Rutherford Little League History: 1973

Managers

• American League
  • American Legion: Mike Restuccia
  • Elks: Bob Smith
  • Flash Cleaners: Jim Manning
  • Keller Engineering: Bill O’Connor
  • Lions: Frank Sorbera
  • Naborhood Pharmacy: Fred Burggaller
• National League
  • B. Altman & Co.: Tom Gardner
  • Boiling Springs Savings: Jim Mulcahy
  • Critchley Candy: Ed Greene
  • Kiwanis: Pete DeLuise
  • Rotary: Henry Fletcher
  • Sifford's Exxon: Rich Wilke

In an opening-weekend rarity, Mike Persak of Keller hits a home run for the only scoring in his team’s 1-0 victory over Lions.

Kiwanis sets a playoff record by scoring 11 runs in the second inning of Game 1 of the Town Series, but Flash rallies to win, 14-13. Flash gains the sweep with a 10-9 victory in Game 2, completing the highest-scoring Town Series ever. The 27 combined runs in the opener have since been exceeded twice in playoff games. In a 1989 contest, Keller defeated Lions, 21-7, while in 2016, Kurgan downed Springs, 21-13.