March, 2015 – The Conclusion of Another Great Stickball Season
Submitted by Commissioner Marty Ross
Wycliffe Stiffs Stickball League, on Stickball Blvd, here in Wellington, Florida, 1300 miles from the streets of Brooklyn, NY, celebrated the end of its socially-competitive 13th Anniversary Season.
No snow on the Stickball Blvd. to shovel, just sunny skies and great friendship exuded from the players as the Bronx Clippers Team beat the Brooklyn Bums Team, 4-3 in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the home made Egg Cream Trophy that goes into the trophy showcase at Wycliffe Golf and Country Club.
The Bronx Clippers Captain:Steve Wechsler, co-capt. : Doug Lipman, pitcher:Marty Ross.
The Brooklyn Bums Captain:Mike Schweiger, co capt. : Elliott Tuckel, various pitchers.
The players and fans toasted with great Chocolate Egg Creams made by Big Al Diamond and Jon Mirenda, following the game.
The details of the game are below.
Steve Wechsler’s two-out double in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the Bronx Clippers to a 4-3 victory over the Brooklyn Bums to win the Wycliffe Stiffs championship.
Warren Zweifler started the rally with a one-out double. Doug Lipman’s single put runners on the corners with two outs, setting the stage for Wechsler’s heroics.
The Bums had taken a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third on Art Spector’s 3-run homer. Harry Klaff and Andy Bleadon had singled to put two runners on base with one out, as Spector delivered with a blast over the center field fence.
Bronx immediately came back with three runs of their own on consecutive doubles by Len Keilin, Lipman, Wechsler, and Sean Siegrist. The teams traded zeroes until the Clippers came through in the bottom of the ninth.