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Illinois State League Officials
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Dutch Hoffman R/R 6-00 175 01/28/1904 ISL VP MLB
H.V. Millard ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL President/Treasurer
Neil Moore ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Secretary
Henry Gillam ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
Horace Jester ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
Leo MacKay ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
Edward Maslowski ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
Tom McCarthy ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
John Rice ?/? 5-09 180 04/27/1920 ISL Umpire MLB
Frank Susor ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 ISL Umpire
Belleville (Illinois) Stags
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Shan Deniston R/? 6-02 200 00/00/1919 Browns 29 Manager
Jerry Nemitz R/? 5-08 165 00/00/1920 Browns 84 Manager
Charles Asbury R/? 5-11 174 00/00/0000 Browns 19 P
Mike Blyzka R/R 6-00 190 12/25/1928 Browns 31 P MLB
Dick Busby L/? 6-01 195 00/00/1929 Browns 76 OF
Joe Camacho R/? 6-00 178 05/29/1928 Browns 118 S-O
Dave Conrad ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 12
Barry Dosser R/? 6-00 156 00/00/1928 Browns 21 P
Dom Fontana ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 29 3B
Walt Gilbo R/? 5-10 155 00/00/1929 Browns 26 2B
Gene Haley ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 10 P
Don Hensiek R/R 6-03 182 00/00/1927 Browns 46 P-O
John Howson R/? 5-11 170 00/00/1927 Browns 112 O-C
Harry Kelly ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 27 OF
Pete Konyar R/? 5-11 185 00/00/1929 Browns 45 3B
Alex Kozy R/? 5-08 155 00/00/1930 Browns 39 SS
Howard Lavigne L/? 5-11 175 00/00/1927 Browns 16 1B
Harry Lawrence ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 12 SS
Stan Nassif R/? 6-01 185 00/00/1926 Browns 47 1-O
Frank Radosevich ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 11 P
Jim Rinehart ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Browns 60 OF
Joe Sadowski R/? 6-00 171 03/24/1924 Browns 83 3-S
Frank Saucier L/R 6-01 180 05/28/1926 Browns 39 C MLB
Frank Scarpace L/? 5-10 160 00/00/1928 Browns 80 1-O
Arden Schenkel ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1929 Browns
Bob Turley R/R 6-02 215 09/19/1930 Browns 16 P MLB
John Waltman R/? 5-11 170 00/00/1928 Browns 22 P
Dutch Hoffman R/R 6-00 175 01/28/1904 N/A GM MLB
Addie Nesbit ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A President
Centralia (Illinois) Cubs
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Claude Passeau R/R 6-03 198 04/09/1909 Cubs 15 Manager MLB
6 Willard Sellergren ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 34 Manager
1 Vic Allianiello R/? 5-10 175 00/00/1927 Cubs 88 3B
Charles Asbury R/? 5-11 174 00/00/0000 Cubs 19 P
10 Blake ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs P
5 Bill Bleyer L/? 5-08 165 00/00/1926 Cubs 80 2B
14 Ed Bonczyk R/? 6-01 170 00/00/1929 Cubs 21 P
18 Emil Borgini R/? 5-10 185 00/00/1929 Cubs 83 OF
Charles Brady L/? 5-08 150 00/00/1926 Cubs 19 OF
15 Ray Cassidy L/? 5-10 165 00/00/1927 Cubs 23 P
Dick Dewitt R/? 6-00 160 00/00/1928 Cubs 21 3B
16 John Feldman R/? 6-03 210 00/00/1928 Cubs 18 P
George Flynn ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 10
John Gallo ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 14
Dave Harrison ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 11 P
