The St. Petersburg Half Century Softball Club is a modified fast-pitch softball club for players ages 49 to 74. The Club plays at Northshore Field, just north of the Vinoy Hotel in Downtown, St. Petersburg, Florida. Our 93rd season is now underway, with games every Mon, Wed and Fri at 9:30am & 11:30am. We are always looking for new Full or Part-time players to join our Club.
Please join us at North Shore Park on the first Friday of each month for a cookout between games with alumni and players of Kids & Cubs to reconnect, tell stories about old times, see what the current crop of players looks like
and pass along your wisdom of the ages.
Next Alumni Friday is November 7th!
The Half Century Softball Club has been in existence since 1933 when a group of men met in a corner of the old ballpark where Al Lang Field at Progress Energy Park is now located. Contributing 10 or 15 cents with which they bought balls and bats, those men started what is now a nationally known organization. The Club is now 93 years old and still going strong!
An eight member Board is elected annually. The Board organizes and administrates the softball operation under the auspices of a Constitution, By-Laws and a set of Rules and Responsibilities. Single wall bats and ASA rules are utilized. Dues are assessed to cover the cost of umpires, field maintenance, equipment and uniforms.
2024-25 SEASON CHAMPS
THE PELS
Back Row: Mike Stage, Bob Gould, George Nestorovich, Will Merritt, Ken Zeidner, Kevin DiMaggio, Gerard Humphreys, Norm Perry. Front Row: Fred Kopatich, Al Rabinowitz (Captain), Steve Howard , Mark Perkins
CLUB MILESTONES
LARRY MCCURDY
3000 Hits
3/5/14
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JOE HANNAH
1500 Hits
3/9/15
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MIKE HINES
1000 Hits
1/14/13
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KEN GOURLEY
100 Home Runs
3/18/15
1500 Hits
1/13/20
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BILL HUGUET
1500 Hits
11/13/13
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THOM POWERS
2000 Hits
12/7/16
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DARWIN SHIFLETT
2500 Hits
12/9/13
2000 Runs
3/13/15
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JOHN YOUNG
1700 Hits
12/9/20
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MIKE ROBERTSON
2500 Hits
2/7/14
ED RUDD
1000 Hits
1/18/17
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JIM CROOK
1000 Hits
10/12/14
PETE GOLENBOCK
2000 Hits
11/4/19
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GARY SIRMONS
100 Home Runs
2/10/15
RAY COX
1000 Hits
11/28/18
NORM PERRY
60 HR - All-Time Season Record 3-5-18
181 Hits All-Time Season Record 3-26-18
400 HR - All-Time Club Record 1-15-21
1000 Hits
1/13/21
1500 RBI's
1/17/24
500 HR
3/1/24
TOM GLENN
2000 Hits
2/22/19
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DAN DERUSSY
1000 Hits
3/4/19
SCOTT STEIN
1000 Hits
3/13/20
TIM TALBOT
1000 Hits
3/21/22
PETE BEAUREGARD
1000 Hits
2/13/23
GAR MCCRAY
1000 Hits
3/19/25
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ALEX MILLMAN
200 Home Runs
3/24/21
300 Home Runs
12/22/23
1000 Hits
3/1/24
100
CARL EAST
1000 Hits
1/8/21
KIP KEDERSHA
1000 Hits
3/2/22
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