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Illinois State League 1948


Player Roster

Players who played for teams in the Illinois State League (a Midwest League predecessor) in 1948. 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.

139 different players are listed on this page (5 of whom played in the majors), as are 20 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
        Horace Jester           0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  
        Leo MacKay              0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  
        Edward Maslowski        0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  
        Tom McCarthy            0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  
        H.V. Millard            0/0/0000        ISL             1948    President/Treasurer     
        Neil Moore              0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Secretary       
        John Rice               0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  
        Frank Susor             0/0/0000        ISL             1948    Umpire  

Belleville (Illinois) Stags

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Charles Asbury          0/0/1929        Browns          1948            
        Mike Blyzka             12/25/1928      Browns          1948            MLB
        Dick Busby              0/0/1929        Browns          1948            
        Joe Camacho             5/29/1928       Browns          1948            
        Dave Conrad             0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Shan Deniston           0/0/1919        Browns          1948    Manager 
        Barry Dosser            0/0/1928        Browns          1948            
        Dom Fontana             0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Walt Gilbo              0/0/1929        Browns          1948            
        Gene Haley              0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Don Hensiek             0/0/1927        Browns          1948            
        C.C. Hoffman            0/0/0000        N/A             1948    GM/League VP    
        John Howson             0/0/1927        Browns          1948            
        Harry Kelly             0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Pete Konyar             0/0/1929        Browns          1948            
        Alex Kozy               0/0/1930        Browns          1948            
        Howard Lavigne          0/0/1927        Browns          1948            
        Harry Lawrence          0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Stan Nassif             0/0/1926        Browns          1948            
        Gerald Nemitz           0/0/1920        Browns          1948    Manager 
        Jerry Nemitz            0/0/1920        Browns          1948            
        Addie Nesbit            0/0/0000        N/A             1948    President       
        Frank Radosevich        0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Jim Rinehart            0/0/0000        Browns          1948            
        Joe Sadowski            3/24/1924       Browns          1948            
        Frank Saucier           5/28/1926       Browns          1948            MLB
        Frank Scarpace          0/0/1928        Browns          1948            
        Bob Turley              9/19/1930       Browns          1948            MLB
        John Waltman            0/0/1928        Browns          1948            

Centralia (Illinois) Cubs

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Vic Allianiello         0/0/1927        Cubs            1948            
        Charles Asbury          0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Bill Bleyer             0/0/1926        Cubs            1948            
        Ed Bonczyk              0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Emil Borgini            0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Charles Brady           0/0/1926        Cubs            1948            
        Ray Cassidy             0/0/1927        Cubs            1948            
        Dick Dewitt             0/0/1928        Cubs            1948            
        John Feldman            0/0/1928        Cubs            1948            
        George Flynn            0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        John Gallo              0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        Dave Harrison           0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        Walt Herald             0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        Bill Herman             0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Ed Kowalski             12/5/1922       Cubs            1948            
        Dan Kristie             0/0/1926        Cubs            1948            
        Bob Kupina              0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        Tony Levanti            0/0/1925        Cubs            1948            
        John Mahoney            0/0/1930        Cubs            1948            
        Dean Manns              0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Joe Mondino             0/0/0000        N/A             1948    President       
        Gene Nelson             0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Walt Nocks              0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Claude Passeau          4/9/1909        Cubs            1948    Manager MLB
        Joe Prucha              0/0/1925        Cubs            1948            
        Darrell Rothrock        0/0/1928        Cubs            1948            
        Paul Scanlon            0/0/1929        Cubs            1948            
        Walter F.p. Schoenfeld  0/0/0000        N/A             1948    GM      
        Willard Sellergren      0/0/0000        Cubs            1948    Manager 
        Doug Unger              0/0/0000        Cubs            1948            
        Bill Walker             0/0/1928        Cubs            1948            
        Don Witt                0/0/1928        Cubs            1948            
        Bob Zubeck              7/25/1926       Cubs            1948            

Marion (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Socrates Anthony        0/0/1925        N/A             1948            
        Willard Boerger         0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        Frank Braden            0/0/1927        N/A             1948            
        Charles Brymer          0/0/0000        N/A             1948            
        Charlie Davis           0/0/1926        N/A             1948            
        Paul Deters             0/0/1925        N/A             1948            
        Ray Gabrych             0/0/1926        N/A             1948            
        Jim Harsey              0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        John Hurley             0/0/1927        N/A             1948            
        Mel Ivy (Ivanski)       4/28/1914       N/A             1948    Manager 
        Jim Johnson             0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        Harold Lawder           0/0/1928        N/A             1948            
        Tony Levanti            0/0/1925        N/A             1948            
        Dick Martz              0/0/1928        N/A             1948            
        Joe Sadowski            3/24/1924       N/A             1948            
        Gerald Schold           0/0/1927        N/A             1948            
        Wayne Sengstock         0/0/1928        N/A             1948            
        Dom Serafini            0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        Lilburn Smith           0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        S.E. Storme             0/0/0000        N/A             1948    President       
        Rogers Werner           0/0/1929        N/A             1948            
        Bob Wylupek             0/0/1929        N/A             1948            

