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Player Roster

Players who played for teams in Keokuk, Iowa, during its tenure as a Midwest League city. This list includes all players and coaching staff members I can identify, and selected front office staff. There are almost certainly players missing from this list, as the available sources are known to be incomplete.

Players who played in Keokuk for more than one season are listed for each season.

154 different players are listed on this page (11 of whom played in the majors), as are 8 non-playing personnel; many are listed more than once.

The Keokuk franchise failed on August 7, 1962. This list includes players for the successor franchise, the Dubuque-based Midwest Dodgers, who may not played for Keokuk.


My intention is to include everyone who wore a Keokuk uniform on an MWL diamond. While the information here is intended to be both complete and accurate, it's likely that there are omissions and the scale of the project guarantees errors; there's a lot of data here, from a variety of sources, all of which was originally in another format.

I will correct errors, or fill in missing birthdates and uniform numbers as I learn of them. Feel free to help; just drop me a line. Thanks.

There's more information about the MWL Roster project on my blog, A Dabbler's Journal.



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 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bob Adams               0/0/1939        Cardinals       1960            
        Luis Alcaraz            6/20/1941       Dodgers         1962            MLB
        Gene Anderson           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Steve Anderson          0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Bob Angel               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Luis Arindell           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Felix Arroyo            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Thurman Baker           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        John Bartek             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Ray Bazzell             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Marty Beltran           5/26/1942       Cardinals       1960            
        Marty Beltran           5/26/1942       Cardinals       1961            
        Clyde Bloomfield        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Seymour Bonem           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Bill Bontz              0/0/1936        Cardinals       1960            
        Don Branson             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Don Branson             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ben Cacioppo            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Dick Calmus             1/7/1944        Dodgers         1962            MLB
        Myrle Calmus            0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Frank Calo              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958    Manager 
        Frank Calo              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959    Manager 
        Bill Campbell           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Jack Capelle            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Bill Carpenter          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Bob Clanton             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Ken Clark               0/0/1938        Cardinals       1958            
        Ken Clark               0/0/1938        Cardinals       1960            
        William Copeland        0/0/0000        N/A             1962    President       
        Rufus Cox               0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Roy Cromer              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Leon Crow               0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Bill Cundiff            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Charlie Daniel          0/0/1938        Dodgers         1962            
        Gene Degraff            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Mike Derosa             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Roberto Diaz            1/16/1943       Cardinals       1961            
        Bill Dikeman            0/0/1938        Cardinals       1958            
        Bill Dikeman            0/0/1938        Cardinals       1959            
        Bill Dikeman            0/0/1938        Cardinals       1960            
        Bill Dingus             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Gary Dobereiner         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Gerald Doetzer          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Gary Dotter             8/7/1942        Cardinals       1960            MLB
        Lamar Drummonds         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bob Ebker               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Kent Elliott            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Anthony Errico          0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Wardell Falkner         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Ernesto Figuereo        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Bob Fiori               0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Pat Foley               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Dave Galligan           2/10/1943       Cardinals       1960            
        Dave Galligan           2/10/1943       Cardinals       1961            
        Robert Garcia           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Charles Garris          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Steve Gaza              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Steve Gaza              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Jim Gilbert             0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Jack Giles              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Charles Giuffrida       0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Barden Grimes           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Gary Groce              0/0/1936        Cardinals       1959            
        Carlos Guzman           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jim Hall                0/0/1943        Dodgers         1962            
        Jack Hamilton           12/25/1938      Cardinals       1958            MLB
        George Heg              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Jerald Henderson        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Jerald Henderson        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Jimm Hendren            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Doug Henning            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Tom Hilgendorf          3/10/1942       Cardinals       1960            MLB
        Dick Hughes             2/13/1938       Cardinals       1958            MLB
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Teofilo James           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        John Jones              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        John Jones              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Mike Jones              7/31/1945       Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ken Kaiser              0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Ken Kane                5/20/1943       Cardinals       1961            
        Jim Keith               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Jim Keith               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        John Kepic              0/0/1939        Cardinals       1959            
        John Kepic              0/0/1939        Cardinals       1961            
        Byron Klapprott         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Gary Kolb               3/13/1940       Cardinals       1960            MLB
