Armin Gitzel

Player
Written By Karina Bueckert

  • BIRTHPLACE Graysville, MB

  • BORN October 7, 1936

  • INDUCTED 2019

 

Armin Gitzel was born in Graysville, Manitoba on October 7, 1936. Gitzel was outstanding across all areas of baseball, and he was a key force on the Miami team that won six consecutive provincial championships from 1952-57. After his time with Miami, he continued his  senior playing career in the South Central Boarder League with the Carman Cardinals through 1961, and then with Graysville’s league championship teams of 1962 and ’63. A highlight of Gitzel’s career was leading Carman to a league championship against Plum Coulee in 1957. In the final game he struck out 15 batters and also smashed a long home run to give his team the win. For many years Gitzel was prominent in the tournaments in rural communities such as Fannystelle, St. Claude, Treherne, Notre Dame, de Lourdes, Carman, and Morden.

Karina Bueckert
Previous

Nick Glowa
Next

Stuart Gilman