Walt Herald ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 16 OF
11 Bill Herman L/? 6-00 160 00/00/1929 Cubs 103 OF
Ed Kowalski R/? 5-11 185 12/05/1922 Cubs 13 P
9 Dan Kristie (Kriszcziokiokaitis) ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1926 Cubs 26 OF
Bob Kupina ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 11 OF
7 LaFromboise ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs P
Tony Levanti R/? 5-10 160 00/00/1925 Cubs 52 SS
John Mahoney L/? 6-00 168 00/00/1930 Cubs P
17 Dean Manns R/? 6-00 179 00/00/1929 Cubs 93 C
12 Gene Nelson R/? 6-00 170 00/00/1929 Cubs 11 P
Walt Nocks L/? 6-01 170 00/00/1929 Cubs 96 OF
Joe Prucha R/? 6-00 165 00/00/1925 Cubs 13 P
20 Darrell Rothrock R/? 6-00 200 00/00/1928 Cubs 64 P
Paul Scanlon R/? 5-10 160 00/00/1929 Cubs 14 C
Doug Unger ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Cubs 20 3B
Bill Walker L/? 6-01 170 00/00/1928 Cubs 15 P
4 Don Witt R/? 6-00 165 00/00/1928 Cubs 120 1B
2 Bob Zubeck R/? 5-10 160 07/25/1926 Cubs 82 SS
Joe Mondino ?/? 0-00 000 02/04/1909 N/A President
Walter F.P. Schoenfeld ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A GM
Marion (Illinois) Indians
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Mel Ivy (Ivanski) R/? 5-11 160 04/28/1914 N/A 91 Manager
Socrates Anthony R/? 5-08 155 00/00/1925 N/A 101 C
Willard Boerger ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1929 N/A
Frank Braden L/? 6-00 175 00/00/1927 N/A 18 P
Charles Brymer ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A 19 P
Charlie Davis R/? 5-10 150 00/00/1926 N/A 30 P
Paul Deters R/? 6-00 170 00/00/1925 N/A 100 OF
Ray Gabrych R/? 5-08 155 00/00/1926 N/A 97 SS
Jim Harsey R/? 5-08 155 00/00/1929 N/A 16 P
John Hurley R/? 6-07 192 08/16/1926 N/A 21 P
Jim Johnson R/? 6-02 205 00/00/1929 N/A 29 P
Harold Lawder ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1928 N/A 12 3B
Tony Levanti R/? 5-10 160 00/00/1925 N/A 52 SS
Dick Martz L/? 5-11 190 00/00/1928 N/A 105 OF
Joe Sadowski R/? 6-00 171 03/24/1924 N/A 83 3-S
Gerald Schold R/? 6-02 165 00/00/1927 N/A 50 3-O
Wayne Sengstock R/? 5-11 165 00/00/1928 N/A 29 P
Dom Serafini R/? 6-01 185 00/00/1929 N/A 115 OF
Lilburn Smith R/? 6-01 175 00/00/1929 N/A 10 P
Rogers Werner L/? 6-00 160 00/00/1929 N/A 113 1B
Bob Wylupek R/? 5-11 180 00/00/1929 N/A 119 2B
S.E. Storme ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A President
Mattoon (Illinois) Indians
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
14|11 Chuck Hawley R/R 6-03 210 00/00/0000 Indians 40 P/Manager
3 Charles Asbury R/? 5-11 174 00/00/0000 Indians 19 P
4 Bill Broukal R/R 6-00 170 00/00/0000 Indians 119 SS
3 Dude Brown R/R 5-11 160 00/00/0000 Indians 13 P
Harold Brydle ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Indians
Gene Daily ?/? 0-00 000 09/19/1925 Indians 10 C
6 John Farkas R/R 5-11 180 00/00/0000 Indians 94 C
10 Bob Green R/? 6-03 180 00/00/0000 Indians 34 RF
14 Bob Houseman R/R 6-01 185 00/00/0000 Indians 111 OF
18 Andrew Marinko R/R 6-01 180 00/00/0000 Indians 67 C
9 George Martak R/R 6-01 185 00/00/0000 Indians 75 OF
2 Chester McDowell L/R 5-09 165 00/00/0000 Indians 119 2B
Tom Mockler L/? 6-03 180 00/00/0000 Indians 11 P
5 Jim Peterson L/R 5-10 175 00/00/0000 Indians 118 OF
7 Bob Reem R/R 6-00 175 00/00/0000 Indians 30 P
12 Ben Rossman R/R 6-00 175 00/00/0000 Indians 28 P
Dean Rothrock ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1926 Indians
1 Glenn Runge R/R 5-11 170 00/00/0000 Indians 28 P
