1961 Hamtramck P-O-N-Y League Baseball Team Championship Photo
The 1961 P-O-N-Y League Champions from Hamtramck, Michigan, are featured prominently in this page from the 1962 Famous Sluggers Yearbook. The team, celebrated for their achievement, is outlined with a list of players and coaches. The back row includes William Heald, Thomas Paciorek, Alan Shulgon, Gregory Gargulinski, Manager Frank Barwick, Commissioner Lew Hays, Manager Joseph Lamerato, Arthur Deras, Gary Wilczynski, and Robert Brosofski. In the front row, the players are identified as Stanley Nalepa, Mark Scott, Sidney Cline, Robert Miller, Mark Modich, Gary Maluchnik, and Joseph Piasecki. The presence of both managers and a commissioner highlights the organizational structure that supported the team's success within the league.