Gordie Lyall

• BIRTHPLACE Hamiota, MB

• BORN September 3, 1940

• INDUCTED 2007

Gordie Lyall was born in Hamiota, Manitoba on September 3, 1940. Lyall won the provincial championships with the Kenton bantam team in 1952, the midgets in 1953, and with Hamiota-Kenton in 1957 and ’58. Lyall played senior league tournaments with Hamiota, Kenton, Oak Lake, and Virden from 1957-64. He was appointed the Souris Sports director in 1962, and won the South Central League title in 1963 as playing coach of the Souris Cardinals. Lyall went on to play for the Hamiota Red Sox in the Manitoba Senior Baseball League (MSBL) from 1964-72, and won the league batting crown once with a .449 average. He was named to the second all-star team in 1964 and 1966, and then to the first all-star team in 1967. He led the league in singles and hits for that year. Lyall was the Hamiota Red Sox’s MVP in 1968, and has an MSBL career batting average of .301. He coached the Souris Bantam BB’s in 1962, the Hamiota juvenile team in 1972, and the Hamiota Bisons in 1974 to a provincial championships. Lyall also coached the juvenile Team Manitoba in 1988, and umpired from 1973-85, including in three western Canadian championships, and one Canadian senior championship.