Baseball in Paris

Highlights

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

Notable Seasons

• 1951
  • Clint McCord (.363, 16 HR, 118 RBI; 132 runs scored, 173 hits)
  • Fred Williams (3.46, 15/4, .789)
• 1952
  • Clint McCord (.392, 189 hits, 190 RBI; 70 long hits)
  • Jim Zapp (.330, 20 HR, 136 RBI)
  • Jim Turner (42 doubles)
  • team had 403 long hits
  • team had 255 doubles
  • Neil Maxa (3.42, 21 wins)
  • Quincy Smith (.317)
  • Herald Gordon (3.14, 18 wins)
• 1953
  • Bob Staton (.317, 98 RBI)
  • George Case (3.04, 15 wins)
  • Ken Payne (16 HR)
• 1954
  • Bob [Joe?] Schmidt (.337, 22 HR, 125 RBI)
• 1955
  • Dan Brown (.355, 93 RBI)
  • Tom Paddock (.293, 23 HR, 102 RBI)
  • Ken Payne (.311, 89 RBI)
• 1956
  • Lee Handley (.360, 16 HR, 106 RBI)
  • Carroll "Tex" Gholson (.299, 30 HR, 94 RBI)
  • team batted .288
  • team scored 924 runs (in 126 games!)
  • team had 1241 hits
  • Joe Schaffernoth (2.72, 21-6)
• 1957
  • Verlon Walker (.321, 20 HR)
• 1958
  • Leo Johnson (.365, 77 RBI; 103 runs scored)
  • 73 Paris batters were hit by pitches
  • Harvey Branch (2.69, 213 strikeouts)
• 1959
  • 73 Paris batters were hit by pitches

Notable Games

• June 23, 1950
  • team had 59 at bats (16 innings; vs Centralia)
• June 21, 1951
  • team had 18 hits off Mt. Vernon's Frank Bookman (12 innings)
• May 28 thru July 18, 1951
  • Clint McCord played 52 consecutive errorless games at 1B
• July 3, 1952
  • Neil Maxa (walked 0 in a 12 inning complete game)
• July 14 thru August 22, 1952
  • Clint McCord (40 consecutive games without striking out)
• July 25, 1953
  • team had 5 sacrifice bunts
• June 1, 1954
  • Sam Scarpone (6 singles)
• June 24, 1955
  • John Buzhardt (faced 45 Clinton hitters)
• August 29, 1956
  • Dubuque 36, Paris 12
    • home runs: Dubuque 9, Paris 2
    • RBI: Dubuque 32, Paris 11
• August 18, 1957
  • Kenneth Rollins (no hitter; Michigan City, 12-0)
• May 18, 1958
  • Paris 30, Dubuque 17
• July 10, 1958
  • 17 runners left on base (Keokuk stranded 15)
• August 19, 1958
  • Dubuque 25, Paris 3
• September 2, 1958
  • Harvey Branch (21 strikeouts vs. Clinton)
  • Terry Jones (23 total chances at C; 21 PO, 2 assists)
• June 19, 1959
  • Johnnie Seale (20 strikeouts vs. Dubuque)

Otherwise Notable

• Triple Plays by Team: 2 (10 seasons)