Baseball Reunion Info

On Wednesday, June 19, 2024 a 60th Anniversary Reunion of the 1964 Austin HS City Championship Baseball Team was held as a luncheon event at a Chicagoland area restaurant. Sixteen former teammates and 93 year old head coach Don Westergren were present for the special gathering.

There was some apprehension going into the event but once former teammates greeted each other, shook hands, exchanged man hugs and adhered their name tags, they all just naturally blended together just like old times.

We hope you enjoy the pictures of the 1964 Champion Baseball Team Reunion.

1. Championship banner from the previous 50 Year Anniversary reunion event on 6/19/2014.

2. The end of the game in Wrigley field on 6/19/1964.
(picture taken by James Tufano, Class of 1966, the school newspaper photographer)

3. City Championship Patch

4. Championship Plaque formerly in a display case at Austin HS.
(Harvey Amen was able to finagle it from the basement storage of the school when it was being shuttered in the early 2000's)

5. Coach Westergren's personal Championship Trophy given to him from the Chicago Public League.

6. Old Timers Group Picture

(Bottom row left to right: Chuck Coughlin, Aniel Lugo, Harvey Amen, Coach Westergren (now 93) and Danny Piovosi)

(Middle row left to right: Roger Willmeth, Jerry Scherrer, Jim Kezios, Wayne Meyer, John Sommario, Rich Rio, Jay and Louie Inendino)

(Top row left to right: John Corsiglia, Bill Trow, Lenny Jamro and Denny O'Connell)

(Mike Munkvold and Rich Sniadanko unfortunately were last minute absentees)

7. Cake celebrating championship

8. Cake honoring Coach Westergren and Co-captains Harvey Amen and Danny Piovosi.