Mattoon (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Charles Asbury          0/0/1929        Indians         1948            
        Bill Broukal            0/0/1927        Indians         1948            
        Adolph Brown            0/0/1928        Indians         1948            
        Harold Brydle           0/0/0000        Indians         1948            
        Gene Daily              9/16/1925       Indians         1948            
        John Farkas             0/0/1923        Indians         1948            
        Bob Green               0/0/1927        Indians         1948            
        Chuck Hawley            4/3/1915        Indians         1948    Manager 
        Charles Heath           0/0/0000        N/A             1948    GM      
        Bob Houseman            0/0/1925        Indians         1948            
        Andrew Marinko          0/0/1928        Indians         1948            
        George Martak           0/0/1928        Indians         1948            
        Chester McDowell        0/0/1925        Indians         1948            
        Tom Mockler             0/0/1930        Indians         1948            
        Jim Peterson            0/0/1928        Indians         1948            
        Bob Reem                0/0/1928        Indians         1948            
        Bernard Rossman         0/0/1927        Indians         1948            
        Dean Rothrock           0/0/1926        Indians         1948            
        Glenn Runge             0/0/1929        Indians         1948            
        Bob Staton              0/0/1925        Indians         1948            
        Gerald Uht              0/0/1929        Indians         1948            
        R.J. Welsh              0/0/0000        N/A             1948    President       
        Lew Whorley             0/0/0000        Indians         1948            

Mount Vernon (Illinois) Braves

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Eugene Adams            0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Lyndell Arnold          6/18/1927       Braves          1948            
        Jim Barry               6/10/1929       Braves          1948            
        Willard Boerger         0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Charles Bowman          0/0/1924        Braves          1948            
        Clarence Brand          0/0/1927        Braves          1948            
        Bob Brown               0/0/1928        Braves          1948            
        Creepy Crespi           2/16/1918       Braves          1948    Manager MLB
        Ed Cvikota              0/0/0000        Braves          1948            
        Howard DeCamp           0/0/1925        Braves          1948            
        Bob Gordon              0/0/1928        Braves          1948            
        Elmer Haas              0/0/1928        Braves          1948            
        Don Hazleton            0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Lester Leland           0/0/1928        Braves          1948            
        Warren Ley              0/0/1930        Braves          1948            
        Dick Loeser             0/0/1928        Braves          1948            
        Al Lounsbury            0/0/0000        Braves          1948            
        Ray Markley             0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Frank Massa             0/0/0000        Braves          1948            
        William Moore           0/0/0000        N/A             1948    President       
        Vince Pankovits         0/0/1923        Braves          1948            
        Dick Peregrine          0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Billy Queen             11/28/1928      Braves          1948            MLB
        Frank Santorsa          0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Bob Schlemmer           0/0/1926        Braves          1948            
        Harry Spaine            0/0/1927        Braves          1948            
        Ed Vallone              0/0/1929        Braves          1948            
        Bill Williams           0/0/1926        Braves          1948            

West Frankfort (Illinois) Cardinals

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Nick Adzick             3/25/1927       Cardinals       1948            
        Bill Asal               0/0/1925        Cardinals       1948            
        Harley Beavers          0/0/1929        Cardinals       1948            
        Bill Blackwell          0/0/1927        Cardinals       1948            
        Harold Contini          0/0/1917        Cardinals       1948    Manager 
        R.O. Harrell            0/0/0000        N/A             1948    GM      
        Nick Huck               0/0/1924        Cardinals       1948            
        Sam Hunter              0/0/1929        Cardinals       1948            
        Ray Janikowski          8/31/1921       Cardinals       1948            
        Willis McDonald         0/0/1927        Cardinals       1948            
        Russ McGovern           0/0/1927        Cardinals       1948            
        Floyd Melliere          0/0/1925        Cardinals       1948            
        Frank Monaco            0/0/1926        Cardinals       1948            
        Pete Mondino            7/21/1905       N/A             1948    President       
        Tom O'Connor            0/0/1929        Cardinals       1948            
        Maurice Owen            0/0/1930        Cardinals       1948            
        Bob Palmer              0/0/1928        Cardinals       1948            
        Hisel Patrick           8/21/1925       Cardinals       1948            
        Frank Porreca           3/14/1924       Cardinals       1948            
        Earl Weaver             8/14/1930       Cardinals       1948            
        George Wilson           0/0/1926        Cardinals       1948            

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 1949.
  • The Baseball Blue Book for 1948.
  • Programs and scorecard inserts in my collection.

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



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