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Indiana Horseshoe Pitchers

in the World Championship
Mens Finals Tournament

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Note:  This listing below would not be possible without the help of N.H.P.A. Historian Gary T. Kline's invaluable book titled "The Official N.H.P.A. History of the World Tournament 1909-1980"--a book which should be on the shelf of every horseshoe pitcher (Gary T. Kline passed away in March of 2008).    The "Horseshoe Pitchers News Digest", "Horseshoe Pitching Newsline" and the NHPA web site was also used to gain this information.

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Indiana Horseshoe Pitchers in the
World Championship Mens Finals Tournament
Year
Indiana Horseshoe Pitcher
City
W - L
%
R
Place
1921
Edwin Werner
Indianapolis
3-12


13
1923
Charles L. Jarvis
Marion
15-14
30.7
518
14
1924w
George W. Randol
Huntington
15-7
40.7
519
7
1927w
Jimmy Risk
Montpelier
28-5
67.0
1363
2
1927s
James Risk
Montpelier
16-17
51.9
1970
6
1928w
Jimmy Risk
Montpelier
15-18
58.3
1245
7
1929w
Jimmy Risk
Montpelier
12-3
63.5
615
3
1933
James Risk
Montpelier
18-5
70.9
1016
4
1933
Orville Harris
Indianapolis
6-17
55.5
813
20
1935
James Risk
Montpelier
15-8
71.2
1225
7
1946
Arlo Harris
Indianapolis
15-8
65.3
1090
9
1946
Orville Harris
Indianapolis
12-11
64.5
1012
14
1946
Earl Green
Indianapolis
7-16
62.2
968
18
1947
Wayne Nelson
Muncie
32-3 80.7
2080
4
1948
Lowell Edmondson
Plainfield
20-11
74.9
1864
10
1948
Arlo Harris
Indianapolis
17-14
73.2
1738
13
1948
Orville Harris
Indianapolis
14-17
71.8
1642
17
1948
Ervin Recht
Ft. Wayne
12-19
69.3
1545
20
1948
Payton Printz
Indianapolis
10-21
70.5
1619
24
1948
Henry Pergal
Crane
9-22
68.0
1500
25
1954
Lowell Edmondson
Plainfield
4-8
69.1
653
19
1955
Ed Sharp
Mulberry
21-14
73.2
2102
11
1956
Curt Day
Frankfort
28-7
77.0
1986
4
1956
Virgil Taylor
Greencastle
24-11
73.5
1954
11
1956
Ed Sharp
Mulberry
23-12
70.8
1846
12
1956
Fred Fowler
Greencastle
19-16
68.5
1701
15
1956
Oris Harshman
Frankfort
15-20
67.2
1714
21
1957
Ed Sharp   (championship group)
Mulberry
10-3
79.2
953
3
1957
Curt Day   (championship group)
Frankfort
7-6
81.7
1096
6
1957
Gene Brumfield   (championship group)
Markleville
4-9
76.8
832
11
1957
Virgil Taylor  (group 2 - pos. 15-26)
Greencastle
9-2
77.2
625
15
1957
Floyd Fowler  (group 2 - pos. 15-26) Greencastle
5-6
65.2
472
22
1957
Oris Harshman  (group 3 - pos. 27-36)
Frankfort
7-2
71.6
438
27
1957
Earl Green  (group 3 - pos. 27-36) Indianapolis
3-6
62.1
400
34
1958
Curt Day   (championship group)
Frankfort
7-6
78.8
890
5
1958
Virgil Taylor  (group 2 - pos. 15-26)
Greencastle
9-2
73.7
554
17
1958
Floyd Fowler  (group 2 - pos. 15-26) Greencastle
8-3
74.0
568
18
1958
Walter Horner  (group 2 - pos. 15-26) Farmersburg
7-4
70.6
517
20
1959
Curt Day
Frankfort
28-7
80.4
?
8
1959
Gene Mendenhall
Noblesville
13-22
61.9
1316
24
1959
Clint Moore
Crawfordsville
12-23
58.2
1154
26
1960
Curt Day   (held at Muncie, IN)
Frankfort
30-5
80.9
2215
3
1960
Gene Brumfield
Markleville
28-7
80.9
2251
5
1960
Graydon McFatridge
Rushville
22-13
79.3
2241
12
1960
Wilbur Kelso
Loogootee
14-21
72.9
2042
21
1960
John Coble
Peru
12-23
67.3
1720
30
1960
Ernie Recht
Ft. Wayne
10-25
62.8
1484
31
1960
Marvin Craig
Parker
6-29
67.4
1657
32
1960
James Kemple   (forfeited)
Rushville
0-35


