Corcoran’s ironic tale
Wenatchee AppleSox owner and all-around good guy Jim Corcoran has come full circle. He first tried to get a baseball team to Wenatchee in 1983 and broadcast the games on KW3 radio, which he owned at the time. Repeated attempts to land the franchise that turned into the Everett AquaSox fell through. On Friday, the Seattle Seahawks’ first preseason game will be broadcast on KPQ 560 AM, the AppleSox radio home, and Wenatchee’s game at Bend will be bumped to 1340 AM, which is Corcoran’s old station. Exhale.”After almost 26 years, a Wenatchee baseball broadcast will air on that station. It’s funny that I have a team now, but not the station,” he said.
Brian-Baseball was a big part of Wenatchee in the 50’s. The Wenatchee Chiefs played at Recreation park. Some of their rivals were Yakima, Spokane, Eugene. I sold refreshments in the stands and eventually worked the “hi-Tech” electronic scoreboard at centerfield. Herby Anderson played first base with a crew cut and Larry Sagovia (forgive my spelling) was an outfielder with a rifle arm. Later in the 50’s the chiefs handed down their uniforms to the American Legion Team. Dutch Lubking coached. I still have number 8 from the Chiefs. Do you know which player wore it before I obtained it? Those were wonderful times and the Valley was a great place to grow up. Good swimming pool, Skating rink (both wood and ice) Archery upstairs in the Eagles hall on Friday nights and at least four walk-in theaters in downtown. I noticed on my last trip through town that Dusty’s has several pictures of the old Wenatchee Chiefs but I didn’t recognize the players. Earl.