Wilderness Wraiths

1902-1907

Gary Sibley, GM

Franchise #1

History Brief

The Wilderness Wraiths began play in TCBA in 1902 as Franchise #1, under the gentle guiding hands of Gary Sibley. Following the 1907 season, in a move motivated by financial concerns, team operations were moved to London, Ontario, where they continued play as the Tecumsehs, led by Canadian distiller Ed Hebscher. The team would remain in Canada until 1921, when problems with Prohibition border crossings forced Hebscher to relinquish control back to Sibley. In 1972, the franchise moved from Wilderness to Ashburn before disbanding following the 1974 season. The franchise was then purchased by legendary GM Dick Gorney, who moved the team to Harbor Beach, where he claimed six division crowns and two league championships for the franchise. After a stint in Manilla, Phillipines operating the legendary Firehouse Club, Gary Sibley re-purchased the team in 1991, settling first in Birdsnest, and then in Rapidan in 1997, where he added another league crown that same year. In 2021, Gary Sibley announced his retirement from TCBA. Appropriately, control of the team was once again bequeathed to Ed Hebscher, who returned to the TCBA after an 18-year hiatus. The team settled into new quarters in Hamilton, Ontario, reclaiming the Eh’s banner from a defunct Franchise 15 Newmarket team, once operated by Hebscher.

All-Time Statistics

Season Records

YearWonLostPlaceDivisionDCLC
1971 89 73 2 Shiloh
1970 70 92 3 Shiloh
1969 64 98 4 Shiloh
1968 73 87 2 Shiloh
1967 49 113 4 Shiloh
1965 47 114 3 Shiloh
1964 70 92 4 Shiloh
1963 66 95 3 Shiloh
1962 98 63 2 Shiloh
1961 85 65 1 Shiloh DC LC
1960 76 78 2 Shiloh
1959 75 78 2 Shiloh
1958 91 63 1 Shiloh DC
1957 69 85 3 Shiloh
1956 61 92 4 Shiloh
1955 84 70 2 Shiloh
1954 76 77 3 Brown
1953 73 79 3 Brown
1952 68 85 4 Brown
1951 51 103 4 Brown
1950 62 91 3 Brown
1949 71 83 3 Brown
1948 82 72 2 Brown
1947 105 49 1 Brown DC
1946 81 73 3 Brown
1945 73 81 2 Brown
1944 55 99 4 Brown
1943 73 81 3 Brown
1942 89 65 1 Brown DC
1941 74 80 3 Brown
1940 90 64 2 Brown
1939 74 80 3 Brown
1938 82 72 3 Brown
1937 97 57 1 Brown DC
1936 91 63 2 Brown
1935 48 106 4 Brown
1934 55 99 4 Brown
1933 78 76 2 Shiloh
1932 82 72 2 Shiloh
1931 58 95 3 Shiloh
1930 83 71 3 Shiloh
1929 53 101 4 Shiloh
1928 60 94 3 Shiloh
1927 68 86 2 Shiloh
1926 59 95 3 Shiloh
1925 36 117 4 Shiloh
1924 65 88 4 Shiloh
1923 62 92 4 Shiloh
1922 79 75 2 Shiloh
1921 89 65 3 Shiloh
1907 72 82 3 Seitz
1906 67 87 4 Seitz
1905 78 76 2 Seitz
1904 74 80 3 Seitz
1903 75 79 3 Seitz
1902 95 59 2 Seitz