A very talented athlete since 1958, JimMcAllister dominated area ball diamonds throughout his 20-year fastball career.

Recognized for his excellent control with his drop, rise and slow pitches, Jim was a catcher’s dream as he seldom refused a pitch signal and on the rare occasion the catcher could expect ‘heat’ on the following pitch. He knew what his job was when he stepped on the mound and made sure he did his best for himself and his team.

His reputation elevated him to local legend status with the community often referring to him as “Big Jim” or “Wendell”.

A great team player, Jim’s maintained his focus on the job he was asked to do on the mound with little concern of what was going on around him. He never showed frustration and just worked harder!

Although it was his pitching exploits that are often referenced, his batting abilities were characterized as heavy moon shots that often soared over the outfield
fences.  Throughout his career, he would close out his own game at the plate!

Upon review of his career, many of his personal statistics deserve recognition in League Ball comprising of 3 time – Most Valuable Player, 5 time –
Batting Title, 5 time – League Championships as he recorded 4 No-Hitters per season, 15 Strike outs per game while allowing only 3 hits per game.

Additional achievements included:

1963                  Pitched First No-Hitter in Collingwood Softball

1965-66           Blue Mountain Softball League Batting & Home Run Champion

1967                 Top Pitcher in Wins-Losses (210 Strike Outs)

1968               Blue Mountain Softball League Most Strike Outs

1969              Blue Mountain Softball League MVP

1970             New League Record of 300 Strikeouts in 20 games

Jim’s local Competitive Career:

Co-operators Insurance Fastball Team                               1958

Beaver Valley League Champions                                         1958

Collingwood Shipyard Fastball Team                                  1959

Browns Lumber Kings Fastball Team                                 1960-1965

Beaver Valley League Champions                                        1963 & 1965

Gurney’s Sports Fastball Team                                             1965-1966

Collingwood & District League Champions                       1966

Fisher Electric Fastball Team                                               1967

Elmvale Palace Hotel                                                             1967 – 1970

LOF Glass Fastball Team                                                      1968 – 1971

Blue Mountain League Champions                                   1970

Blue Mountain League All Star Team                              1970

Woods BA Senior Fast Ball Team Barrie                        1971-1972

George’s Furniture Senior Fastball Team – Angus       1972-1974

Clarkson Hotel Senior Fastball Team – Barrie              1976-1978