Comments on: Midwest League Rosters

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By: joel

joel — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:42:32 +0000

Glad you found the site helpful. On the whole, it’s a fun project.

Rip Repulski was the only future major leaguer on the ’47 West Frankfort team. They were a Cardinals farm club (and were called the Cardinals), had a 52/60 won/lost record, and finished fourth of six teams in the league standings.

Don’t really have much else about them. Sorry.

By: Jerry Golding

Jerry Golding — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:53:45 +0000

I just purchased a signed team baseball. As well on the ball it states “Sept 1947″. I recognized a few of the signatures and was able to research (with great help from your website) that it is a team ball from the 1947 West Frankfort, Illinois team. Do you have more info for them? Did any of their players make the big leagues?

Thanks for all your hard work,

Jerry

By: joel

joel — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:18:25 +0000

Tanya:

Thank you! I’ve added the changes to my database, and updated the listing on the site.

I’m really not a baseball card expert. I’m aware of dealers selling team sets from the 80s on eBay, but really don’t pay much attention to them; you might check there. If you can’t find the specific set on sale, contacting those dealers directly might get you some leads.

joel

By: Tanya Blair

Tanya Blair — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:33:31 +0000

I wanted to give you some corrected information regarding one of the players for the 1980 Clinton team. I also wanted to get some information from you.

Gil Albright {DOB}02/16/1958

We are trying to locate his baseball card from that year, can you direct us as to where to look to obtain a copy of his baseball card.

Thank in advance for your assistance in this matter.

By: ANDREW MCGINLEY

ANDREW MCGINLEY — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:00:51 +0000

Where did Dan Markowski go after Appleton. Dan is a good friend of mine. We graduate Patterson High school the same year. He is seeking information on where he may be on the web.

By: joel

joel — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:16:11 +0000

Are you in the Dayton area? I’d try the Daily News, and the local libraries.

I can verify some of your story, though it’s really outside my research expertise (which basically begins after WW II).

Ducky Holmes was Dayton’s owner/manager for most of the 1930s.

Pete Engleman pitched for the Ducks in 1933 & 1934, & Vandy was a teammate on the 1933 team. Pete was 7-3 in 33, 11-8 in 34. Pete moved on to Council Bluffs for the 1935 season, where he went 3-3.

Your father’s 1933 statistics were printed on page 6 of the 1/25/34 Sporting News, and his 1934 stats were printed on page 6 of the 2/7/35 Sporting News (both are available for free at http://paperofrecord.com/ ) I got the won/lost records and the Council Bluffs mention from another source, which isn’t readily available.

By: carolyn engleman

carolyn engleman — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:16:43 +0000

MAYBE YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO RESEARCH ON THE DAYTON DUCKS 1930-1935. MY FATHER, PETER ENGLEMAN PLAYED AS A LEFT-HANDED PITCHER ALONG WITH LIFE LONG FRIEND JOHNNY VANDERMEER AND DUTCH BERGMAN.DUCKY HOLMES WAS THEN THE MANAGER.WE HAD AN ALBUM WITH NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND PICTURES AND OVER THE YEARS THE ALBUM HAS GONE MISSING. TRYING TO LOCATE JUST A BIT OF INFO.