Baseball Dinner History (1939-1988)

Leo Cloutier Era

1939 (Testimonial Dinner, Berlin NH) - Honored Joe Cronin, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 350. 

1949 (First Annual, Manchester NH) ‰ 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 (Second Annual) Honored Ted Williams of Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Tom Dowd, Red Sox. Attendance: 986.

1951 (Third Annual) 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 (Fourth Annual) 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.

1952 (Fourth Annual) 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 (Fifth Annual) Honored Mgr. Charley Grimm, Boston Braves; Dom DiMaggio, Boston Red Sox; Vic Raschi, New York Yankees; Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Jœ
Cashman of Boston Daily Record, and president of Baseball Writers Association of America. Toastmaster: Bill Ohrenberger,
Boston School Dept. Attendance: 1,276.

1954 (Sixth Annual) ‰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 (Seventh Annual) 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 l,555.

1956 (Eighth Annual) 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 (Ninth Annual)  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 YorkYankees. àttendance: 2,050.*

1958 (Tenth Annual) 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 (Eleventh Annual) 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 (Twelfth Annual) Honored Mgr. Casey Stengel, New Work 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 (Thirteenth Annual) Honored Casey Stengel, former New York Yankee manager, Ted Williams, former Boston Red Sox great; Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, 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 (Fourteenth Annual) Honored Mgr. Casey Stengel, New York Mets; Whitey Ford and Elston Howard, New York Yankees; Frank Law 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 (Fifteenth Annual) 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 ard Billy Monbouquette, Boston Red Sox; Jimmy Piersall, Washington Senators; Paul Hornung and Bill Quinlan, Green Bay Packers of National Football League. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy, Boston Red Sox. Attendance: 2,250.*

1964 (Sixteenth Annual) Honored Tommy Davis, Los Angeles Dodgers, Elston 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 (Seventeenth Annual) Honored Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals; Harmon Millebrew, 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,l45.*

1966 (Eighteenth Annual) 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 (Nineteenth Annual) Honored Boog Powell, Curt Blefary and Moe Drambowsky, Baltimore Orioles; Tony Conigliaro, Boston Red Sox; National League Empire 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 (Twentieth Annual) Honored Mgr. Dick Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Lonborg, Elston Howard, George Scott, Reggie Smith, Mike Andrews, Rico Petrocelli, Gary 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 (Twenty-first Annual) 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. Toastmaster: Frank Messer, New York Yankees. Attendance: 2,045.‘

1970 (Twenty-second Annual) Honored Jerry Koosman, Ron Swoboda and Donn Clendenon, World Champion New York Mets; Brooks Robinson and Park 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 Goody. Attendance: 2,065.*

‰ 1971 (Twenty-third Annual) 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 (Twenty-fourth Annual) Honored Roberto Clemente, Willlie 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 Johnston, Boston Bruins; Tom Sanders, Boston Celtics; Monte Irvin, Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's Staff, and Sports Attomey Bob Woolf Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,465. *

1973 (Twenty-fifth Annual) Honored Casey Stengel, Hall of Famer; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds; Carlton Fisk and Luis Tiant, Boston Red Sox; Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox; OOP, ChlCä$0 UU SOX; Blue Moon Odom. World Champion Oakland Blue Moon Odom, World Champion Oakland Athletics; Satchel Paige, Hall of Famer; Jimmy Piersall and Bob Savage, stas of yesteryear; Smoky Joe Wood and Larry Gardner of 1912 World Champion Red Sox, and Jack Sharkey, former world heavyweight boxing champion. Toatmaster : Curt Gowdy . Attendance: 2,515.*

1974 (Twenty-sixth Annual) Honored Orlando Cepeda, Boston Red Sox, Winner of 1st Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-hitter Award; Carlton Flsk, 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,
MilwaukeeBrewers; American League Pres. Lee MacPhall;
Eddie Westfall, New York Islanders, NHL; BoSox Club Pres. Bob Cheyne. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman.
Attendance: 2,145.*

1975 (Twenty-seventh Annual) 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, Pittsbilrgh 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 (Twenty-eighth Annual) Honored Carlton Fisk, Louis Tiant, Fergie Jenkins and Jim Rice, American League Champion Boston Red Sox; Mgr. Sparkey Anderson and Pete Rose, World Champion Cincinati Reds; George Scott, Milwaukee Brewers; Willie Horlon, Detroit Tigers, Winner of 3rd Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hltter Award; Milton Richman, UPI sports editor and columnilst: Tommy McCarthy, American League Champion Boston Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots press steward, and Billy Sulllvan, President of the New England Patriots of the NFL. Toastmaster: Bill Crowley, Boston Red Sox public relations director. Attendance• 2,315.*

