champion New York Mets; Brooks Robinson and Mark Belanger, Baltimore Orioles; Steve Carlton, St. Louis Cardinals; Pres. Mike Burke, New York Yankees; Bobby Orr and Eddie Westfall, Boston Bruins, and Coach Clive Rush, Boston Patriots. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy. Attendance: 2,065. |
| 1971 | Honored Mgr. Earl Weaver, Brooks Robinson, Coaches George Bamberger and Billy Hunter, World Champion Baltimore Orioles; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Johnny Bench and Pete Rose, National League Champion Cincinnati Reds; George Scott and Billy Conigliaro, Boston Red Sox; Richie Hebner, Pittsburgh Pirates; Gerry Moses, California Angels; Brant Alyea, Minnesota Twins; Derek Sanderson and Eddie Westfall, Boston Bruins; George MacDonald, "King of Baseball", and Ruel N. Colby, Concord Monitor. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,275. |
| 1972 |
Honored Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Steve Blass and Richie Hebner, World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates; Carlton Fisk, Doug Griffin and John Kennedy, Boston Red Sox; Jim Plunkett and Daryl Johnson, New England Patriots; Eddie Westfall and Ed Johson, Boston Bruins; Tom Sanders, Boston Celtics; Monte Irvin, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's Staff, and Sports Attorney Bob Woolf. Toastmaster: Ken Colemen. Attendance: 2,465. |
| 1973 | Honored Casey Stengel, Hall of Famer; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds; Carlton Fisk and Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox; Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox; Blue Moon Odom, World Champion Oakland Athletics; Satchel Paige, Hall of Famer; Jimmy Piersall and Bob Savage, stars of yesteryear; Smoky Joe Wood and Larry Gardner of 1912 World Champion Red Sox, and Jack Sharkey, former world heavyweight boxing champion. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy. Attendance: 2,515. |
| 1974 |
Honored Orland Cepeda, Boston Red Sox, Winner of 1st Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Carlton Fisk, Tommy Harper, Bill Lee and Dick McAuliffe, Red Sox; Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates; Sal Bando, World Champion Oakland Athletics; Mgr. Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles; George Scott, Milwaukee Brewers; American League Pres. Lee MacPhail; Eddie Westfall, New York Islanders, NHL; BoSox Club Pres. Bob Cheyne. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance:: 2,145. |
| 1975 |
Honored Casey Stengel, New York Mets; Frank Robinson, Cleveland Indians; Tommy Davis, Baltimore Orioles, Winner of 2nd Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Buddy Bell, Cleveland Indians; Ron Blomberg, New York Yankees; Ken Brett, Pittsburgh Pirates; Johnny Pesky and Bob Montgomery, Boston Red Sox; Gerry Moses, Detroit Tigers; Eddie Westfall, New York Islanders; Steve Schubert, New England Patriots, and John Ramsey, Los Angeles Dodgers Announcer. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Attendance: 2,225. |
| 1976 | Honored Carlton Fisk, Luis Tiant, Fergie Jenkins and Jim Rice, American League Champion Boston Red Sox; Mgr. Sparky Anderson and Pete Rose, World Champion Cincinnati Reds; George Scott, Milwaukee Brewers; Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers, Winner of 3rd Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Milton Richman, UPI sports editor and columnist; Tommy McCarthy, Boston American League Champion Boston Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots press steward, and Billy Sullivan, President of the New England Patriots of the NFL. Toastmaster: Bill Crowley, Boston Red Sox public relations director. Attendance: 2,315. |
| 1977 | Honored Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Mgr. Sparky Anderson, World Champion Cincinnati Reds; Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles, three-time American League winner of Cy Young Award; George Brett, Kansas City Royals, American League batting champion; Hal McRae, Kansas City Royals, Winner of 4th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Carl Yastrzemski, Luis Tiant and Dwight Evans, Boston Red Sox; Rick Monday, Los Angeles Dodgers; Cedric Tallis, vice president of American League Champion New York Yankees; Ken Brett, Chicago White Sox; Dick O'Connell, executive vice-president and general manager Boston Red Sox; Sports Attorney Bob Woolf. Toastmaster: Bill Crowley, Boston Red Sox public relations director. Attendance: 2,245. |
| 1978 | Honored Ted Williams, Hall of Famer; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds; Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins, 1977 Major League Batting King (.388) and American League MVP; Lou Piniella, World Champion New York Yankees; Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles (retired); Birdie Tebbetts, Chief Scout World Champion New York Yankees; Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox, Winner of 5th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Carlton Fisk and Butch Hobson, Red Sox; Jim Lonborg, Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles; Bob Savage, Philadelphia Athletics (retired); Dick O'Connell, Former Exec. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Boston Red Sox; Bill Liston, Boston Herald American Sportswriter, President of Baseball Writers Association of America. Toastmaster: Bob Murphy, New York Mets Announcer. Attendance: 2,630 (Largest crowd ever to date on 30th Anniversary. |
