Dave Joy Flawless on the Mound as Porcello Blasts 400-Foot Home Run to End Offensive Slump
Norwood’s hitters erupted for 11 hits and 10 runs to defeat Franklin, 10-2, in American Legion baseball action last night.
Norwood until yesterday, had had trouble in putting together an offense in its previous games, but in the first inning, Joe Porcello gave evidence that the slump was about to end. Joe Porcello blasted a fastball, pitched by Franklin starter Tom Stoime, about 400 feet to dead center for a home run. In the second inning, Mike McGovern put another Norwood run on the scoreboard with a home run to right field. Steve Fisher doubled and Rick Saad singled to add what proved to be the winning run in that inning.
Norwood added four more runs in the third inning on a triple by Mike McGovern who scored on a wild pitch, followed by singles by Steve Fisher and Rick Saad and three straight walks. Joe Porcello then singled in two runners to complete the inning’s scoring. Three more runs in the fifth inning gave Norwood pitcher Dave Joy a comfortable lead. Dave Joy, who pitched in the shadow of Bill Travers last season for Norwood High School, gave up just five hits for two runs and did not walk a single batter. The right-hander is now 2-0 in Legion competition. Norwood, currently holding a 3-2 record, will play Weymouth on Weymouth‘s home turf this coming Thursday.
Archival Note: This article has been dynamically reconstructed from the original public record print archives of the Patriot Ledger
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“Irish” Oakes Still Calling ’em In Bay State Diamond Circuit-This Day in Norwood History-May 10, 1954
Ernest ‘’Irish” Oakes, affable and popular Norwood umpire these past twelve years in both semi-pro and schoolboy baseball circles, continues to find himself held in high regard by all those interested in the National pastime as….
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Norwood High Wins Bay State League Title As Dick Bunker Hurls 2 To 0 No-Hit Shutout-This Day in Norwood History-June 11, 1953
Norwood High School closed out its 1953 baseball season in unforgettable fashion, traveling to Natick and returning home with both a 2–0 victory and the Bay State League championship. The star of the afternoon was left‑handed ace Dick Bunker, who delivered the finest performance of his high‑school career — a no‑hit shutout that secured the…
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Dick Bunker, Schoolboy Star-This Day In Norwood History-May 21, 1953
DICK BUNKER is the big reason Norwood High is favored to win the Bay State League baseball championship. . . . The six-foot lefty pitcher-first baseman. an all scholastic pitcher last season, is better than ever—averaging 12 strikeouts and only two walks per game. … He has a great curve ball, plenty of speed and…
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Dick Bunker, Schoolboy Star-This Day In Norwood History-May 21, 1953
DICK BUNKER is the big reason Norwood High is favored to win the Bay State League baseball championship. . . . The six-foot lefty pitcher-first baseman. an all scholastic pitcher last season, is better than ever—averaging 12 strikeouts and only two walks per game. … He has a great curve ball, plenty of speed and…
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7 Norwood Candidates Start Climb To Pro Baseball Careers–This Day in Norwood History-March 28, 1947
All War Veterans And Ex-Murraymen By JOHN J. COOK Norwood will be well represented on the collegiate and minor league baseball diamonds this year. Seven young men —all of them veterans and former Norwood High athletes— have left recently or will leave soon-reach with a promising baseball career ahead of him. Do you remember an…
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Norwood Junior Legion Baseball Squad-This Day In Norwood History-July 26, 1945
This Day In Norwood History-July 26, 1945-Norwood Junior Legion Baseball Squad Click to see the player names.
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Norwood’s Title Hopes Rest on Young Pitcher Ken Berkland-This Day In Norwood History-April 4, 1944
A 16‑year‑old pitcher steps into the spotlight — can Ken Berkland keep Norwood’s title hopes alive?
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Norwood High Bids for Title, Braves Will Sign Ray Martin After the Game-This Day in Norwood History-June 18, 1943
June 18, 1943-Norwood High Bids for Title, Braves Will Sign Ray Martin After the Game
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Ray Marting Pitches No Hitter-This Day In Norwood History-April 29, 1943
Coming off a unanimous All-Scholastic selection the previous year and a stint in the national spotlight with the State Championship Legion Junior nine, Martin proved he hadn’t lost an ounce of velocity during the off-season. In the history of Norwood High athletics, few individual performances have ever matched the sheer dominance displayed on this April…
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Norwood Youth Association Baseball Champions-This Day In Norwood History-October 7, 1939
The Norwood Press ball team will receive their jackets as champions of the N. Y. A. baseball league on Monday, the 16th. Jackets have been secured for the winners by the Norwood Loyal Order of Moose. Above, front row, left to right: Lou Parsons, p; Argo Bortilotti, lb; Ed Costello, 2b; Doc Thayer, ss; Ray…
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