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Mac Paton 1931 - 2019
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Inducted 2005 Baseball

​​Mac began his organized baseball career in Riceton in 1949.  He played with Garth Boesch, Bob Diekrager, Gerald O’Brien and George Spry. When the Riceton team folded in 1961, he, Dan Diekrager and Hartley McKim joined the Gray Gophers.

​At 6’4” Mac’s first base reach saved many a double play (just ask his throwing teammates – Bill Gillis, Manley Lafoy and others) and his bat seemed particularly long and heavy (according to the bat boys at the time!).  A tag by Mac was ‘felt’ and timely home runs seemed to be his specialty.  Mac played with competitiveness and desire and expected the same of others. Mac’s teammates appreciated his devotion and recognized his expectation that everyone play to the ‘best of their ability’. That ‘big bat’ was appreciated by his teammates and respected throughout the league.
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  • Home
    • People >
      • ties that bind 1984
      • ties that bind 2005
      • ties that bind 2005 DVD
      • Articles and Stories
    • Places >
      • Buck Lake Church
      • Grain Elevators
      • Gray Businesses
      • Gray Cemetery
      • Gray Memorial Hall
      • Gray Museum/#306 SHoF >
        • 306 Sports Hall of Fame >
          • Rose Baker
          • Garth Boesch
          • Myrna Bonsor
          • Jesse Bratt
          • Ernie Dunning
          • Walter Dunning
          • Estlin 306's
          • Anita Ford
          • Atina Ford
          • Cindy Ford
          • Gary Ford
          • Ford Curling Team
          • Frei Curling Team
          • Crystal Frisk
          • Bill Gillis
          • KC Gillis
          • Morley Gooding
          • Dale Henry
          • Link Johnston
          • Kawuza brothers
          • Clarence 'Shoop' Lafoy
          • Wylie LaFoy
          • Don Lewis
          • Kristy Lewis
          • Lisa Lewis Kuski
          • Peter Noll
          • Gerald O'Brien
          • Mac Paton
          • George Spry
          • Fred Van de Kamp
          • Harold Webster
          • Induction Ceremonies
        • Grid Map Ceiling
        • Three town diorama
      • Gray Rink
      • Gray School
      • Gray Shortline Railroad
      • Gray United Church
      • Pioneer Windmill
      • Rural Municipality
      • Town Lots and Residents
      • Town images - aerial and other
    • Sports and Clubs >
      • Baseball
      • Children's Groups
      • Curling and Bonspiels
      • Figure Skating
      • Hockey
      • Ice Making
      • Ladies Groups
      • Masonic Lodge
      • Softball/Fastball
    • Timeline/Events >
      • 1984 Homecoming
      • 1987 Aquifer
      • Lagoon
      • 2005 Stanley Cup
      • 2005 Sask Centennial
      • 2011 Centennial
  • Contact Us