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Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1949


Player Roster

Players who played for teams in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (a Midwest League predecessor) in 1949. 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.

138 different players are listed on this page (4 of whom played in the majors), as are 25 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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Mississippi-Ohio Valley League Officials

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Polk Brooks             0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Vice President  
        James Capozzi           0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        Clebert Cox             0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        Irvin Hatzenbuehler     0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        William Hindman         0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        C.C. Hoffman            0/0/0000        MOV             1949    President       
        Robert Hogan            0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        Neil Moore              0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Secretary/Treasurer     
        Gus Pflugmacher         0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  
        Richard Phillips        0/0/0000        MOV             1949    Umpire  

Belleville (Illinois) Stags

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ted Birkeland           0/0/1928        Yankees         1949            
        Herb Bracken            0/0/1919        Yankees         1949            
        Al Callo                0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Bob Cruse               0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Herb Davis              0/0/1928        Yankees         1949    P       
        Ken Dickhens            0/0/1927        Yankees         1949            
        Harley Eaves            0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        John Gabler             10/2/1930       Yankees         1949            MLB
        Bill Goodwin            0/0/1927        N/A             1949    P       
        Jim Hardcastle          0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Don Harman              0/0/1929        Yankees         1949            
        John Hitt               0/0/1928        Yankees         1949            
        Ed Ittner               0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Charles Luebbers        0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Bunny Mick              2/28/1926       Yankees         1949    Manager 
        Bob Miskell             0/0/1930        Yankees         1949            
        Burl Moffitt            0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Ron Moss                0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Les Mueller             3/4/1919        Yankees         1949    Manager MLB
        Addie Nesbit            0/0/0000        N/A             1949    Manager/President/GM    
        Glen Piland             3/23/1925       Yankees         1949            
        Harry Poelker           0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Charles Popovich        0/0/1928        Yankees         1949            
        Quincy Smith            0/0/1921        Yankees         1949            
        Hal Taylor              0/0/1927        Yankees         1949            
        Ralph Turley            0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Jack Urban              12/5/1928       Yankees         1949            MLB
        Howard Weiland          0/0/0000        Yankees         1949            
        Clarence Wheeler        0/0/1928        Yankees         1949            
        Joseph Yurkovich        0/0/0000        Yankees         1949    Manager 

Centralia (Illinois) Cubs

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Harry Ackerman          0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Lew Bekeza              0/0/1917        N/A             1949    Manager 
        Bill Bleyer             0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        Cyrus Deem              0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Roger Della Betta       0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Bill Ecklund            0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Jim Edgar               0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        Bruno Fabris            0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Frenchie Gallagher      0/0/0000        N/A             1949    GM      
        George Gatto            0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Tom Gatts               0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Lew Gisinger            0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Bill Goodwin            0/0/1927        Cubs            1949    P       
        Bill Green              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Bill Hornsby            0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        Lou Kovalcik            0/0/1923        N/A             1949            
        Joe Mondino             0/0/0000        N/A             1949    President       
        Joe Naples              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Fred Pearson            0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        Joe Prucha              0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        John Saric              0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Joe Wishba              0/0/1924        N/A             1949            

Mattoon (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Roger Blank             0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Don Breidenbach         0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Ray Cassidy             0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Tom Dobrino             0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Walt Dunkovich          5/31/1925       N/A             1949            
        Joe Ecoppi              0/0/1930        N/A             1949    President       
        Jim Fowler              0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Chuck Hawley            4/3/1915        N/A             1949    Manager 
        Charles Heath           0/0/0000        N/A             1949    GM      
        Mel Hegan               0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Bill Herman             0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Dave Hill               0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Don Hinds               0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        Paul Hoffmeister        12/23/1928      N/A             1949            
        Bob Houseman            0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        Charles Luebbers        0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Dick Matschatt          0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Joe Mattis              0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        George Murphy           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Les Oste                0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Andy Smith              0/0/1923        N/A             1949            
        Norm Spear              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Art Sullivan            0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        Lew Whorley             0/0/0000        N/A             1949            