36
1961
Curt Day   (held at Muncie, IN)
Frankfort
28-7
83.1
2274
5
1961
Gene Brumfield
Markleville
26-9
80.4
2091
9
1961
Graydon McFatridge
Rushville
22-13
76.0
2116
11
1961
Floyd Fowler
Greencastle
20-15
75.6
2236
12
1961
Clarence Bellman
Etna Green
20-15
73.2
2026
14
1961
Marvin Craig
Parker
16-19
68.2
1890
19
1961
Walt Horner
Farmersburg
15-20
70.0
1856
21
1961
Rod Hatton
Indianapolis
14-21
69.8
1918
22
1961
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
5-30
63.5
1471
34
1962
Curt Day
Frankfort
31-4
81.7
2337
2
1962
Floyd Fowler
Greencastle
20-15
75.6
2159
17
1962
Gene Brumfield
Markleville
17-18
72.6
1962
19
1962
Marvin Craig
Parker
14-21
71.5
1891
22
1962
Gene Mendenhall
Noblesville
11-24
65.5
1553
27
1962
Graydon McFatridge
Rushville
10-25
70.9
1876
28
1962
John Stimac
Terre Haute
10-25
68.6
1850
30
1962
Bob May
Glenwood
7-28
66.2
1617
33
1963
Marvin Craig
Parker
15-20
71.5
1859
23
1964
Curt Day
Frankfort
28-7
84.4
2594
5
1964
Marvin Craig
Parker
15-20
75.5
2224
21
1964
Floyd Fowler
Greencastle
15-20
74.8
2169
22
1964
Bob May
Glenwood
14-21
75.0
2193
23
1964
Don Owens
Summitville
13-22
72.1
1825
25
1964
Dick Carpenter
Union City
11-24
73.2
1999
27
1965
Curt Day
Frankfort
29-6
86.0
2450
4
1965
Bob May
Glenwood
19-16
78.6
2169
16
1965
Marvin Craig
Parker
14-21
72.1
2051
24
1966

Curt Day   (finals)
Curt Day   (preliminaries-12 men)
Frankfort
Frankfort
16-1
10-1
86.6
86.2
1443
708
1
1
1966

Floyd Fowler   (finals)
Floyd Fowler   (preliminaries-12 men)
Greencastle
Greencastle
5-12
6-5
77.7
72.0
1185
598
15
6
1966

Bob Davis   (finals)
Bob Davis   (preliminaries-12 men)
Ft. Wayne
Ft. Wayne
2-15
1-10
67.6
66.4
879
527
35
12
1967
Curt Day
Frankfort
32-3
81.4
2191
2
1967
Floyd Fowler
Greencastle
8-27
67.7
1673
30
1968
Marvin Craig
Parker
15-20
76.2
2326
23
1968
Floyd Fowler
Greencastle
14-21
74.6
2254
27
1968
Del Wright
Columbia City
11-24
72.0
2021
29
1968
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
9-26
74.2
2261
32
1969
Curt Day
Frankfort
30-5
85.3
2440
4
1969
Clarence Bellman
Bremen
20-15
78.9
2510
14
1971
Curt Day
Frankfort
35-0
84.9
2387
1
1971
Mark Seibold
Huntington
28-7
78.9
2464
4
1971
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
11-24
72.7
2046
25
1971
Marvin Craig
Parker
11-24
71.1
1835
27
1971
Burl Taylor
Greencastle
5-30
66.1
1676
35
1972
Curt Day   (lost playoff to Hohl 1-2)
Frankfort
33-2
83.6
2283
2
1972
Mark Seibold
Huntington
32-3
81.8
2502
3
1972
Dan Kuchcinski   (from PA)
Bryant
29-6
81.8
3022
5
1972
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
13-22
72.1
2003
24
1972
Chet Reel
West Middleton
13-22
71.8
2069
25
1973
Mark Seibold   (lost playoff to Hohl 0-2)
Huntington
32-3
80.9
2418
2
1973
Dan Kuchcinski
Bryant
22-13
75.6
2128
11
1973
Arthur Burch
Scottsburg
5-30
65.5
1636
33
1974
Curt Day
Frankfort
32-3
81.8
2386
1
1974
Mark Seibold  (3rd % in tie 3 thru 5)
Huntington
29-6
79.3
2528
5
1974
Paul Day
Frankfort
24-11
77.3
2380
10
1974
Dan Kuchcinski
Bryant
15-20
74.3
2180
22
1975
Curt Day   (held at Lafayette, IN)
Frankfort
31-4
81.9
2243
2
1975
Mark Seibold
Huntington
29-6
81.1
2336
3
1975
Clarence Bellman
Bremen
26-9
78.5
2367
5
1975
Dan Kuchcinski
Portland
24-11
78.1
2231
9
1975
Chet Reel
Kokomo
12-23
71.8
1944
25
1975
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
12-23
68.9
1828
26
1975
Marvin Craig   (forfeited rain delay days)
Parker
forfeit


