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Illinois State League 1947


Player Roster

Players who played for teams in the Illinois State League (a Midwest League predecessor) in 1947. This list includes all players I can identify, coaching staff members, umpires, and selected front office staff. There are certainly missing players, as the available sources are known to be incomplete.

147 different players are listed on this page (7 of whom played in the majors), as are 17 non-playing personel; some are listed more than once.


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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Illinois State League Officials

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Richard Carter          0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Umpire  
        Renard Heydt            0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Umpire  
        William Hindman         0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Umpire  
        Robert Hogan            0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Umpire  
        Theodore Meyers         0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Umpire  
        H.V. Millard            0/0/0000        ISL             1947    President/Treasurer     
        Neil Moore              0/0/0000        ISL             1947    Secretary       

Belleville (Illinois) Stags

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Socrates Anthony        0/0/1925        Browns          1947            
        Clarence Brand          0/0/1927        Browns          1947            
        Adolph Brown            0/0/1928        Browns          1947            
        Bob Cherek              0/0/1925        Browns          1947            
        Walt DeFreitas          1/19/1918       Browns          1947    Manager 
        Bob Freels              0/0/1929        Browns          1947            
        C.C. Hoffman            0/0/0000        N/A             1947    GM/League VP    
        Weldon Idol             0/0/1926        Browns          1947            
        Ed Lubanski             0/0/1929        Browns          1947            
        Art Lucchesi            0/0/1923        Browns          1947            
        Tom Mankey              0/0/1928        Browns          1947            
        Dick Martz              0/0/1928        Browns          1947            
        Bob Mather              0/0/1928        Browns          1947            
        Ambrose Medina          2/9/1924        Browns          1947            
        Ken Michael             0/0/1926        Browns          1947            
        Addie Nesbit            0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President       
        Bill Pilgram            0/0/1929        Browns          1947            
        Clarence Schambon       0/0/1925        Browns          1947            
        Ken Schreiber           0/0/0000        Browns          1947            
        Paul Stegman            0/0/1924        Browns          1947            
        Bud Thomas              3/10/1929       Browns          1947            MLB
        Omer Tolson             7/25/1926       Browns          1947            

Centralia (Illinois) Cubs

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Art Aldendorf           0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Gene Berger             0/0/1926        Cubs            1947            
        Howard Bjorklund        0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Bill Broukal            0/0/1927        Cubs            1947            
        Dick Ciacchi            10/25/1928      Cubs            1947            
        Bob Critzer             0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Walt Dunkovich          5/31/1925       Cubs            1947            
        Jim Edgar               0/0/1925        Cubs            1947            
        Erwin Gansauer          8/12/1911       Cubs            1947            
        Chuck Hawley            4/3/1915        Cubs            1947    Manager 
        Bill Herman             0/0/1929        Cubs            1947            
        Bob Hewson              0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Billy Klaus             12/9/1928       Cubs            1947            MLB
        Jim Konofsky            0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Joe Kuncl               6/6/1927        Cubs            1947            
        Earl Lewis              0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Dean Manns              0/0/1929        Cubs            1947            
        Harry Markellos         0/0/1924        Cubs            1947            
        Art McIntire            0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Joe Mondino             0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President/GM    
        Gene Pisarski           0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Phil Riley              0/0/1926        Cubs            1947            
        Frank Rutkowski         0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Nick Starasta           0/0/1923        Cubs            1947            
        Wayne Wery              0/0/0000        Cubs            1947            
        Bob Zubeck              7/25/1926       Cubs            1947            

Marion (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Anderson                0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Bill Barth              0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Adolph Brown            0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        John Farkas             0/0/1923        N/A             1947            
        Tony Frailly            0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        John Gabriel            0/0/1929        N/A             1947            
        Bob Goddard             0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        George Greenwood        0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President       
        Narciss Gugala          0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Roy Hawes               7/5/1926        N/A             1947            MLB
        Don Hensiek             0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Bud Hutson              2/6/1926        N/A             1947            
        Mel Ivy                 4/28/1914       N/A             1947            
        John Jones              0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Chester McDowell        0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        Art McIntire            0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Frank Monaco            0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Harold Pfeiffer         0/0/1929        N/A             1947            
        Ed Rullman              0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Bob Samaras             0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Bill Savage             0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Ed Schanz               0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Warren Sliter           0/0/1930        N/A             1947            
        Bob Staton              0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        Carl Tremain            0/0/1924        N/A             1947            
        Bob Wylupek             0/0/1929        N/A             1947            

