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SpartanburgAmerican Legion Post 282022 ProgramSince 1933“For God and Country”
Spartanburg American Legion Post 28Commander1st Vice Commander2nd Vice CommanderChaplinAdjutantSergeant-At-ArmsService OfficerAthletic DirectorHistorian/Museum CuratorJudge AdvocateHonor Guard CommanderCarroll H. OwingsJohn J. BarronRobert GreeneBen LineberryDavid FordRobert GreeneCharles LandenJohn J. BarronEd Y. HallDwight PattersonJim HarbisonAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit 28PresidentVice TreasurerGirls State ChairVeterans’ Affairs Chair1st Sergeant-At-Arms94 West Park DriveDuncan ParkSpartanburg, SC 29306864-253-0376www.al28sc.orgBarbara WrightJoanne GreeneTiffany CarrollLesa LePageElizabeth PearsonFrieda DavisonCarolyn HarbisonGeneva PadgettGeneva PadgettMaxine Sprouse
American Legion Post 28CommanderCarroll H. Owings“For God and Country”Welcome to Duncan Park Stadium and the American Legion Baseball.Our setting in historical Duncan Park, completed in 1926, is one of theoldest wooden grandstand stadiums in America. For over 95 years, competitiveteams have made use of this facility. We are very proud to be a vital part ofbaseball history.Our American Legion Baseball program has been active for 89 years, andone of the most successful. We have hosted the state tournament more than 16times, and our teams have won 9 state championships, two Regional and oneNational Championship As our 2022 competitive season begins, we know thatour prestigious history of success will continue. Remember that our success isnot only measured by our wins, but in how the game is played. AmericanLegion Post 28 will always promote good sportsmanship, and expect ourplayers, coaches, and fans to display the pride and dignity that is so needed inall aspects of our society today.This year we changed our senior team’s colors to blue and red and addeda nickname, the P-51 Mustangs, the aircraft flown by the famous TuskegeeAirman during WWII, who courageously protected American bombers duringwartime missions.Enjoy your time with us at Duncan Park!
American Legion AuxiliaryUnit 28 PresidentBarbara WrightIn the spirit of service, not self is our mission. We arespouses, daughters, mothers, granddaughters of veterans.Our mission is to help and support the Veterans, Military,and their families. We have activities to raise funds tohelp the veterans, people and other organizations that arein need. We send rising high school senior girls to GirlsState each year. Come joins us and help us make adifference in the community. We were organized in 1919.We are proud, we are strong, and we are grateful.Baseball Fans - Go Spartanburg!American Legion Post 28First Vice CommanderAthletic DirectorJohn J. Barron“For God and Country”American Legion baseball is a team concept program, an opportunity for players to playat the next level, improve their game and become responsible community leaders. SpartanburgPost 28 covers the cost for players willing to commit 100% to playing baseball and wanting tobecome part of something larger than themselves.The “National Anthem” is played, and “Code of Sportsmanship” repeated by competingteams before each game without exception. Please make plans to come out and support yourhometown legion team.Many thanks to the sponsors and the many individuals who donated their time and talentto participate in this baseball program and making these games possible. Remember, allproceeds from this season goes to paying for these young men to play baseball.See you at the ballpark!
2022 Spartanburg Post 28 Baseball Team ScheduleSenior Team 10/2League VI ChampionsJun 7Jun 9Jun 14Jun 17Jun 20Jun 2110 Inman @ Spartanburg 211 Gaffney @ Spartanburg 134 Buffalo @ Spartanburg 144 Inman @ Spartanburg 102 Gaffney @ Spartanburg 1317 Spartanburg @ Buffalo 7Jun 23Jun 27Jun 29Jul 1Jul 7Jul 87 Spartanburg @ Inman 88 Spartanburg @ Gaffney 32 Buffalo @ Spartanburg 128 Spartanburg @ Inman 68 Spartanburg @ Gaffney 32 Spartanburg @ Buffalo 12022 Senior South Carolina TournamentsJuly 25-30 State: Segra Park, Columbia, SCAugust 3-7 Southeast Region Tournament: Asheboro, NCAugust 11-16 American Legion World Series: Keeter Stadium, Shelby, NCJunior Team 2/10May 31Jun 1Jun 2Jun 8Jun 10Jun 1512 Gaffney @ Spartanburg 56 Spartanburg @ Inman 82 Spartanburg @ Gaffney 122 Spartanburg @ Greer 64 Inman @ Spartanburg 12 Spartanburg @ Gaffney 7Jun 16Jun 20Jun 27Jun 28Jun 30Jul 14 Inman @ Spartanburg 32 Spartanburg @ Greer 103 Gaffney @ Spartanburg 1116 Greer @ Spartanburg 86 Spartanburg @ Inman 86 Greer @ Spartanburg 32022 Junior South Carolina State TournamentJuly 23-27 Post 20 Legion Field, Greenwood, South CarolinaGames start 7 pm unless noted otherwise.Playoffs for both Senior and Junior Teams begin July 11thSchedule Updates: www.scalb.orghttp://www.al28sc.org/baseballHome Team FieldsSpartanburg-Duncan Park StadiumGreer-Stevens FieldBuffalo-Timken Sports ComplexInman-Jim Everhart FieldGaffney-Jerry ‘Jug’ Wallace FieldProgram updated: July 22, 2022John J. Barron, Post 28 Athletic Director
American Legion BaseballPurpose and Scope To inculcate in youth a better understanding of the American way oflife and to promote the principles of 100 percent Americanism. To instill in the nation’s youth a sincere desire to develop withinthemselves a feeling of citizenship, sportsmanship, loyalty and teamspirit. To aid in the improvement and development of the physical fitness ofour country’s youth. To build for the nation’s future through our youth.Code of Sportsmanship I will:Keep the rulesKeep faith with my teammatesKeep my temperKeep myself fitKeep a stout heart in defeatKeep my pride under in victoryKeep a sound soul, a clean mind, and a healthy body“There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is ournational pastime and a game for all.”– Lou Gehrig