35
1975
Bill Holland   (forfeited rain delay days)
Indianapolis
forfeit


36
1976
Curt Day   (lost playoff to Steinfeldt 1-2)
Frankfort
33-2
84.1
2309
2
1976
Mark Seibold
Huntington
31-4
84.9
2475
3
1977
Mark Seibold   (group 1)
Huntington
21-5
82.8
1955
5
1977
Clarence Bellman   (group 1)
Bremen
14-12
80.7
2063
10
1977
Larry Griffin   (group 1)
Newport
13-13
77.0
1872
14
1977
Karl Van Sant   (group 1)
Cayuga
9-17
77.9
1626
18
1977
Marvin Craig   (group 2)
Parker City
8-15
72.4
1332
28
1977
Bob May   (group 2)
Glenwood
5-18
70.5
1347
31
1977
John Passmore   (group 2)
Richmond
4-19
68.1
1146
35
1978
Mark Seibold
Huntington
29-6
80.9
2046
2
1978
Clarence Bellman
Bremen
21-14
72.2
1846
13
1978
Bob May
Glenwood
15-20
65.9
1555
21
1978
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
14-21
70.4
1797
22
1979
Mark Seibold
Huntington
27-4
82.6
2074
1
1979
Dan Kuchcinski
Portland
23-8
77.8
2560
6
1979
Clarence Bellman
Bremen
13-18
68.9
1817
22
1979
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga
12-19
71.6
1761
23
1979
Bob May
Glenwood
12-19
70.7
70.7
25
1980
Mark Seibold
Huntington
26-5
76.3
1776
5
1980
Dan Kuchcinski
Portland
17-14
70.6
1596
14
1980
Paul Day
Lebanon
11-20
67.8
1567
21
1980
Bob May
Glenwood
9-22
66.5
1398
26
1980
Leroy Rowe
Angola
8-23
64.9
1383
27

Indiana Horseshoe Pitchers in the
World Championship Mens Finals Tournament
& Class A Tournaments from 1981 to Present
(beginning with 1995, "A" Classes became the Preliminaries with various formats)
Year
Indiana Horseshoe Pitcher
City
W - L
%
R
Place
1981
Clarence Bellman
Bremen 15-8
77.0
1511
5
1981
Leroy Rowe
Angola
8-15
73.6
1317
18
1981
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga 7-16
75.3
1423
21
1981
Mark Seibold
Huntington
7-16
71.4
1273
22
1982
Mark Seibold Huntington 19-4
80.9
1101
2
1982
Bob May
Glenwood
11-12
72.9
1091
12
1982
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga 10-13
72.4
1064
15
1983
Mark Seibold Huntington 18-5
78.1
1020
3
1983
William Ungetheim
 
5-18
64.4
832
23
1984
Mark Seibold Huntington 14-9
79.1
1110
8
1984
Bob May
Glenwood
8-15
68.2
816
20
1985
Mark Seibold (held at Lafayette, IN)
Huntington 27-7
76.3
1403
4
1985
Jerry Mills

14-17
71.2
1381
32
1986
Mark Seibold Huntington 31-0
82.2
1322
1
1986
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga 16-15
71.1
1282
13
1986
Leroy Rowe
Angola
16-15
68.6
1130
14
1986
Bob May
Glenwood
16-15
65.7
1149
15
1986
Jerry Mills

14-17
70.5
1247
18
1987
Mark Seibold Huntington 15-16
74.0
1457
15
1987
Karl Van Sant
Cayuga 11-20
71.1
1354
23
1988
Mark Seibold Huntington 27-5
78.8
1514
2
1989
Mark Seibold Huntington 20-11
70.6
1309
9
1990
Mark Seibold Huntington 13-14
72.5
1201
14
1992
Mark Seibold Huntington 14-17
73.4
1410
17
1993
Mark Seibold Huntington 20-15
67.0
1274
17
1994
1994 year used 3 groups of 16 per group for preliminaries, with only 9 advancing to a  championship tournament with those advancing being each of the 3 group winners, the pitcher from each group with the next best ringer percentage in each group besides the winner, and the next 3 "wildcard" high percentages pulled from all groups





1994
Chad Hyatt (group 2 of 3 prelims)
Indianapolis
11-4
70.7
424
3/16
1994
Bill Ungetheim (group 2 of 3 prelims)

7-8
64.2
385
11/16
1994
Mark Seibold (group 1 of 3 prelims)
Huntington 12-3
71.5
429
4/16
1995
1995 year began the format of Class A tournaments as the preliminary to determine pitchers in championship tournament by place or percentage average or a combination of the two in preliminaries; with some seeding taking place using National averages in some years





