Mississippi-Ohio Valley League 1952

Player Roster

Players who played for teams in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (a Midwest League predecessor) in 1952. 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.

196 different players are listed on this page (2 of whom played in the majors), as are 29 non-playing personel; some are listed more than once.

• Team Roster Limit: 16 players.
• Experience Rules: Minimum of 4 rookies or limited service (National Association Rule).
• Salary Limit: $2,600.00 (entire team, per month).
• League Statistician: Howe News Bureau.

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.

Mississippi-Ohio Valley League Officials

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        R.L. Britt              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Vice President      
        Dutch Hoffman           R/R 6-00 175    01/28/1904      MOV                 President/Secretary/Treasurer       MLB
        George Cudnofsky        ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Ducky DeFrank           ?/? 5-09 185    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Mike Dudas              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Peter Hodan             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Harold Hoelscher        ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Henry Krane             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        John Mata               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        John Reed               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Charles Smith           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        Conan Smith             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      
        James Swogger           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      MOV                 Umpire      

Centralia (Illinois) Zeroes

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Nick Starasta           R/? 6-01 185    00/00/1923      N/A             115 1B-C/Manager        
        John Streza             R/? 6-03 220    04/07/1920      N/A              87 1B/Manager  
        Lee Birkenkamp          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              11     
        Virgil Black            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              21 OF  
        Clarence Brand          R/? 5-11 170    00/00/1927      N/A             111 3-O-C       
        Ken Campbell            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              20 P   
        Clairborne Cartwright   ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              32 OF  
        Leon Castellari         ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              15 OF  
        Jack Chinchar           R/R 6-01 170    09/08/1933      N/A              55 3B  
        Howard Cox              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              10 P   
        Orie Davison            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              13 P   
        Bob Downs               R/? 5-10 185    00/00/1932      N/A             106 OF  
        Tom Dunbar              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              12 1B  
        John Finigan            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              99 3B-OF       
        Lou Gary                ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             117 SS  
        Mel Griffin             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              12 P   
        Ed Gunner               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              47 P   
        Chuck Hawley            R/R 6-03 210    04/03/1915      N/A              57 P   
        Don Kommer              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              23 OF  
        Gerald Krowlek          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              10     
        Paul Leslie             L/? 5-11 168    00/00/1934      N/A              66 OF  
        Charles Marshall        ?/? 0-00 000    10/22/1931      N/A              10 3B  
        Bill McKee              R/? 5-11 155    00/00/1924      N/A              16 3B  
        Wayne Morin             R/? 5-11 173    01/03/1933      N/A              25 P   
        Fred Pearson            R/? 5-11 162    00/00/1926      N/A             100 3-O 
        Mike Rolla              R/R 6-01 180    00/00/1918      N/A              29 P   
        John Ruscin             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              13 OF  
        John Schmidt            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              14 2B  
        Max Smith               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              14 P   
        Paul Smith              R/R 6-02 170    00/00/1933      N/A              35 P   
        Bill Turnbaugh          R/? 5-11 178    00/00/1933      N/A              18 P   
        Bill Watts              R/? 5-07 180    00/00/1920      N/A              90 C   
        Al Whitsel              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             100 2B  
        Joe Mondino             ?/? 0-00 000    02/04/1909      N/A                 President   

Danville (Illinois) Dans

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Virl Minnis             R/? 5-10 180    06/09/1924      Braves          127 2-C/Manager 
        Wilbur Adkisson         ?/? 0-00 000    12/27/1923      Braves           10 OF  
        Jim Agnew               B/? 5-09 140    00/00/1932      Braves           24 P   
        Tom Brown               R/? 5-06 170    00/00/1922      Braves           66 SS  
        Pasquale Capachione     L/? 6-00 190    04/06/1932      Braves           47 OF-C        
        Clairborne Cartwright   ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Braves           32 OF  
        Orlando Casellas        L/? 5-07 160    00/00/1932      Braves           84 2-3-O       
        Mike Coppola            R/? 6-01 199    06/29/1932      Braves          100 OF  
        Conrad Deskins          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Braves           26 OF  
        Maynard DeWitt          R/? 5-09 160    00/00/1926      Braves           49 OF  
        George Edwards          R/? 6-01 180    00/00/1933      Braves           17 P   
        Lee Eilbracht           R/? 5-10 185    00/00/1924      Braves           23 C   
        Jim Essinger            L/? 6-02 180    00/00/1930      Braves           27 OF  
        Alden Franklin          L/? 6-00 165    00/00/1933      Braves           12 P   
        Carmine Giordano        R/? 5-10 180    00/00/1932      Braves           26 P   
        Ken Gohn                R/? 6-00 165    00/00/1931      Braves           33 P   
        Walt Hirsch             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Braves          115 1B  
        Walt James              R/? 5-10 175    00/00/1928      Braves           27 P   
        Art Kenyon              L/? 5-11 165    11/06/1931      Braves           10 P   
        Bernard McGinnity       ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Braves           10     
        Dick Moler              L/? 6-02 190    00/00/1933      Braves           79 1B-OF       
        John Morris             R/? 5-10 165    00/00/1924      Braves           51 SS  
        Bob Papania             R/? 6-01 187    00/00/1932      Braves           18 P   
        Matt Peoplis            B/? 5-11 180    00/00/1934      Braves           15 P   
        Franklin Robinson       R/? 5-11 175    04/06/1930      Braves           52 C   
        Bob Schlemmer           R/? 5-09 170    00/00/1926      Braves           95 3B  
        Joe Subbiondo           R/? 5-11 175    00/00/1929      Braves           54 3B-OF       
        Efren Valdez            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/1930      Braves           26 P   
        Hillman Lyons           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 GM  
        Fred Robison            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   