Mount Vernon (Illinois) Kings

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        William Andrews         0/0/0000        N/A             1949    GM      
        Lyndell Arnold          6/18/1927       N/A             1949            
        Loyal Bloxam            0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Sonny Catalano          0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Frank Comer             0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Paul Fenchak            0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Ben Fiori               0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Jim Fowler              0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Don Glover              0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Don Grove               0/0/1929        N/A             1949    P       
        Bob Herron              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Fred Hirsimaki          0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        Neil Huff               7/14/1930       N/A             1949            
        Dick Kleedorfer         0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Uno Larson              0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Bob Miskell             0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        John Mitchell           0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Paul Monteil            0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Jesse Nelms             0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        John Patchett           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Ed Santulli             0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        John Savick             0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Ed Scott                0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Bob Shreve              0/0/1923        N/A             1949    Manager 
        William Trotter         0/0/1919        N/A             1949    Manager 
        Boyd Veal               0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Cliff Victor            0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Don Wagner              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        C.S. Ward               0/0/0000        N/A             1949    President       
        Harry Zeiser            0/0/1926        N/A             1949            

Paducah (Kentucky) Chiefs

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Socrates Anthony        0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        William Boeschen        0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Polk Brooks             0/0/0000        N/A             1949    President       
        Doug Campbell           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Gil Dailey              0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Jack Gibson             0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Bill Goodwin            0/0/1927        N/A             1949    P       
        Jim Hardcastle          0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Carl Hrovatic           0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Eddie Kearse            2/23/1916       N/A             1949    Manager MLB
        Paul Keeling            0/0/1932        N/A             1949            
        Dick Kelly              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Warren Kerr             0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Gene Leach              0/0/1927        N/A             1949            
        Hillman Lyons           0/0/0000        N/A             1949    GM      
        Dick Martz              0/0/1928        N/A             1949            
        Art Oliver              0/0/1925        N/A             1949            
        Caroll Peterson         0/0/1919        N/A             1949    Manager 
        Vic Petkus              0/0/1926        N/A             1949            
        Charlie Pugh            0/0/0000        N/A             1949            
        Billy Queen             11/28/1928      N/A             1949            MLB
        Bob Radomski            0/0/1930        N/A             1949            
        Jim Rudolph             0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Dom Serafini            0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Wade Stalions           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        John Tarver             0/0/1931        N/A             1949            
        John VanMeter           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            
        Howard Wilkes           0/0/1929        N/A             1949            

West Frankfort (Illinois) Cardinals

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Fred Applegate          0/0/1929        Cardinals       1949            
        Bill Asal               0/0/1925        Cardinals       1949            
        Mason Deibler           0/0/1929        Cardinals       1949            
        Marcus Gamble           0/0/1930        Cardinals       1949            
        Floyd George            0/0/1929        Cardinals       1949            
        Glenn Hale              0/0/1926        Cardinals       1949            
        Dave Jesse              0/0/1930        Cardinals       1949            
        Dave Johnson            0/0/1931        Cardinals       1949            
        Everette Joyner         9/9/1927        Cardinals       1949            
        Dick Loeser             0/0/1928        Cardinals       1949            
        Walt Marlow             8/27/1927       Cardinals       1949            
        Jim Michalec            0/0/1930        Cardinals       1949            
        Pete Mondino            7/21/1905       N/A             1949    President       
        Tom O'Connor            0/0/1929        Cardinals       1949            
        Maurice Owen            0/0/1930        Cardinals       1949            
        Tom Payne               0/0/1928        Cardinals       1949            
        Bob Radomski            0/0/1930        Cardinals       1949            
        Bob Raley               0/0/1927        Cardinals       1949            
        John Reagan             0/0/1926        Cardinals       1949            
        Lee Reid                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1949            
        Bob Stanton             0/0/1917        Cardinals       1949            
        Robert Stanton          0/0/1917        Cardinals       1949    Manager 
        George Taylor           0/0/0000        N/A             1949    GM      
        Carl Trice              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1949            
        Gary Tuggle             0/0/1929        Cardinals       1949            
        Lloyd Westhoff          10/10/1925      Cardinals       1949            

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 1950.
  • The Baseball Blue Book for 1949.
  • Programs and scorecard inserts in my collection.

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



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