Baseball in Danville

Highlights

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

Notable Seasons

• 1951
  • Everette Hall (.361)
• 1952
  • Ken Gohn (22 wins, 1.58 ERA)
  • James Agnew (16-2)
• 1953
  • James Partin (167 hits)
  • Virl Morris (struck out only 5 times in 127 games)
• 1954
  • Leon Wagner (.322, 108 runs, 160 hits, 24 HR, 115 RBI)
  • Robert Loftin (747 total chances at 2B; 102 double plays)
• 1970
  • Cecil Cooper (.336)
  • Walter Ransom (91 runs scored)
  • Joseph Bowen (83 RBI)
• 1971
  • Dave Lindsey (92 runs scored)
  • Gorman Thomas (31 HR)
• 1972
  • Duane Espy (.340, 85 runs, 160 hits)
  • Carl Austerman (16 wins)
• 1974
  • Lafayette Currence (184 strikeouts)
• 1975
  • Pedro Guerrero (.345)
  • Mitch Bobinger (17 wins, 201 strikeouts)
• 1982
  • Dick Schofield (.360)
  • Norm Carrasco (115 runs scored)

Notable Games

• June 17, 1951
  • team scored 40 runs (on 32 hits) (first game of double header!)
• August 22, 1953
  • Carls Lutz (16.0 innings pitched [vs. Paris])
• May 30, 1971
  • Bill Travers (no hitter: Quad Cities, 16-1)
• June 12, 1971
  • Dennis Yard (no hitter: Quincy, 3-0 [7 innings])
• June 26, 1971
  • Alejandro Rodriguez was hit by 3 pitches
• July 16, 17, 20, & 20, 1972
  • the team was victimized by 4 consecutive shutouts
• June 29 through August 12, 1973
  • William Castro (45 IP without a base on balls)
• June 4, 1974
  • 21 inning game
  • Danville had 79 at bats
  • James Richardson (28 total chances at 1B; 27 PO/1 Assist; 21 innings)

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: 4