| 1979 | Honored Sparky Anderson, former Cincinnati Red manager; Jim Beattie and Brian Doyle, World Champion New York Yankees; Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Jerry Remy, Bob Stanley, Coach Johnny Pesky, Exec. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Haywood Sullivan; Vice-Pres. of Administration Edward (Buddy) LeRoux. And Vice-Pres. of Player Development Ed Kenney, Boston Red Sox; Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles; Rich Gale, Kansas City Royals; Ross Gnimsley, Montreal Expos; Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia Phillies; Rusty Staub, Detroit Tigers, Winner of 6th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; co-presented by American League; Edwin H. Mosler, Jr., United States Olympics; In Memory of Babe Ruth, New York Yankees, Voted the Greatest Personality in The History of the Game, represented by his daughter, Mrs. Julia Stevens; In Memory of Red Rolfe, All-Time New York Yankees Third Baseman, represented by his wife, Mrs. Isabel Rolfe. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,200. |
| 1980 | Honored Willie Stargell and Kent Tekulve, World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates; Mgr. Earl Weaver, Mike Flanagan and Jim Palmer, American League Champion Baltimore Orioles; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Detroit Tigers; Willie Horton, Seattle Mariners, Winner of 7th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated Hitter Award; Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals; Carl Yastrzemski, Canton Fisk, Dwight Evans and Bob Stanley, Boston Red Sox; Elston Howard, New York Yankees: Rich Gale, Kansas City Royals and Jim Beattie, Seattle Mariners. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,200. |
| 1981 | Honored Ted Williams, Hall of Famer; Greg Luzinski, World Champion Philadelphia Phillies; Mgr. Jim Frey, Hal McRae, Kansas City Royals. Winner of 8th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Rich Gale, American League Champion Kansas City Royals; Bob Watson, American League East Division Champion New York Yankees; Mgr. Ralph Houk, Tony Perez, Dave Stapleton and John Tudor, Boston Red Sox; Steve Stone and Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: Vida Blue, San Francisco Giants; Jim Beattie, Seattle Mariners, and John Ramsey, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rams, Kings and Lakers Announcer. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy. Attendance: 2,200. |
| 1982 | Honored Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Detroit Tigers; Mgr. Ralph Houk, Jerry Remy, Rick Miller, Bobby Ojeda, Dave Stapleton and Rich Gedman, Boston Red Sox; Greg Luzinski, Chicago White Sox, Winner of 9th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Tim Raines. Montreal Expos; Pitching Coach Billy Monbouquette, New York Mets; Coach Jeff Torborg, New York Yankees; Rich Gale, San Francisco Giants; Jim Beattie, Seattle Mariners; Joe Lefebvre, San Diego Padres, and American League Pres. Lee MacPhail. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,015. |
| 1983 | Honored Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Warren Spahn and Bob Feller; Pete Vuckovich and Peter Ladd, American League Champion Milwaukee Brewers: Mgr. Ralph Houk, Boston Red Sox; Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles; Hal McRae, Kansas City Royals, Winner of 10th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated Hitter Award; Buddy Bell, Texas Rangers; Dick Radatz (retired), Wade Boggs and Mark Fidrych, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,010. |
| 1984 |
Honored Carl Yastrzemski and Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox; Roland Hemond, Exec. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr., Chicago White Sox; Mike Flanagan, Ken Singleton and Mike Boddicker, World Champion Baltimore Orioles; Greg Luzinski and LaMarr Hoyt, Chicago White Sox; Joe Lefebvre, Philadelphia Phillies; Tony Perez, Cincinnati Reds; Steve Balboni, Kansas City Royals, and Bob Lobel, WBZ-TV sportscaster. Toastmaster; Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,000. |
| 1985 | Honored Hall of Famer Ted Williams, Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Alan Trammell and Lance Parish, World Champion Detroit Tigers; Johnny Pesky, Dick Radatz and Walt Dropo, Boston Red Sox stars of yesteryear; Gary Aramini, King of Th' Road, and Joe Fitzgerald, Boston Herald sports columnist and author. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1,900. |
| 1986 |
Honored Sparky Anderson, Mgr. Detroit Tigers; John Tudor, St. Louis Cardinals; Hal McRae, World Champion Kansas City Royals; Bill Buckner, Mike Easler Steve Lyons and Lou Gonman, Gen. Mgr. Boston Red Sox; Billy Swift, Seattle Mariners; Rich Gale, Hanshin Tigers, Japan; John Winkin, University of Maine baseball coach. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1,800. |
| 1987 | Honored Bill Buckner, Boston Red Sox; Mike Easler, Philadelphia Phillies; Don Zimmer, San Francisco Giants; Bob Tewksbury, New York Yankees; Johnny Pesky, Dick Radatz, Walt Dropo and Lou Gorman, Boston Red Sox; and Lennie Merullo, Chicago Cubs. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1,900. |
| 1988 | Honored Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs, Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians, Bobby Doerr, Boston Red Sox, Warren Spahn, Boston Braves; Harmon Killibrew, Minnesota Twins, Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox and Johnny Pesky, Walt Dropo and Dick Radatz, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1,440. |