Decatur (Illinois) Commodores

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Julian Acosta           L/? 5-11 200    00/00/1919      N/A             117 1B-OF/Manager       
        Paul Begovac            R/? 6-00 185    00/00/1934      N/A              14 P   
        Hubert Brooks           R/? 6-01 175    00/00/1931      N/A              14 P   
        Rocky Carlini           R/? 5-09 175    00/00/1927      N/A              51 OF  
        Gus Chenard             R/? 5-08 150    00/00/1933      N/A             120 2B-SS       
        Doug Clarke             L/? 5-09 155    00/00/1924      N/A              34 OF  
        Fleming Flott           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/1927      N/A              77 1B-OF       
        Jim Freeman             R/? 5-11 190    00/00/1927      N/A             122 2B-OF       
        Ed Garrett              L/L 6-01 165    00/00/1930      N/A              40 P   
        Jack Garrett            L/? 6-02 165    00/00/1932      N/A              12 P   
        Art Goreham             R/R 6-03 195    00/00/1930      N/A              31 P   
        Gil Grajeda             R/R 5-07 160    00/00/0000      N/A                 P   
        Dean Higgins            R/R 6-00 185    00/00/0000      N/A                 P   
        Dean Hopkins            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              15     
        Bob Leonhard            L/? 6-01 185    07/12/1925      N/A              21 3B  
        Larry Lovelace          ?/? 0-00 000    12/08/1916      N/A               6 P   
        Juan Medina             R/? 5-10 165    00/00/1932      N/A              94 3-S-C       
        Dave Mier               R/? 5-10 184    00/00/1931      N/A              29 3B  
        Orlando Moreno          R/? 5-09 165    00/00/1926      N/A              75 2B-3B       
        Pete Naranjo            L/? 5-10 180    00/00/1932      N/A              59 P   
        Carlos Paula (Conill)   R/R 6-03 195    11/28/1927      N/A             119 OF  MLB
        Phil Rizzo              R/? 5-08 170    00/00/1931      N/A              24 2B  
        Lew Saum                R/? 6-03 189    00/00/1933      N/A              15 P   
        Andy Smith              L/? 6-01 200    00/00/1923      N/A             110 C   
        Tom Stevenson           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              14     
        Luis Suarez             R/R 5-11 170    08/24/1916      N/A              15 3B  MLB
        Gustavo Ungo            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              16 1B  
        Arturo Gonzalez         ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   
        Dick King               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 GM  

Hannibal (Missouri) Stags

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Walt DeFreitas          R/? 5-08 172    01/19/1918      N/A             107 Manager     
        Merle Blackmun          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              11 P   
        Al Budde                ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              18 P   
        Armando Diaz            R/? 6-00 158    00/00/1930      N/A              32 P   
        Charles Estes           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              12 SS  
        Amancio Ferro           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              46 P   
        John Finigan            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              99 3B-OF       
        Enoch Hawley            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              31 OF  
        Lawrence Henke          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              32 P   
        Jerry Hood              L/? 5-11 175    00/00/1930      N/A             120 3B  
        Gene Kistler            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              35 OF-C        
        Orlando Lavoy           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              27 SS  
        Bill Mackinnon          R/? 5-10 180    00/00/1933      N/A              32 P   
        Carl McQuillen          R/? 6-00 185    00/00/1919      N/A              65 OF  
        Jack McQuillen          R/? 5-10 178    00/00/1923      N/A             122 1-2-S-O     
        Jerry Morris            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              20 C   
        Jim Mullen              L/? 6-00 180    00/00/1933      N/A              31 OF  
        Willard Newman          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              32 SS  
        Jesus Serrano           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             120 OF  
        Al Shinn                L/L 6-00 195    00/00/1934      N/A              16 OF  
        Nick Starasta           R/? 6-01 185    00/00/1923      N/A             115 1B-C        
        Don Stramel             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              22 OF  
        Efren Valdez            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/1930      N/A              26 P   
        Joe Voyles              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              15     
        Joe Watson              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              35 OF  
        Sam Wiggins             L/? 6-02 190    00/00/1931      N/A             100 1B  
        Gary Zbornak            ?/? 0-00 000    10/31/1934      N/A              16 SS  
        Gus Pflugmacher         ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President/GM        

