The Calgary Seniors Slo-Pitch League was formed in 1981 when a few retired men got together to form a team.
1981 - The team was called "The 60's". They went to Bassano, Alberta and played in a tournament. No score is available, as nobody would discuss the bad beating.
1982 - 1990 - The team played in the Post Office mixed Slo-Pitch League. The other teams in the league were considerably younger than the seniors. The youngsters were very good sports and accepted us as we were.
The Alberta Senior Games, the first of its kind in Canada, were held in Camrose, Alberta in 1980, 1982 and 1984. Calgary did not send a slo-pitch team. Calgary teams did participate in Grande Prairie in 1986, Vermillion in 1988 and Hinton in 1990. There were no wins at any of these games.
1991 - This season saw an increase to two teams. These two teams joined the Knights of Columbus and the # 238 Legion Mixed teams. They played 2 nights a week along with a team of retirees from the Post Office League at a school diamond in South Calgary.
1992 - League was increased to four teams totaling 52 members. They played a double header twice a week at the MacKay Road diamonds.
A Calgary team attended the Seniors Summer Games in Medicine Hat. A one run loss to Vermilion kept the Calgary team out of the medal playoffs. Playoff couldn't be held due to an overnight snowstorm on August 22, 1992. Of note, Calgary finally won a game at the Senior Games.
1993 - The League was increased to six teams for a total of 87 members including 5 ladies, playing double headers at Triwood 3 nights per week.
"Calgary Seniors Slo-Pitch League 55 Plus" became a registered non-profit organization April 7, 1993. The league applied for and received a grant of approximately $12,000 from New Horizons (Federal Government) to enhance and run the league.
Calgary held their 1st Annual Tournament. There we 12 teams entered of which three teams were from Calgary.
During this year, Calgary won its first trophies at tournaments, "B" at Castor and "C" at Lacombe.
The league's 1st newsletter was published on July 31, 1993.
1994 - The League was increased to seven teams for a total of 96 members including seven ladies.
Calgary held their 2nd Annual Tournament. Again there were 12 teams entered for this Tournament. This year two out-of-province teams entered. They were from Kelowna and Kamloops B.C. Alberta entries included Calgary, Sangudo, Barrhead, Edmonton, Drayton Valley, Medicine Hat, and Castor.
The Senior Games were held in Lacombe. Again, a couple of close losses relegated the team to play-off for 5th or 6th place. Calgary won, to place 5th.
1995 - The League was increased to eight teams having the same number of members, being 96 of which eight were ladies. During 1995 it was found difficult to maintain eight ladies at all games with the increased level of competition.
Calgary held their 3rd Annual Tournament with the addition of four 65 + teams, again with great success. This brought their tournament participation up to 16 teams. Kelowna won the A Division, Barrhead won the B Division. Kelowna also won the 65 + Division.
1996 - Calgary continued with an eight team league using the same format at the Triwood diamond. There were no ladies this year. The league name was changed to "The Calgary Senior Men's Slo-Pitch League 55 Plus". Membership was increased to 104 players.
Calgary held their 4th Annual Tournament. This Tournament was attended by 16 teams, all of which were from Alberta. Calgary won the A Division. Camrose won the B Division. Edmonton was the 65 + Division.
The Senior Games were held in St. Paul, with Calgary winning the gold medal.
1997 - The league increased to 9 teams with 110 members. Games were again played at the Triwood diamond. The Calgary Tournament had 6 teams of 65+ and 12 teams of 60+.
Calgary won various trophies and medals in the Alberta tournaments.
1998 - The league had 10 teams and 129 members. Games were again played at the Triwood diamond.
The Calgary Tournament increased to 20 teams with fourteen 60+ teams and six 65+ teams.
The Alberta Senior Games were held in Three Hills. A change saw a 65+ category added to the Senior Games. Calgary won bronze medals in both the 60+ and 65+ categories.
Calgary was again well represented at the various Alberta tournaments with a good number of games in the win column.
1999 - The Calgary league now has 11 teams with 135 members. We played at the improved diamond at Triwood along with the Charleswood (Senator Patrick Burns School) diamonds for games Monday through Thursday nights.
The Alberta Senior Games were held in Olds-Didsbury. The 60+ team won a silver medal, the 65+ team won a bronze medal.