1995
Chad Hyatt (championship)
Chad Hyatt (class A2)
Indianapolis 6-9
12-3
72.8
74.7
692
448
13
1-A1
1995
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 5-10
68.3
410
13-A1
1996
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 6-9
10-5
71.6
74.3
634
446
11
4-A1
1996
Chad Hyatt (class A1)
Indianapolis 5.5-9.5
69.0
414
13-A1
1997
Mark Seibold (class A2 Ontario, Canada)
Huntington 9-6
67.2
403
7-A2
1997
Chad Hyatt (class A2 Ontario, Canada)
Indianapolis 8-7
67.3
404
10-A2
1998
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 7-8
9.5-5.5
69.7
71.7
619
430
10
7-A1
1998
Chad Hyatt (class A1)
Indianapolis 4-11
63.0
378
14-A1
1999
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 6-13
8-9
68.0
71.2
792
484
15
11-A1
2000
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 3.5-11.5
65.3
392
13-A1
2001
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 2-13
9-6
63.6
71.2
516
427
16
5-A1
2002
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A finals)
Huntington 4-11
5.5-9.5
64.6
63.3
528
380
13
12-A
2003
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 6-9
63.7
382
12-A1
2004
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington 13-10
12-3
63.9
69.5
731
417
11
3-A1
2004
Darrell Sherrard (championship)
Darrell Sherrard (class A1)
Henryville 7-16
8-7
58.5
56.0
650
336
18
8-A1
2005
Darrell Sherrard (championship)
Darrell Sherrard (class A1)
Henryville
7-11
8-5
57.4
59.4
596
309
12
5-A1
2005
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (class A1)
Huntington
7-15
7.5-5.5
55.8
59.8
702
311
20
6-A1
2006
Darrell Sherrard (championship)
Darrell Sherrard (Class A2)
Henryville
11-8
11.5-3.5
56.8
61.6
535
370
8
2
2006
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (Class A1)
Huntington
4-15
3.5-9.5
51.8
54.4
488
283
18
6
2007
Mark Seibold (championship)
Mark Seibold (Class A1)
Huntington

7-12
3.5-11.5
56.5
57.5
533
345
14
14
2007
Darrell D. Sherrard (championship)
Darrell D. Sherrard (Class A1)
Henryville
6-13
7.5-7.5
55.4
55.0
502
330
17
8
2007
Dennis Shepherd (Class A2)
Hanover
8-7
49.0
294
8
2008
Mark Seibold (Class A1)
Huntington
4-11
59.0
354
14
2008
Darrell D. Sherrard (championship)
Darrell D. Sherrard (Class A2)
Henryville
8-11
9-6
58.5
62.6
563
376
13
4
2009
Darrell D. Sherrard (Class A2)
Darrell D. Sherrard (championship)
Henryville
9.5-5.5
4-15
63.5
59.41
381
581
6
19
2009
Chris Estelle (Class A2)

4.5-10.5
50.83
323
13
2009
Glen Hitner (Class A3)

0.5-14.5
41.0
246
16
2009
Mark Seibold (Class A2)
Huntington
7-8
61.83
371
11
2010
Darrell D Sherrard (Class A1)
Darrell D Sherrard (championship)
Henryville
6-9
5-14
59.50
57.32
357
556
12
17
2010
Mark Seibold (Class A1)
Huntington
1-14
53.00
318
16
2010
Merideth Judd (Class A3)

4-11
40.17
241
15
2011
Mark Seibold (Class A1)
Huntington
2-13
50.17
301
15


The World Championship Men's Finals
Curt Day & Mark Seibold

Curt Day
Mark Seibold
17 World Championship Finals picthed in
Finished in the Top 12 in 17 Tournaments
3 World Finals Championships Won
5 World Finals 2nd place finish
1 World Finals 3rd place finish
3 World Finals 4th place finish
3 Finals 5th place, 1 Finals 6th place,
and 1 Finals 8th place

curt day
Curt Day
Frankfort, Indiana
(17 Times World Championship Finalist)
1st Men's World Finalist 1956
Last Men's World Finalist 1976
30 World Championships Finals pitched in
Finished in the Top 12 in 19 Tournaments
2 World Finals Championships Won
4 World Finals 2nd place finish
4 World Finals 3rd place finish
2 World Finals 4th place finish
2 Finals 5th place, 1 Finals 8th place,
1 Finals 9th place, 1 Finals 10th place
and 2 Finals 11th place
Mark Seibold
Mark Seibold
Huntington, Indiana
(30 Times World Championship Finalist)
1st Men's World Finalist 1971
Last Men's World Finalist 2007
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