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Player Roster

Players who played for teams in Lafayette, Indiana, during its tenure as a Mississippi-Ohio Valley League and Midwest League city (MOV is an MWL predecessor). 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 Lafayette for more than one season are listed for each season.

119 different players are listed on this page (4 of whom played in the majors), as are 8 non-playing personnel; many are listed more than once.

My intention is to include everyone who wore a Lafayette uniform on an MOV or 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
        Jack Arrigo             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jim Atkinson            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Armenio Badia           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Ken Bailey              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Earl Baldwin            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Don Bertram             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        John Blattner           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        John Boganz             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jim Bowen               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Fred Bower              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        John Brey               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Pete Brown              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bob Bush                0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Joe Castiglione         0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Dave Chambers           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Clarence Clark          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Harlond Clift           0/0/1938        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bill Close              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Joe Cobb                0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        John Correll            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Tom Costello            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Alvin Cottrell          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Wayne Coughtry          0/0/1937        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Jack Creed              7/14/1937       L/R 175/6-2     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ken Deal                0/0/1927        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957    Manager 
        Gale Dennis             0/0/1936        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Dale Desilva            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Harold Dick             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1957    President       
        Armand Diferdinando     0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Bob Doig                0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Jim Dokos               0/0/1935        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jim Dokos               0/0/1935        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Fred Duval              0/0/1935        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        George Ettenger         0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ted Fowler              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Marshall Fox            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1955    GM      
        Pete Fuhrman            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Don Ganes               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Frank Gavel             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Russ Gibson             5/6/1939        R/R 195/6-1     Red Sox         1957            MLB
        Dick Goyette            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ernest Hagler           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Bill Halter             0/0/1938        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bill Hardy              0/0/1936        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Dave Henderson          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Lynwood Henry           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Jim Hirsch              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Nick Hopkins            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Lee Howell              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Lee Howell              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Lawrence Irwin          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Clarence Johnson        0/0/1937        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Gordon Jones            0/0/1938        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Ron Judson              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ken Kane                0/0/1935        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Harold Keller           0/0/1936        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Bill Kindl              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Fred Kitchen            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Bob Knarcik             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Anthony Komisar         11/1/1938       ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        George Kostelac         0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Al Lafemina             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        William Lamb            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1955    President       
        William Lamb            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1956    President       
        Bill Lansinger          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Harold Larned           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Jim Lee                 0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        John Liprando           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Ken Long                0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        M.L. Long               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1957    GM      
        John Lowry              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Norm Luoni              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Mike Marko              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Don Martini             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Carl Mathias            6/13/1936       B/L 195/5-11    Indians         1955            MLB
        John McDowell           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jack Misenko            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Jerry Murphy            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Walt Napier             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Gerald Nebron           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        John Ninas              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bob O'Day               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Len Okrie               7/16/1923       R/R 185/6-0     Red Sox         1956    Manager MLB
        John Overton            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jim Owens               0/0/1936        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jim Owens               0/0/1936        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jim Pagliero            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        John Patula             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Carl Pennington         0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Dick Peterson           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Lou Profumo             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Lou Profumo             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Pat Quinlan             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        George Repasky          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Joe Riazzi              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Jay Ritchie             11/20/1936      R/R 190/6-4     Red Sox         1956            MLB
        Lazaro Rivero           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Bruce Robarge           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Dean Robbins            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Carl Rogers             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        John Rosser             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     N/A             1956    GM      
        Guy Runge               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Jerry Ryle              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Fred Scane              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Ed Schuermann           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Nick Siemasz            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Mel Silva               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Lynn Simpson            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Owen Skousen            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Charles Smiley          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Charles Smith           0/0/1934        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Tom Snowden             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Don Soderstrom          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Don Soderstrom          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Tracy Stallard          8/31/1937       R/R 205/6-5     Red Sox         1956            MLB
        Tracy Stallard          8/31/1937       R/R 205/6-5     Red Sox         1957            MLB
        Kent Sterling           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Francis Sullivan        0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        John Sweazy             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Fred Swick              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Joe Theis               0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Dayton Todd             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Tom Trochim             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Harold Trossen          0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ed Vallery              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1956            
        Joe Vilk                0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Dave Wegerek            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Phil White              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bob Whitworth           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955            
        Steve Wilson            0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bob Witkowski           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Mark Wylie              0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955    Manager 

 #      Name                    DOB                             Organization    Year    Pos
        Milan Zimer             0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Red Sox         1957            
        Bob Zuccarini           0/0/0000        ?/? 000/0-0     Indians         1955

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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