Northern Territory Buffaloes

Northern Territory Buffaloes was a baseball team from the Northern Territory that competed in the Australian national Claxton Shield competition from 1981 until 1988.[1] The Buffaloes enjoyed little success during its eight year admittance winning only 1 game, in 1987, against South Australia. Despite their poor on-field results, the Buffaloes did manage to play a few competitive games.

Bill Hutcheson, a catcher from originally Tennant Creek and later Darwin, was the only player to play in all 8 Claxton Shields for the Territory.[3] He was followed by Bill Fryar, a first baseman/outfielder, who played in 5 series. Several players played in 4 series.

Northern Territory Buffaloes roster
1981 Team roster

Pitchers

  1. 10 Jeff Hyde
  2. 17 Wayne Longstaff
  3. 20 David McKeon
  4. 22 Tony Prescott
  5. 6 Lance Schmidt
  6. 21 Victor Stanfield
  7. 7 Steve Tarte

Catchers

  1. 12 Bill Hutcheson
  2. 3 Tim Hyde

Infielders

  1. 8 Doug Alderson
  2. 15 Robbie Decet
  3. 4 Bill Fryar
  4. 14 Fred Kovoloff
  5. 5 Graeme Masters

Outfielders

  1. 13 Lyn Bradshaw
  2. 11 Jeff Goodworth
  3. 18 Leigh Halprin
  4. 9 Lindsay Heaver

Manager

  1. 1 John Tarca

Coaches

  1. 2 Graham Shaw

Roster 1981 to 1988
Claxton Shield

See also

References

  1. ^ Clark, Joe (2003). A History of Australian Baseball: Time & Game. Lincoln, Nebraska, United States: University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-6440-2. OCLC 52127597. http://nebraskapress.unl.edu/product/A-History-of-Australian-Baseball,672064.aspx. 
  2. ^ Pratt, Nigel (1983). WA battles in baseball. The West Australian. Saturday, January 8, 1983
  3. ^ a b Interview with Bill Hutcheson of 21 August 2009.