“There are only five things you can do in baseball: run, throw,catch, hit, and hit with power.”– Leo Durocher
Jimmy Wayne TollesonSpartanburg, South Carolina - 10 Year Major League PlayerTexas Rangers / Chicago White Sox / New York YankeesGABHHRBARRBISB8632,3225599.241301133108
Spartanburg Post 28 first fielded an American Legion Baseball Team in 1933 and sincethen close to 2,000 baseball players have tried out to be part of our program. The program hasbeen successful developing young men into patriotic citizens. Many of our young men havegone on to play at colleges and universities and after graduating pursued prominent careers andraised families. Many have served in the US military and some even given their life in theservice of our nation. Over the past 89 years, life has a way of interweaving them into societyand many make that difference that improves our way of life. Some through hard work and abit of luck made it to the Major Leagues and realizing their childhood dream.Wayne Tolleson is one of our ball players who made it to the Major Leagues and played10 years. Wayne played American Legion Baseball for Post 28 in 1973-74. Post 28 contactedWayne this year and asked him to revisit his years playing baseball and to be our guest speakerat our monthly legion meeting.Wayne was born in Spartanburg, attended Spartanburg High School and is a graduate ofWestern Carolina University (WCU 1974-78), where he was a two-sports athlete, playingbaseball and football. At WCU, Wayne set ten season and career records, earning All SouthernConference honors at shortstop in 1977 and 1978. In 1978, he was named Southern ConferenceBaseball Player of the Year, SoCon Athlete of the Year. As a star football player at WCU, hecaught 105 passes for 1,747 yards and 14 touchdowns over two seasons. Wayne was namedAll-Southern Conference wide receiver after leading both the conference and the NCAADivision 1 in receiving in 1977 with 73 catches for 1,101 yards and seven touchdowns. He wasenshrined in the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010 and selected to the SoCon Hallof Fame in 2020.In 1981, Wayne broke into the major leagues with the Texas Rangers. He was tradedafter the 1985 season to the Chicago White Sox and then to the New York Yankees in 1986. Heretired from baseball in 1990 and fell back on his education and had a successful businesscareer. He now instructs and mentors young baseball players to pursue their passion forbaseball.Wayne is an accomplished speaker and Post 28 had the pleasure of hearing his life storyduring one of their monthly meetings. Playing American Legion baseball was a distancememory, but he could still remember his coach Tommy Owens, afternoon practices, working aconstruction job, and following a team win, rewarded with a trip to the Beacon Drive-in. It wasabsolutely a special time which built a strong foundation and mindset for the rest of his life.His baseball dream was realized during his first major league game, “the feeling was like noother – you know you arrived.”Wayne attributes all his life successes to his faith, and the support of his Christian family.His wife Kim and two sons Steven and Clint are his greatest gifts from God.Wayne sums it all up with explaining that on and off the field. “Life is full of battles.”Winning the Battle is dependent on your Attitude and Trust.B - Battles – “I fought my battles on my knees.”A - Attitude – very important in your approach to winning.T - Trust – in God and the people around you.
It’s like déjà vu all over again.Yogi Berra
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“Baseball is abouttalent, hard work,and strategy. But atthe deepest level, it’sabout love, integrity,and respect.”Pat Gillick
“That’s the beautiful thing about baseball. You can be any size andbe successful.”– Andrew BenintendiWho invented the game of Baseball?
“Life is like a baseball game. When you think a fastball is coming, you gotta beready to hit the curve.”– Jaja Q
2022 Baseball Season DonationsHome Run HittersCommander Carroll H. Owings *Joanne & Robert GreeneBobbi Jo GreeneFrieda DavisonJesse and Jennie CampbellBob JusticeJody SteadmanIn Memory of Ben MillerStar PlayersEd & Cathy Hall *Paul P. BarronCurtis and Maxine SprouseGeneva PadgettJohn J. BarronSven Alexander PerssonElise Sophia PerssonJoann BarronJoel & Maryann MorrowJim HarbisonBilly & Lib SpencerMike and Brenda OwensbyTom and Helen LawsonDanny SmithDavid FordRoland and Janie SalleyRobert and Judy WoodCarolyn HarbisonBen LineberryScott EdwardsEl Ron SnelgroveBen Crouch *Jim and Kathlene Monagle“P-51 Mustang” uniforms made possible by the following Legionnaires:Ray Parker, *Ben Crouch, Bob Justice, El Ron Snelgrove, *Carroll Owings, BenAshmore, Paul Manly, Billy Dill, Bob Walton, Joe Dan and Kim White.*Past American Legion Baseball Player“Baseball isn’t just a game. It’s life being played out on a field—a field of dreams—on diamonds of green, where playerspursuing their dreams try to be the best they can be on thegrandest stage of all—where men become boys and boysbecome men, all speaking one universal language withoututtering a single word.”– Tom Tatum
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baseball and football. At WCU, Wayne set ten season and career records, earning All Southern Conference honors at shortstop in 1977 and 1978. In 1978, he was named Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Year, SoCon Athlete of the Year. As a star football player at WCU, he caught 105 passes for 1,747 yards and 14 touchdowns over two seasons.
