Bob Wasslen was born in Binscarth, Manitoba on April 19, 1936. Wasslen started his baseball career at the age of 14, and for most of the next 35 years he was a catcher and/or manager of the Binscarth Orioles. Wasslen was the main force behind baseball in Binscarth for many years. In the 1960s, Binscarth was an annual contender for the Northwest League Championship. Wasslen joined the Manitoba Senior Baseball League in 1972, and for the next 14 years he never missed the playoffs. During his time with Binscarth, they won four MSBL Championships (1972, ’77, ’82, ’84) and two Manitoba Championships. Wasslen later played with the Balmoral Orioles and the Carman Cubs in the Winnipeg Senior League. He was also with Carman’s 1963 City Championship team, and he was inducted into the Manitoba Baseball Association Honour Society in 1993.