Mattoon (Illinois) Indians

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Bob Carson              R/? 5-09 155    00/00/1927      Reds             63 SS/Manager  
        Walt Dunkovich          R/? 5-09 163    05/31/1925      Reds             44 Manager     
        Charles Popovich        R/? 6-00 175    00/00/1928      Reds             84 Manager     
        Harvey Albright         ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             14 3B  
        Don Alexander           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             28 P   
        Ken Campbell            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             20 P   
        Larry Collins           R/? 6-03 208    00/00/1933      Reds             44 C   
        Ray Dobell              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             10     
        Bob Doe                 R/? 5-11 180    00/00/1929      Reds             38 C   
        Fleming Flott           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/1927      Reds             77 1B-OF       
        Larry Gauger            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             80 OF  
        Dean Hopkins            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             15     
        Gil Jones               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             35 SS  
        Pat Kelley              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             30 OF  
        Ron McCormick           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             25 P   
        Gail Miller             R/? 6-03 185    00/00/1930      Reds             26 P   
        Larry Nault             L/? 6-00 180    00/00/1933      Reds             76 1B  
        Dave Ogonofski          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             22 P   
        Dave Perello            R/? 5-11 180    00/00/1926      Reds            117 2-3-O       
        Gib Phillips            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds            111 OF-C        
        Gene Roley              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             20 2B  
        Joe Schuler             L/? 6-00 175    00/00/1930      Reds             16 P   
        Dave Smith              R/? 6-01 180    00/00/1933      Reds             38 3B-SS       
        Dan Steidel             L/? 5-09 172    00/00/1934      Reds             10     
        Jim Summers             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             29 P   
        Ed Trytek               R/? 5-10 175    00/00/1929      Reds             67 OF  
        Jack Vandersee          R/? 5-11 175    00/00/1934      Reds             65 3B-SS       
        Bob Whitfield           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             12 P   
        Leonard Wojcik          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             14     
        Mike Zippay             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      Reds             59 1B  
        Tom Grace               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   

Mount Vernon (Illinois) Kings

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Frank Brookman          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              23 Manager     
        Jim Granneman           B/? 6-02 175    00/00/1923      N/A              30 2B/Manager  
        Stan Sadich             R/? 6-05 205    00/00/1927      N/A              70 Manager     
        Ed Bolch                L/? 6-04 220    00/00/1933      N/A              47 1B  
        Al Evans                L/R 5-08 164    00/00/1928      N/A              50 P   
        Leroy Fichtel           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             121 2-3-S       
        Fleming Flott           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/1927      N/A              77 1B-OF       
        Don Gaebe               L/? 6-00 165    00/00/1931      N/A              91 2-O 
        Jack Garrett            L/? 6-02 165    00/00/1932      N/A              12 P   
        Don Hafer               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              36 1B  
        Dean Hopkins            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              15     
        Gerald Jacobs           L/? 5-09 165    00/00/1933      N/A             112 OF  
        Dick Jones              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              16 OF  
        Bill Mackinnon          R/? 5-10 180    00/00/1933      N/A              32 P   
        Bill McKee              R/? 5-11 155    00/00/1924      N/A              16 3B  
        Don McLean              R/? 6-02 192    00/00/1934      N/A              16 1B  
        Fred Oster              R/? 6-01 182    00/00/1933      N/A              29 P   
        Aureliano Patino        ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             114 Of-C        
        Charles Popovich        R/? 6-00 175    00/00/1928      N/A              84 2B  
        Charles Raich           R/? 6-00 190    00/00/1933      N/A              14 P   
        Bob Signaigo            R/? 5-09 170    00/00/1925      N/A             107 P-3-S-O     
        Oscar Solorzano         ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              83 SS  
        Dan Stover              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              13 OF  
        Babe Thomas             R/? 5-11 185    03/17/1933      N/A              48 P   
        Jim Wallace             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              34 P-OF        
        Joe Watson              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              35 OF  
        Sam Wiggins             L/? 6-02 190    00/00/1931      N/A             100 1B  
        Ray Winkler             R/? 6-02 205    00/00/1932      N/A             100 OF-C        
        Mike Zippay             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              59 1B  
        C.E. Brehm              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   
        Harry Maulding          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 GM  

