Baseball in Mattoon

Highlights

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

Notable Seasons

• 1947
  • Bill Hornsby (.321)
  • team hit only 10 home runs
• 1948
  • Christy McDowell (.313; 53 stolen bases)
  • Chuck Hawley (18 wins, 1.80)
  • Bill Broukal (103 runs scored)
• 1949
  • Joe Mattis (166 strikeouts)
  • Chuck Hawley (2.64)
  • Andy Smith (.324)
  • Don Bridensbach (15 sacrifice bunts)
• 1950
  • Walt Dunkovich (101 Runs batted in)
  • Chuck Hawley (14 balks)
  • Bob Brummer (.326)
  • team hit 79 triples
  • George Murphy (15 triples)
• 1951
  • Mel Ivy (.307, 81 RBI)
• 1952
  • team won/lost record was 35/89, .282
• 1953
  • Dennis Hamilton (195 strikeouts)
  • Bill Bright (2.51)
• 1954
  • Tom Cronin (225 strikeouts)
  • Philip Stevens (57 errors at 2B)
• 1955
  • Ken Welgoss (351 outfield chances; 325 putouts)
  • Jim Coker (.324, 13 HR, 85 RBI)
  • Willie Johay (11-3, .786)
• 1956
  • Nate Dickerson (.305, 101 RBI)
  • Dave Gottschalk (.305, 19 HR, 99 RBI)
  • Charles Rendell (.309, 19 HR, 81 RBI)
  • Eddie Logan (.384, 131 runs, 203 hits, 80 RBI; 313 total bases)
  • team permitted 904 runs (699 earned); ERA was 5.98
• 1957
  • Harold Morris (202 strikeouts)

Notable Games

• May 8, 1949
  • team stole 11 bases (Paducah had another)
• May 14, 1950
  • Andy Smith (3 triples)
    • team had 6 triples (Paducah had another)
• May 13, 1951
  • George Dennis (7 putouts at 3B)
• July 9, 1952
  • Robert Carson (11 assists at shortstop)
• July 2, 1953
  • Bill Bright (9 assists--by pitcher)
• August 24, 1954
  • Tom Cronin (no hitter; Hannibal, 2-0 [7 innings])
• August 13 through 25, 1955
  • Bill Whiteko (scored in 15 consecutive games)
• June 26, 1956
  • team drew 16 walks
• July 16, 1956
  • Mike Wallace (no hitter; Clinton, 6-0 [7 innings])
• July 29, 1956
  • Mattoon 27, Michigan City 15
    • Mattoon scored 19 in the first
• July 17, 1957
  • Bob Nonnenmocher (no walks in 12 innings)

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: 1 (11 seasons)