Mattoon (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Buddy Afremow           7/18/1925       N/A             1947            
        Ray Alm                 0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Charles Banning         0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Frank Blazejewski       0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Fred Boseo              0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Mac Crum                9/29/1926       N/A             1947            
        Guistino Dimarco        0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Royce Dossett           0/0/1922        N/A             1947            
        Earl Ghelf              0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Charles Heath           0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President/GM    
        Don Hinds               0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        Bill Hornsby            0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Dick Kobilarcik         0/0/1929        N/A             1947            
        Ed Krieger              0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Fred Lietz              0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Bill McGraw             0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Walt Miller             0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Henry Nix               0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        Paul Ortosky            0/0/1929        N/A             1947            
        Jim Osborne             0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Frank Parenti           1/9/1898        N/A             1947    Manager 
        Jim Phipps              0/0/1921        N/A             1947            
        Bob Reem                0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Bob Shotliff            0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Andy Smith              0/0/1923        N/A             1947            
        John Tree               0/0/1926        N/A             1947            

Mount Vernon (Illinois) Braves

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Charles Badger          0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Don Black               0/0/1924        N/A             1947            
        Clarence Brand          0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Keith Brown             0/0/1925        N/A             1947            
        Bob Busby               0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Joe Derrico             0/0/1924        N/A             1947            
        Earl Edwards            0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Myron Gipp              0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Roy Hawes               7/5/1926        N/A             1947            MLB
        Ray Henderson           0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Charles Henry           0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Otto Huber              3/12/1914       N/A             1947    Manager MLB
        Thomas Jordan           0/0/0000        N/A             1947    GM      
        Ed Krow                 0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Alex Kuzemka            0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Don Liddle              5/25/1925       N/A             1947            MLB
        George Mason            0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Bob Mather              0/0/1928        N/A             1947            
        Harold McKee            0/0/1924        N/A             1947            
        James McLaughlin        0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President       
        Mike Michalojko         0/0/1924        N/A             1947            
        Bob Nelson              0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Vince Pankovits         0/0/1923        N/A             1947            
        Clarence Peters         0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Billy Queen             11/28/1928      N/A             1947            MLB
        Henry Quinn             3/10/1927       N/A             1947            
        George Roder            0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Jim Scheffield          0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Bob Schlemmer           0/0/1926        N/A             1947            
        Rudolph Smolar          0/0/0000        N/A             1947            
        Harry Spaine            0/0/1927        N/A             1947            
        Burt Stone              0/0/1928        N/A             1947            

West Frankfort (Illinois) Cardinals

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Nick Adzick             3/25/1927       Cardinals       1947            
        Dom Barczewski          10/17/1925      Cardinals       1947            
        Charles Broy            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        Tom Crossley            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        Jim Cupp                0/0/1927        Cardinals       1947            
        Harry Desmuke           0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        Bob England             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        Anthony Esposito        0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        Charlie Frey            0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        Elmer Haas              0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        John Harper             0/0/1927        Cardinals       1947            
        Ray Higgins             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        C.D. Jacobs             0/0/0000        N/A             1947    GM      
        Bill Jacobson           0/0/1925        Cardinals       1947            
        Everett Johnston        0/0/1914        Cardinals       1947    Manager 
        Willis McDonald         0/0/1927        Cardinals       1947            
        Frank Monaco            0/0/1926        Cardinals       1947            
        Pete Mondino            0/0/0000        N/A             1947    President       
        Al Neal                 8/18/1925       Cardinals       1947            
        Bill O'Brien            0/0/1927        Cardinals       1947            
        Larry Puent             0/0/1929        Cardinals       1947            
        Joe Pusateri            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        Norm Quarrels           0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        George Rappe            0/0/1928        Cardinals       1947            
        Rip Repulski            10/4/1928       Cardinals       1947            MLB
        Gene Revell             0/0/1926        Cardinals       1947            
        Cliff Simpson           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1947            
        Jim Starr               0/0/1924        Cardinals       1947            
        Ken Wild                0/0/1926        Cardinals       1947            
        Hank Wlodarczyk         0/0/1927        Cardinals       1947            
        Dave Young              7/23/1929       Cardinals       1947            

If you can help fill the gaps in this information, please drop me a line. Thanks.


Sources

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.

  • The Sporting News Baseball Guide for 1948.
  • The Baseball Blue Book for 1947.
  • Programs and scorecard inserts in my collection.

My thanks to David Malamut for his assistance with this project.



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