Paris (Illinois) Lakers

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Tom Sunkel              L/L 6-01 190    08/09/1912      N/A                 Manager     MLB
        Clarence Brand          R/? 5-11 170    00/00/1927      N/A             111 3-O-C       
        Glenn Brickey           R/? 6-03 190    00/00/1933      N/A              12 P   
        Les Brown               R/? 6-00 175    00/00/1927      N/A              15 P   
        Pasquale Capachione     L/? 6-00 190    04/06/1932      N/A              18 OF-C        
        George Case             R/R 6-00 170    00/00/1930      N/A              21 [P] 
        Doyle Chadwick          R/? 6-01 175    00/00/1931      N/A              96 2-3-S       
        Jack Derousse           R/? 5-10 175    00/00/1931      N/A             116 OF  
        Russ Gilmore            R/? 6-01 185    08/18/1931      N/A             111 SS  
        Herold Gordon           R/? 5-09 162    00/00/1928      N/A              41 P   
        Jim Grubb               R/? 5-11 170    00/00/1929      N/A              33 P   
        Herb Heiserer           R/? 6-01 175    00/00/1932      N/A              26 P   
        Neil Maxa               R/R 6-00 175    00/00/1921      N/A              37 P   
        Don McAndrews           R/? 5-09 165    08/23/1930      N/A             106 C   
        Butch McCord            L/? 5-10 175    11/02/1925      N/A             119 1B  
        Jim Miller              ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              25 OF  
        Jim Paolo               L/? 5-09 165    00/00/1930      N/A              30 P   
        Quincy Smith            B/R 5-10 171    00/00/1921      N/A             117 3B-OF       
        Jim Turner              R/? 6-00 180    00/00/1925      N/A             125 2-C 
        Pat Waters              R/? 6-04 200    00/00/1931      N/A              17     
        Jim Zapp                R/? 6-03 232    04/18/1924      N/A             122 OF  
        John Gibbons            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   
        Charles Tuttle          ?/? 6-01 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 GM  

Vincennes (Illinois) Velvets/Canton (Illinois) Citizens

 #      Name                    B/T Ht   Wt     DOB             Organization     Gm Pos
        Chuck Hawley            R/R 6-03 210    04/03/1915      N/A              57 P/Manager   
        Bob Sisk                R/R 6-00 175    00/00/1931      N/A              84 1-O-C/Manager       
        Lavance Anthony         L/? 5-11 175    00/00/1930      N/A              50 C   
        Frank Braden            L/? 6-00 175    00/00/1927      N/A              13 P   
        Morris Byrum            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              83 SS  
        Fred Caffey             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              53 OF  
        Doug Clarke             L/? 5-09 155    00/00/1924      N/A              34 OF  
        Frank Crews             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              14 P   
        Mac Crum                R/R 6-03 228    09/29/1926      N/A              53 [P] 
        Tony Estill             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              13 1B  
        John Finigan            ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              99 3B-OF       
        Ed Glide                ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A             102 P-OF        
        Homer Guthrie           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              26 SS  
        Sixto Hechavarria       R/R 5-07 135    00/00/1928      N/A              11 P   
        Joe Henry               B/R 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              89 3B  
        George Krider           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              18 OF  
        Jose Martinez           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              25 OF  
        Norm Miller             L/? 5-10 190    00/00/1932      N/A              47 C   
        Harvey Noland           R/? 5-11 180    00/00/1926      N/A              29 [P] 
        Alfonso Owens           ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              21 OF  
        Flash Perez             ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A              24 OF  
        Rocco Ricciardi         R/? 6-02 165    00/00/1933      N/A              16 P   
        Bob Signaigo            R/? 5-09 170    00/00/1925      N/A             107 P-3-S-O     
        Wade Stalions           R/? 5-07 145    00/00/1929      N/A             111 2B  
        Rogers Werner           L/? 6-00 160    00/00/1929      N/A              69 1B  
        Kenneth McAden          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   
        Horace Parrish          ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 President   
        Bob Rouse               ?/? 0-00 000    00/00/0000      N/A                 GM  

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.

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 1953.
• The Baseball Blue Book for 1952.
• Programs and scorecard inserts in my collection.