Plainsboro Baseball
Plainsboro had two teams that participated in the Twin-M baseball league from 1936 - 1951, including
serveral trips to the championship game. These teams were Plainsboro (mostly potato farmers)
and Walker-Gordon (employees of W/G)
Walker-Gordon 1946 "Twin-M" League Championship Team
The 1946 Walker Gordon team won the playoff and season league championship with a season record of 21-8.
Team hitting average for the year 1946 was .314
From the collection of Edward "Bus" Simonson
1946 Walker Gordon Team Stats (click to view)
Four best long-term players for Plainsboro and Walker Gordon
From left to Right...
Ray Simonson, John Boyko, Bus Simonson, Ollie Boyko
From the collection of Edward "Bus" Simonson
Player Stats (click to enlarge)
Judge John K. Holohan
President of the "Twin-M" League from 1936 to 1941 and 1946.
Pictured in his house/office across from the Walker-Gordon field. He served as Judge in Plainsboro from 1934 to 1954. He was the one who instituted the "3 mile rule" in 1940, meaning you had to live within 3 miles of your team. The idea was to eliminate "ringers" (players brought in from outside to play for your team). He also made the decision in 1946 that led the Cranbury team to forfeit the playoffs to Walker-Gordon. Photo is dated early 1950's.
From the collection of the Holohan family
Alexander "Ollie" Boyko
Shown here wearing a 1936-1940 Plainsboro Uniform.
He was one of the premier players in the "Twin-M" league. Here we see him in his Plainsboro uniform. We do not have an actual uniform. We do not know what the "A. C." stood for but we assume that it was "Athletic Club". The 1936 articles in the New Brunswick Home News called them the Plainsboro A.A. so this could be 1936.
From the collection of John Boyko, son of Ollie Boyko
Plainsboro / Walker Gordon Baseball Uniforms
Uniform 1:
Uniform worn by Joe Mozgo
We believe this is from the 1941 combined team
The front says "W.G.P."
This stands for Walker-Gordon Plainsboro
Prior to this, there were 2 teams: Walker-Gordon and Plainsboro.
In 1941, they formed a combined team and was called that in the Home News Newspaper articles.
Note that it also contains the pants.
From the collection of Ruth Mozgo, Wife of Joe Mozgo
Uniform 2:
Uniform worn by Junior Van "Skilly" Skillman
Dated from 1947 to 1950 (we are not sure which)
The shirt front says "Walker Gordon" in one line in very dark blue.
Also note the "W G" patch on the left shoulder.
From the collection of Junior Van "Skilly" Skillman
Uniform 3:
Full Uniform worn by Edward "Bus" Simonson
Dated from 1946 to 1950 (we are not sure which)
The shirt front says "Walker Gordon"
in two lines in very dark blue
Note also the dark blue cap with "W G" on the pants
From the Edward "Bus" Simonson Collection
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Plainsboro, Walker Gordon and Twin-M League Records
Aerial View of the Walker-Gordon Baseball Field, circa 1949
The field had unusual dimensions as you can see - a short left field and long right field. According to Chris Christianson, who played on the Cranbury team, there were no specific ground rules in effect for the lack of a fence. We have stories of baseballs hitting the office in left field.
This field is shown with a dirt infield. The distances ( we measured them) were:
left field=220 feet, center field= 312 feet and right field=400 feet.
The photo is circa 1949
From the collection of the Jeffers family
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