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	Maryville Baseball Team in Front of Oberto's Tavern	This is a black and white photograph of the Marvyille intercity baseball league team posing in front of Oberto's Tavern.	circa 1930s	November 13, 2019
	Maryville "Whose Only Industry is Baseball" Professional and Minor League Baseball Players Sign	This is a color photograph of a sign listing the names and teams of all of the baseball players from Maryville, Illinois who went on to play professional and minor league baseball. The sign reads "Maryville 'Whose Only Industry is Baseball'" Listing "Professional Players Robert 'Bob" Boken - Wash., Chi. A.L., John Brussatti - Omaha, West. L., John 'Buster' Lucas - Boston. A.L.., Walt. Schuerbaum - Sprgfld.Mo. West. Assoc., Al Krupski - Martinsville. VA. Bi State L., Mike Semanisin - Norfolk. Neb. Neb State L., John Drost-Sioux Falls S.D. Neb. State L., Dwain Sloat - Brooklyn NY. Chi. Ill. Natl L., Joe Garnero - Mayfied Ky. Kitty League, Loyd Zarr - Belleville, Ill State L."	circa 1980s	November 13, 2019
	Team Photograph of Lecce's Redbirds	Black and white group photograph of the Lecce's Redbirds an intercity baseball league team in the 1930s.	circa 1930s	November 13, 2019
	Kenneth "Obie" Oberkfell at Ready Stance in St. Louis Cardinals Uniform	This is a black and white photograph of Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell at ready stance on baseball field while wearing St. Louis Cardinals Uniform. Oberkfell played for six different professional baseball teams from 1977 to 1992. He played both third and second base. Oberkfell worked in the Minor Leagues as a coach. When Oberkfell entered the Major Leagues in August 1977 he played for the St. Louis Cardinals.	circa 1970s	November 13, 2019
	1940-1941 Joe Garnero in Giants Baseball Uniform	This is a black and white photograph of Joe Garnero in his Giants Uniform. Ganero played for the Clinton Iowa Giants in the 1940 season and he Fort Smith Giants located in Arkansas during the 1941 season. The Fort Smith Giants and Clinton Giants were both feeder teams for the New York Giants major league baseball team.	1940 - 1941	November 13, 2019
	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
	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
	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
	Team Photograph of Ditch Witch-Ilene's Tavern Baseball Team	This is an undated black and white group photograph of the baseball team sponsored by Ditch Witch and Ilene's Tavern.	circa 1960s - 1970s	November 13, 2019
	Labeled Team Photograh of the Collinsville Kahoks Baseball Team	This is a black and white photograph of the Collinsville Kahoks baseball team the Collinsville, Il High School team. The players are listed across the bottom of the image and are listed from left to right. "Back Row: Coach LW Fletcher, Komeshak, S. Kacensky, Gillespey, Richter, Sommerfeidt, Zarr, Thomas, Bd Member" "Kneeling: Schwier, Perucca, Oberta, Neptune Molinar, Garnero, Eversman, M. Kaeensky" "Front Row: Managers Marchianando, Nichols, Gavillet, Jones."	circa 1950s	November 13, 2019