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Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1951


Player Roster

Players who played for teams in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (a Midwest League predecessor) in 1951. 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.

127 different players are listed on this page (2 of whom played in the majors), as are 16 non-playing personel; some are listed more than once.


  • Team Roster Limit: 16 players.
  • Experience Rules: National Association Rule.
  • Salary Limit: $2,600.00 (entire team, per month; manager excluded).
  • League Statistican: unknown.

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
        Lloyd Babb              0/0/0000        MOV             1951    Umpire  
        John Bilich             0/0/0000        MOV             1951    Umpire  
        James Capozzi           0/0/0000        MOV             1951    Umpire  
        R. Gustavo              0/0/0000        MOV             1951    Umpire  
        Tom Hanley              0/0/0000        MOV             1951    Umpire  
        C.C. Hoffman            0/0/0000        MOV             1951    President/Secretary/Treasurer   

Centralia (Illinois) Zeroes

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Lew Bekeza              0/0/1917        N/A             1951    Manager/GM      
        Lee Birkenkamp          0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Virgil Black            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Bill Bleyer             0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Clarence Brand          0/0/1927        N/A             1951            
        Lou Calvetti            0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Leon Castellari         0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Kirby Dickens           0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Jerry Durnin            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        George Gatto            0/0/1927        N/A             1951            
        Jim Granneman           0/0/1923        N/A             1951            
        Chuck Hawley            4/3/1915        N/A             1951            
        Ennis Heathcock         0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Norm Karg               0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Joe Mondino             0/0/0000        N/A             1951    President       
        Dick Monkman            0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Walt Novak              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Fred Pearson            0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Lou Reilly              0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Bob Sisk                0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Paul Smith              0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Quincy Smith            0/0/1921        N/A             1951            
        Lee Tunnison            0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        Bill Wilson             0/0/1933        N/A             1951            

Danville (Illinois) Dans

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Nick Agnos              0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Howard Bierman          0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Robert Boord            0/0/0000        N/A             1951    GM      
        Dick Collins            0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Ed Conine               0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Bill Conroy             0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Don Grzesiek            0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Dick Gutwein            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Harold Hacker           0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Earl Hall               0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Ev Hall                 11/14/1927      N/A             1951    Manager 
        Ed Jasper               0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Steve Karas             0/0/1929        N/A             1951            
        Bob Lowrey              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        John Meyer              0/0/0000        N/A             1951    President       
        Harvey Noland           0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Herb Parsons            0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Frank Piet              0/0/1913        N/A             1951    Manager 
        Edsel Privette          0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Phil Rizzo              0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Carlyle Staab           0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Joe Stern               0/0/1927        N/A             1951            
        Ed Zajaczkowski         0/0/1932        N/A             1951            

Mattoon (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bob Adelman             0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Roger Baer              5/12/1931       N/A             1951            
        Lee Birkenkamp          0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        John Boland             0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        George Dennis           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Bob Doe                 0/0/1929        N/A             1951            
        Walt Dunkovich          5/31/1925       N/A             1951            
        Joe Ecoppi              0/0/1930        N/A             1951    President       
        Tony Estill             0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Gerald Fetrow           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Warren Hancks           0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        Bob Hertzberger         2/27/1930       N/A             1951            
        Mel Ivy (Ivanski)       4/28/1914       N/A             1951    Manager 
        John Klingert           0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Dick Lacko              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Dick Lohmann            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Ron McAndrew            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Dick Monkman            0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Harvey Peterson         0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        Don Quinn               0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        George Skordian         0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Cal Steinberg           0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Ralph Sybert            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Jack Wallace            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Bernard Winslow         0/0/0000        N/A             1951            

Mount Vernon (Illinois) Kings

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ernie Aiken             11/12/1931      N/A             1951            
        Howard Bierman          0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Howard Bodell           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Clarence Brehm          0/0/0000        N/A             1951    President       
        Frank Brookman          0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Ray Cassidy             0/0/1927        N/A             1951            
        Burton Coffman          0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Bill Eastburn           9/4/1933        N/A             1951            
        Leroy Fichtel           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        John Finigan            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Don Gaebe               0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Jim Given               0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Chuck Hawley            4/3/1915        N/A             1951    Manager 
        Charles Heistand        0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Ed Jasper               0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Dick Lohmann            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Pete Milinkov           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Aureliano Patino        0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Charles Popovich        0/0/1928        N/A             1951    Manager 
        Ken Robinett            0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Stan Sadich             0/0/1927        N/A             1951            
        Vern Schmall            0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        Oscar Solorzano         0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Cal Steinberg           0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Bill Stevens            0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Frank Vaselenak         0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Walker                  0/0/0000        N/A             1951            

Paris (Illinois) Lakers

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Lowell Black            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Lawrence DePalma        0/0/1929        N/A             1951            
        Jack Derousse           0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Cliff Fields            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        John Gibbons            0/0/0000        N/A             1951    President       
        Bob Giggie              8/13/1933       N/A             1951            MLB
        Russ Gilmore            8/18/1931       N/A             1951            
        Herold Gordon           0/0/1928        N/A             1951            
        Jim Granneman           0/0/1923        N/A             1951            
        Jim Grubb               0/0/1929        N/A             1951            
        Herb Heiserer           0/0/1932        N/A             1951            
        Percy Howard            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Mike Krsnich            9/24/1931       N/A             1951            MLB
        Hillman Lyons           0/0/0000        N/A             1951    GM      
        Jack Mallory            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Butch McCord            11/2/1925       N/A             1951            
        Sandy Mistretta         1/1/1932        Giants          1951    P       
        Clarence Musgrave       0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Wayne Parker            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Wayne Platz             0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Bob Schlemmer           0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Herb Shankman           0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Bob Sisk                0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Quincy Smith            0/0/1921        N/A             1951            
        John Sprigg             0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Tom Sunkel              8/9/1912        N/A             1951    Manager MLB
        Fred Williams           0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Ed Wilson               7/31/1928       N/A             1951            

Vincennes (Indiana) Citizens

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Morris Byrum            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Cyrus Deem              0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Joe Elble               0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Eduardo Garcia          0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Wayne Haas              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Mel Heim                0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Stormy Kromer           0/0/0000        N/A             1951    Manager 
        Orville Mehringer       0/0/1930        N/A             1951            
        Don Messel              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Horace Parrish          0/0/0000        N/A             1951    President       
        Dave Perello            0/0/1926        N/A             1951            
        Ed Rellegert            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        John Richmond           0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Robert Rouse            0/0/0000        N/A             1951    GM      
        Lyle Shaw               0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Bob Signaigo            0/0/1925        N/A             1951    Manager 
        Bob Sisk                0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        George Smith            0/0/0000        N/A             1951            
        Paul Smith              0/0/1933        N/A             1951            
        Wade Stalions           0/0/1929        N/A             1951            
        Bob Watson              0/0/1931        N/A             1951            
        Dale Wirth              0/0/0000        N/A             1951            

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 1952.
  • The Baseball Blue Book for 1951.
  • Programs and scorecard inserts in my collection.


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