Maryville Baseball Collection (26 total)

This collection contains photographs and documents related to the Southwestern Illinois Intercity Baseball League, particularly focused on the Maryville team, the Maryville Red Sox. The items were digitized at the Maryville Heritage Museum and copies were donated to Madison Historical.

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	First Baseball Field in Maryville, Illinois	This is a black and white image of the first baseball field in Maryville, Illinois. The field was at the corner of Parkview Drive (also known as Chinatown Road) and East Main Street.	circa 1930s	November 13, 2019
	Buster Lucas in Front of Memorial Dedicated to his Brother Vernon Lucas	This is a black and white photograph of Buster Lucas standing in front of a memorial dedicated to his brother Vernon Lucas, the 1931 founder of the Southwestern Illinois Intercity Baseball League.	circa 1940s	November 13, 2019
	Burke Baseball Team With John Drost at Center	This is a black and white photograph of the Burke Baseball team photograph. Seated in the center front row is John Drost. Drost played as a third baseman in the Minor Leagues from 1932 to 1934 on the Norfolk team and Sioux Falls in 1934.	circa 1930s	November 13, 2019
	Al Krupski Maryville Illinois Baseball Player	This is a black and white photograph of Al Krupski in a "Coca Cola" sponsored uniform. Krupski played Minor League Baseball from 1934 to 1939. Krupski also managed the Martinsville Manufacturers, a St. Louis Cardinals feeder team in 1939. He played for the Martinsville Manufacturers in 1934, 1935 and 1939. He played for the Asheville Tourists in 1935 and 1936, the Pine Bluff Judges in 1936 and the Cedar Rapids Raiders 1937 and 1938.	circa 1930s	November 13, 2019
	1981 Dwain Sloat and Mike Semanism	This is a black and white photograph of Dwain Sloat and Mike Semanisin taken in August of 1981. Sloat was a Major Leage Baseball Pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. Semanisin played baseball at Nebraska state and semi-professionally for the Nebraska Norfolk Elks in 1943 at the age of 22.	1981	November 13, 2019
	1978 Maryville Red Sox Team Photograph	This is a color photograph of the Maryville Red Sox Baseball Team standing and kneeling in a team group photograph from 1978.	1978	November 13, 2019
	1967 Maryville Red Sox Team Photograph	This is a black and white photograph of the Maryville Red Sox Baseball Team sitting and standing in a team group photograph from 1967.	1967	November 13, 2019
	1967 Maryville Over Age 35 Team	This is a black and white team photograph of the Maryville over age 35 team on September 28, 1967.	1967	November 13, 2019
	1955 Maryville Red Sox Team Photograph	This is a black and white team photograph of the Maryvill Red Sox Baseball Team taken in 1955.	1955	November 13, 2019
	1948-1949 Dwain Sloat in Brooklyn Dodgers Uniform	This is a black and white photograph of Dwain Sloat. Sloat was a Major Leage Baseball Pitcher, and played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in the 1948 and 1949 seasons. He previously played for the Maryville Red Sox, a team part of the Southwestern Illinois Inter-City Baseball League.	1948 - 1949	November 13, 2019