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Charles Lauritson       0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Fred Lawhon             0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Jim Leatherwood         0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Cliff Lefebvre          0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Wilfrid Lefebvre        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Johnny Lewis            8/10/1939       Cardinals       1959            MLB
        Larry Liedel            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Elmer Lindsey           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Jeoff Long              10/9/1941       Cardinals       1959            MLB
        Vic Lowinger            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Roy Majtyka             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Ken Makela              0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        John Marion             0/0/0000        N/A             1958    President       
        John Marion             0/0/0000        N/A             1959    President       
        John Marion             0/0/0000        N/A             1960    President       
        John Marion             0/0/0000        N/A             1961    President       
        Eduardo Marson          0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Sal Martinez            10/14/1942      Dodgers         1962            
        Gerry Marx              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        John Mason              11/13/1939      Cardinals       1960            
        Rudy Matulka            0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Larry May               0/0/1939        Cardinals       1958            
        Larry May               0/0/1939        Cardinals       1959            
        John Mays               0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Ron McAlister           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Frank McAninch          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Barry McCarron          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Tim McCarver            10/16/1941      Cardinals       1959            MLB
        Jim McClure             0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Tom McHugh              0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Paul McKenzie           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Bob Meischner           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Mike Michaels           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Leon Montgomery         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Bob Morett              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Bill Morton             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Bill Mullenix           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ron Nay                 0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Ron Nay                 0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Don Nelson              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Leon Nickisch           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Jean-guy Noel           0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Mike O'Connor           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Mike Pankey             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Joe Patterson           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Bob Pearl               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Art Pearson             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Tom Petrick             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Cliff Politte           9/21/1940       Cardinals       1959            
        Bernard Porter          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Don Reilly              0/0/0000        N/A             1962    GM      
        Bob Riley               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Hobert Riley            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Mike Roberts            0/0/1940        Cardinals       1961            
        Arzell Robins           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Mel Robinson            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Warren Roddenberry      0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Adrian Rodgers          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jim Saul                11/24/1939      Cardinals       1960            
        Louis Schmadeke         0/0/0000        N/A             1960    GM      
        Louis Schmadeke         0/0/0000        N/A             1961    GM      
        Tom Schwaner            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Bill Sebera             0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Edward Serrano          0/0/1931        Dodgers         1962    Manager 
        Don Shupe               0/0/0000        N/A             1958    GM      
        Don Shupe               0/0/0000        N/A             1959    GM      
        George Siford           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Jose Silva              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Demorris Smith          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Dave Spadoni            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Dave Spadoni            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Ken Stahl               0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Rafael Steffani         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        George Stetter          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Terry Stevens           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1959            
        Joe Street              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Tony Torchia            0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Francisco Torres        0/0/1941        Cardinals       1960            
        Francisco Torres        0/0/1941        Cardinals       1961            
        Jesus Torres            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Alan Townsend           0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Bob Turner              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Al Unser                10/12/1912      Cardinals       1960    Manager MLB
        Al Unser                10/12/1912      Cardinals       1961    Manager MLB
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Elias Villanueva        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Ron Visheau             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Don Ward                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Jerry Waters            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Joe Watson              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Joe Watson              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Harry Watts             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1958            
        Fred White              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1960            
        Bill Whitehurst         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Fred Whitfield          1/7/1938        Cardinals       1958            MLB
        Jerry Wild              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
        Frankie Williams        0/0/1934        Cardinals       1958            
        Scottie Williams        0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Lonnie Wilson           0/0/0000        Dodgers         1962            
        Gary Wyche              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1961            
 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Tom Young               8/25/1940       Dodgers         1962            

This list was compiled from a number of sources, including those listed below. It was checked against both Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database and SABR's Minor League Statistics Database. Inevitably, there are errors; those are mine.


Sources

  • Assorted Sporting News Baseball Guides and Registers.
  • Assorted Baseball Blue Books and related publications.
  • Yearbooks and scorecard inserts in my collection.


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