17 Bob Staton R/R 6-01 170 00/00/0000 Indians 115 3B
16 Gerald Uht L/L 6-02 180 00/00/0000 Indians 119 1B
Lew Whorley ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Indians 14 OF
8 Roy Willis L/L 6-02 165 08/05/1927 Indians P
19 George Wilson L/L 6-02 190 00/00/0000 Indians P
Charles Heath ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A GM
R.J. Welsh ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A President
Mount Vernon (Illinois) Braves
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Creepy Crespi R/R 0-00 175 02/16/1918 Braves Manager MLB
9 Eugene Adams R/? 5-11 170 00/00/1929 Braves 76 C-P
Lyndell Arnold ?/? 0-00 000 06/18/1927 Braves 20 OF
Jim Barry L/? 5-11 175 06/10/1929 Braves 36 P
Willard Boerger ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1929 Braves
15 Charles Bowman L/? 0-00 000 00/00/1924 Braves 40 OF
18 Clarence Brand R/? 5-11 170 00/00/1927 Braves 102 3B
Bob Brown L/? 6-00 173 00/00/1928 Braves 33 OF
Ed Cvikota ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Braves 21 2B
Howard DeCamp R/? 6-01 170 00/00/1925 Braves 10 P
1 Bob Gordon R/? 6-00 170 00/00/1928 Braves 32 P
16 Elmer Haas R/R 6-03 175 00/00/1928 Braves 34 P
21 Don Hazleton L/? 6-04 179 00/00/1929 Braves 108 1B
12 Lester Leland R/? 6-02 189 00/00/1928 Braves 20 P
23 Warren Ley R/? 6-02 200 00/00/1930 Braves 15 P
Dick Loeser ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/1928 Braves
Al Lounsbury ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Braves 10 OF
17 Ray Markley R/? 6-02 210 00/00/1929 Braves 30 P
Frank Massa ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 Braves 13
14 Vince Pankovits R/? 6-00 175 00/00/1923 Braves 78 C
10 Dick Peregrine R/? 5-11 175 00/00/1929 Braves 19 P
20 Billy Queen R/R 6-01 185 11/28/1928 Braves 118 SS MLB
5 Frank Santorsa R/? 6-00 165 00/00/1929 Braves 94 OF
11 Bob Schlemmer R/? 5-08 170 00/00/1926 Braves 118 2B
6 Harry Spaine L/? 6-00 189 00/00/1927 Braves 85 OF
Ed Vallone R/? 6-02 188 00/00/1929 Braves 18 OF
4 Bill Williams R/? 5-11 165 00/00/1926 Braves 28 P
William Moore ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A President
West Frankfort (Illinois) Cardinals
# Name B/T Ht Wt DOB Organization Gm Pos
Harold Contini R/? 5-10 170 00/00/1917 Cardinals 108 Manager
Nick Adzick R/? 6-00 180 03/25/1927 Cardinals 107 C
Bill Asal R/? 6-00 170 00/00/1925 Cardinals 36 SS
Harley Beavers R/? 5-08 167 00/00/1929 Cardinals 49 3-O
Bill Blackwell L/? 5-10 168 00/00/1927 Cardinals 81 OF
Nick Huck R/? 5-10 175 00/00/1924 Cardinals 23 P
Sam Hunter R/? 5-11 160 00/00/1929 Cardinals 13 P
Ray Jankowski L/L 5-08 165 06/23/1929 Cardinals 31 P
Willis McDonald R/? 5-08 155 00/00/1927 Cardinals 34 P
Russ McGovern L/? 5-08 150 00/00/1927 Cardinals 120 OF
Floyd Melliere R/? 6-02 190 00/00/1925 Cardinals 38 P
Frank Monaco R/? 5-08 160 00/00/1926 Cardinals 14 SS
Tom O'Connor L/? 5-10 168 00/00/1929 Cardinals 93 3-O-C
Maurice Owen R/? 6-04 190 00/00/1930 Cardinals 17 P
Bob Palmer R/? 5-10 175 00/00/1928 Cardinals 28 3B
Hisel Patrick R/? 6-02 190 08/21/1925 Cardinals 28 P
Frank Porreca R/? 5-11 185 03/12/1924 Cardinals 115 1B
Earl Weaver R/? 5-07 180 08/14/1930 Cardinals 120 2B
George Wilson R/? 5-10 176 00/00/1925 Cardinals 114 OF
R.O. Harrell ?/? 0-00 000 00/00/0000 N/A GM
Pete Mondino ?/? 0-00 000 07/21/1905 N/A President
SourcesThis 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.
My thanks to David Malamut for his assistance with this project. |
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