2019 Astros Sweep Giants for 55+ Atlanta Area MSBL Title

Atlanta Area MSBL, 55+ Division

Astros 19, Giants 2

Kneeling L-R: Jim Jones, Bruce Ahlswede, Rick Dailey, Peter Novis, Todd Gladden, John Gibson, Dick Walleshauser, Mark Elliott. Standing L-R: David Benton, Mitch Durham, Ed Johnson, Duane Garner, Steve Rogers, Mike Moore, Jeff Anglin, Scott Muir, Rick Houcek, Ron Vara, Mike Stanford. Missing: Tracy Dean, Hector Cora

‘Astros Sweep Giants by 23-5 Margin’

Submitted by Dick Walleshauser, Astros manager

The 2019 Astros won the 55+ division of the Atlanta Area Mens Senior Baseball League (AAMSBL) by sweeping the second place Giants in the best of three finals at North Cobb Christian High School by the scores of 4-3 and 19-2.   

This was the Astros first title in the 25-year history of the team that started in the 38+ division.  The core of the team has been together for 15+ of those years and stuck together through the good and bad years.

The Astros finished the regular season 15-3.   The defending champion Giants finished the season 14-3 and had beaten the Astros 2 of 3 in the regular season, but were unable to defend the title.