1977 (Twenty-ninthAnnual) Honored Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, Mgr. Spariky 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 of 4th Annuall 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 Atty.. Bob Woolf. Toastmaster:- Blll Crowley, Boston Red Sox public relations directo.r Attendance: 2,245.*

1978 - (Thirtieth Anniversary) Honored Ted Williams, Hall of Famer; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Cincinnati Reds; Rod Carew, Minnesota Twinns, 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-Hltter Award; Carlton Fisk and Butch Hobson, Red Sox; Jim Lonborg, Philadelphia Phillies; Mike Flanagan, Baltimore Orioles; Bob Savage, Ph,iladelphia Athletlcs (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 Annirersary.*)

1979 (Thirty-first Annual) Honored Sparkey Anderson former Cincinnati Reds 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 Grimsley, Montreal Expos; Greg Luzinski, Philadelphia Phillles; Rusty Staub, Deiroit Tigers, Winner of 6th Anual William Loeb outstanding Designated-hitter Award; co-presented by American League; Edwlin 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 Wlfe, Mrs. Isabel Rolfe. Toastmater: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,200.* (Limited by new fire regulations.)

1980 (Thirty-second Annual) Honored Willie Stargell and Kent Tekulve, World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates; Mgr. Earl Weaver, Mike Flanagan and Jim Palmer, American League Champion Baltimore Orioels; Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Detroit Tigers; Willle Horton, Seattle Marinerss, Winner of 7th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated-Hitter Award; Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals; Carl Yastrzemski, Caflt0n 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. Attendaince: 2,200.* (limiIed by fire regulations)

1981 (Thirty-third Annual) Honored Ted Williams, Hall of Famer; Greg Luzinski, World Champion Phlladelphia Phillies; Mgr. Jim Frey, Hal McRae, Kansas City Royals, Winner of 8th Anniial William Loeb Outstanding Designated-hitter Award; Rich Gale, American League Champion Kansas City Royals; Bob Watson, Amerlcan 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 Fransisco Giants; Jim Beattie, Seattle Mariners, and John Ramsey, Los Angeles Dodgers, Rams, Kings and Lakers Announcer. Toastmaster: Curt Gowdy. Attendance: 2,200."’ (Limited by fire regulations.)

1982 (Thirty-fourth Annual) Honored Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies; Mgr Sparky Anderson, Detroit Tigers; Mgr. Ralph Houk, Jerry Remy, Rich 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 (Thirty-Fifth Annual) 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 l0th Annual William Loeb Outstanding Designated Hltter Award; Buddy Bell, Texas Rangers; Dick Radatz (retired), Wade Boggs and Mark Fidrych, Boston Red Sox. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 2,010.*

1984 (Thirty-Sixth Annual) Honores Carl Yastrzemski and Wade Boggs, Boston Red Sox; Roland Hemond, Exec. Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr., Chicago White Sox; Mike Flanagan, Ken Singleton and Mile 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 (Thirty-Seventh Annual) Honored Hall of Famer Ted Williams, Mgr. Sparky Anderson, Allen 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 (Thirty-Eighth Annual) 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 Gorman, Gen. Mgr. Boston Red Sox; Billy Swift, Seattle Mariners; Rich Gale, Hanshin Tigers, Japan; John Winkin, University of Maine baseball coach. Toatstmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1,800.

1987 (Thirty-Ninth Annual) Honored Blll Buckner, Boslon Red Sox; Mike Easler, Philadelphia Phillips; Don Zimmer, San Francisco Giants; B; ob Tewksbury, New York Yankees; Johnny
Pesky, Dick Radatz, Walt Dropo and Lou Gorman, Boston Red Sox; and Lennie Merullo, Chicago Cubs. Toaistmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1900.

1988 (Fourtieth Anniversay) Honored Hall of Famers Bobby Doerr, Warren Spahn, Ted Williams, Ernie Banks, Harmon Killebrew and Bob Feller; Bob Savage (Honored at first Annual Dinner in 1949);
John Ramsey, Los Angeles Radio & TV Sportscaster; Night-Club and TV Commedian Vic Arnell; City of Manchester Mayor Emile Beaulieu; New Hampshire Governor John Sununu; John Terravecchia, Pres. Derry Bank & Trust Co. Toastmaster: Ken Coleman. Attendance: 1900.