LINFIELD WILDCATS of OREGON beat LEWIS FLYERS of Illinois
for 1966 NAIA World Series title
On Friday night, June 10,
1966, Linfield College Wildcats (McMinnville, Oregon), coached by Roy Helser,
beat Lewis University Flyers (Romeoville, Illinois) 15-4 to win the NAIA World
Series. The game was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri. It
was Linfield's first national team championship.
(Note: A Missouri newspaper
covering the 1966 NAIA national baseball plays identified Lewis U as being from
Lockport. However, the university is apparently in Romeoville, about five miles
from Lockport. Romeoville is about 32 miles from Chicago.)
Linfield 15, Lewis
(Illinois) 4
*Linfield Nine Keeps Stride
With School's Other Teams -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri),
Friday 10 June 1966, Page 17
*Oregon Club Closes in on
Title: Victory Tonight Would End NAIA Play; Game Set at 7:30 -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph,
Missouri) Friday 10 Jun 1966, Page 16
*Waiting for a Cue, The Wise
Owl sports column by Bill Scott, St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri),
Friday 10 June 1966, Page 16.
*Linfield College Wins
Tourney -- The Daily Standard (Sikeston, Missouri), Saturday 11 Jun 1966, Page
4
*Linfield, Ore., Riddles
Lewis, 15-4, for NAIA for Title -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri)
Saturday, 11 June 1966, Page 9
*Scampers Safe. Photo:
Linfield's Frank Molek jumps back to the base during Linfield-Lewis NAIA
national championship baseball game. -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph,
Missouri) Saturday, 11 June 1966, Page 9
*Linfield Wins (jump from
page 9) -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri) Saturday, 11 June 1966,
Page 10
*NAIA Box Scores:
Linfield-Lewis NAIA championship baseball game box score -- St. Joseph
News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri) Saturday, 11 June 1966, Page 10
*Linfield Beat Odds for
Title: Coach First Doubted Club Had Makings of NAIA Champion -- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph,
Missouri), Sunday, 12 June 1966, Page 45
*1966 NAIA Champions: Photo:
Linfield baseball team hoists their banner proudly -- St. Joseph Gazette (St.
Joseph, Missouri) Monday, 13 June 1966, Page 11
*1966 NAIA Champions: Photo:
NAIA All-Stars/Eight (four from Linfield) players on All-Tournament team -- St.
Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) Monday, 13 June 1966, Page 11
*Linfield Sets Pace in
Tourney Statistics -- St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri) Monday, 13 June
1966, Page 11
*Linfield's Stuart Young
Heads NAIA List for Most Victories -- St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph,
Missouri), Friday 24 Jun 1966, Page 15
