1997 Archive
South Manchester Softball League – Results and Fixtures 1997
Division 1
May 14: Dodgers bt Foghorns 30-7 (6½ innings), Mavericks bt M16s 11-6 (6½), Pirates bt Greensox 13-9 (7), Bees rested
May 21: Dodgers bt Mavericks 12-8 (7 innings), M16s bt Bees 18-13 (7), Pirates bt Foghorns 21-7 (7), Greensox rested
May 28: Dodgers bt M16s 19-13 (6½), Greensox bt Foghorns 25-17 (5½ innings), Mavericks bt Bees 17-12 (6½), Pirates rested
June 4: Bees bt Foghorns 36-17 (6 innings), Pirates bt Dodgers 17-8 (7), Mavericks bt Greensox 24-19 (7), M16s rested
June 11: Foghorns bt M16s 10-9 (6 innings), Greensox bt Dodgers 17-9 (7), Pirates bt Bees 16-15 (7), Mavericks rested
June 18: Dodgers bt Bees 34-13 (6½ innings), Greensox bt M16s 13-10 (6½), Mavericks bt Pirates 18-10 (7), Foghorns rested
[Note: The Pirates have changed their name to “Ringers”]
June 25: Greensox bt Bees v 17-2 (6½ innings), Mavericks bt Foghorns 18-14 (6), Ringers bt M16s 17-7 (6½), Dodgers rested
July 2: no games in Division 1
July 9: Dodgers bt Foghorns 9-8 (7 innings), Mavericks bt M16s 23-5 (6½), Ringers bt Greensox 29-10 (7), Bees rested
July 16: Bees bt M16s 17-13 (7 innings), Mavericks bt Dodgers 16-10 (6½), Ringers bt Foghorns 50-7 (5), Greensox rested
July 23: Dodgers bt M16s 18-4 (6 innings), Greensox bt Foghorns 45-8 (5), Mavericks bt Bees 21-15 (6½), Ringers rested
July 30: no games
Aug 6: Bees bt Ringers 28-27 (7 innings), Greensox bt Dodgers 24-18 (6½), M16s bt Foghorns 23-2 (5½), Mavericks rested
Aug 13: Bees bt Dodgers 36-22 (7 innings), Greensox bt M16s (w/o), Mavericks bt Ringers 14-5 (6½), Foghorns rested
Aug 20: Bees bt Greensox 19-13 (5½ innings), Mavericks bt Foghorns 23-3 (7), Ringers bt M16s 14-4 (7), Dodgers rested
Aug 27: Bees and Foghorns tied 22-22 (5 innings), Dodgers bt Ringers 14-12 (5), Greensox bt Mavericks 25-19 (6½), M16s rested
Division 1 – Final standings
| Team | P | W | T | L | RC | I | Pct | GB | |
| Manchester Mavericks | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 82 | .833 | – | |
| Ringway Ringers | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 141 | 78 | .667 | 2 | |
| Akihero Greensox | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 168 | 78 | .667 | 3 | |
| Jammie Dodgers | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 79 | .583 | 3 | |
| T S Bees | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 237 | 76 | .458 | 4½ | |
| Manchester M16s | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 157+ | 69 | .167 | 8 | |
| Fog Lane Foghorns | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 311 | 70 | .083 | 8½ |
+ RC for walk-over not added
Division 2
May 14: Bats bt The Tribe 19-18 (7 innings), Hackers bt Funsters 15-14 (9), Special Ks bt Blaggers (w/o)
May 21: Funsters bt Bats 23-8 (7 innings), Hackers bt Blaggers 27-14 (6½), The Tribe bt Special Ks 16-15 (6½)
May 28: Bats bt Blaggers 36-11 (6½ innings), Funsters bt The Tribe 18-6 (7) , Hackers bt Ks 21-4 (5½)
June 4: Bats bt Special Ks 21-7 (6½ innings), Funsters bt Blaggers 27-25 (6½), Hackers bt The Tribe 23-17 (7)
June 11: Bats bt Hackers 28-15 (6½ innings), Funsters bt Special Ks 32-3 (5), The Tribe bt Blaggers (w/o)
June 18: Bats bt The Tribe 15-14 (7 innings), Hackers bt Funsters 34-33 (7), Special Ks bt Blaggers 35-6 (5)
June 25: Bats bt Funsters 22-13 (6 innings), Hackers bt Blaggers 33-1 (6), The Tribe bt Special Ks 13-8 (6)
July 2: Bats bt Blaggers 27-14 (4½ innings), The Tribe bt Funsters 10-9 (6½), Hackers bt Special Ks (w/o),
July 9: Bats bt Special Ks 18-8 (6½ innings), Funsters bt Blaggers (w/o), The Tribe bt Hackers 16-15 (7)
July 16: Bats bt Hackers 35-14 (6½ innings), The Tribe bt Blaggers (w/o), Funsters bt Special Ks (w/o)
July 23: Bats and The Tribe tied 21-21 (7 innings), Funsters bt Blaggers (w/o), Hackers bt Special Ks 21-16 (?)
July 30: no games
August 6: Funsters bt Bats 14-13 (7 innings), Hackers bt Blaggers 22-9 (6½), Special Ks bt The Tribe 12-10 (7)
August 13: Bats bt Blaggers (w/o), Funsters bt The Tribe 25-22 (7 innings)
August 20: Bats bt Special Ks (w/o), The Tribe bt Blaggers 18-17 (6½ innings), Funsters bt Hackers 20-7 (6½)
August 26: The Tribe bt Hackers 29-8 (5½ innings)
August 27: Hackers bt Bats 26-20 (6), Funsters bt Special Ks (w/o)
September 3: Blaggers v Special Ks: not played
Division 2 – Final standings
| Team | P | W | T | L | RC | I | Pct | GB | |
| Didsbury Bats | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 100 | .767 | – | |
| Rusholme Funsters | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 165 | 103 | .733 | ½ | |
| UMIST Hackers | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 261 | 97 | .667 | 1½ | |
| The Tribe | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 205 | 103 | .567 | 3 | |
| Special Ks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 158+ | 60 | .214 | 8 | |
| Insight Blaggers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 223+ | 47 | .000 | 11 |
+ RC for walk-overs not added