Baseball in Centralia

Highlights

This page lists season and game highlights for the teams and players in Centralia, Illinois.

Notable Seasons

• 1947
  • Billy Klaus (.341, 147 hits, 84 RBI)
• 1949
  • Joseph Prucha (19 wins)
• 1950
  • William Ecklund (174 strikeouts)
  • William Green (93 double plays; shortstop)
• 1951
  • Lew Bekeza (16 homers)
  • Lee Tunnison (20 wins, 170 strikeouts, 3.12)
  • James Granneman (371 putouts at second base)

Notable Games

• June 23, 1950
  • Gene Pisarski (16.0 innings pitched against Paris)
• July 2 thru August 6, 1950
  • Kirby Dickens (32 consecutive games w/o error at shortstop)
• July 8, 1950
  • Gene Pisarski (no hitter; West Frankfort, 6-0)
• July 25, 1952
  • Wayne Morin (pitcher surrendered 18 runs to Hannibal)

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: none