The 7th Annual Calgary Tournament, held the third weekend in July, was again a great success. The tournament had 22 teams, 12 in the 60+, 6 in the 65+ and a new category 70+ had 4 teams. This is the first tournament to have the 70+ category. We hope it continues to other centers.
There were 8 players from the 1981 - 1990 era, that were still playing in 1999.
2000 - In the interest of safety, as well as maintaining a balance in skill levels the league was re-organized into 2 divisions. The National Division with 8 teams and the Major Division with 4 teams. Games were played Monday through Thursday at the Triwood and Charleswood diamonds.
The Charleswood diamond was upgraded in the spring with part of the funding provided by a $10,000 grant from the Calgary Parks Department.
We had 28 teams in our tournament this year, the most ever. There were 3 divisions. The 60+ had 16 teams, all from Alberta. The 65+ had 8 teams, two from BC and the 70+ division had 4 teams, one from BC. Calgary won the 60+ division.
2001 - We had 2 divisions with a total of 13 teams . The A's were added to the Major Division. Games were played Monday through Thursday at the Triwood and Charleswood diamonds. The National Division only played Tuesday through Thursday to accommodated players who also played in the Jaycee Park 50+ League.
28 teams competed in the Calgary Tournament, 14 in the 60+, 8 in the 65+ and 6 in the 70+.
2002 - Another team, the Jay's was added to the Major Division for a total of 6. The National Division remained at 8 teams. Games were again played at Triwood and Charleswood.
2003 - The League remained at 14 teams. Games were played at Triwood and Charleswood. A five year lease was signed with the Triwood Community for use of the Triwood Diamond.
28 teams competed in the Calgary Tournament, 15 in the 60+, 7 in 65+ and 6 in 70+.
2004 - The League remained at 14 teams. Games were played at Triwood and Charleswood. The Little League Diamond at Triwood was leased in August for rain-outs and other make-up games. The use of the Little League Diamond was monitored with possibility of conversion to our group.
The Calgary Tournament attracted 26 teams. 16 in the 60+ division and 5 each in the 65+ & 70+ division.
2005 - The league expanded to 16 teams. A new team was added to each of the divisions. Games were played at Triwood and Charleswood, also the Major Division played Monday night games at Dover, a new diamond leased in SE Calgary. There were a record number of rainouts in 2005 so the use of the Little League Diamond was expanded to July.
There were a total of 30 teams at the Calgary Tournament. 16 in the 60+ division, 8 teams in the 65+ division and 8 teams in the 70+ division.
2006 - The league remained at 16 teams. However, it was split into three divisions. Five in the A Division, 6 in the AA Division and five in the AAA Division. Games were played at Triwood, Charleswood and the Little League diamonds.
2007 - The League remained at 16 teams. The A division commenced playing in the daytime at the Triwood Diamond. This left more diamond time for the AA and AAA Divisions in the evening.
2008 - With membership increasing, the League was expanded to 17 teams, 5 in A, 6 in AA & 6 in AAA. The new team, "The Red Sox" was added to the AAA division. Casino funds & a grant the Calgary Parks Foundation helped us build another diamond at Charleswood, called "Charlie 2", eliminating the need for the Little League Diamond.
Calgary's 15th Annual Tournament was forced to change venues & was held in Crossfield as the City hosted a Fastball Tournament at Shouldice the same weekend as our tournament. We hosted a banquet style BBQ which was a huge success.
2009 - Our league continues to expand & another new team called the "Rockies" was added to the AA division bringing the total 18 teams - 5 A's, 7 AA's & 6 AAA's. The Selects also changed their name to the "Cobras".
The 16th Annual Calgary Tournament attracted 29 teams, including some co-ed teams for the first time. Calgary teams had a very successful showing, winning Gold in the 60+, Silver in 65+, Bronze in 70+ and Gold & Bronze in Co-ed.
2010 - This year, the League was increased to 20 teams with 243 members, adding a team called the "Orioles" to the AA's and a team called the "Yankees" to the AAA's. There are now 5 in A, 8 in AA & 7 in AAA.
Calgary's 17th Annual Tournament was held in Okotoks at On Deck Park due to changes made to Shouldice, one of which was the removal of the field used to park RV's.
A team with the majority of the players from our league won the Alberta 60+ Provincial Championship
Calgary Senior Men's Slo-Pitch League 55 Plus 
