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1946 Collinsville Indians Men's Baseball Team

Citation

“1946 Collinsville Indians Men's Baseball Team,” Madison Historical, accessed October 8, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2091.

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Description

This is a black and white copy of a photograph of the Collinsville Indians Men's Baseball Team of 1946. The players are posed in uniforms and sponsored by John Simonds Tap Room which was located at 217 West Main St. Collinsville, Illiois. All players are labeled on the back of the photograph. From Left to Right Front Row: Wilbur 'Will' Richter (1B), Alfred 'Fritz' Schiller (2B), CLyde Docter (C & 3B), Ernie Docter (CF), John Crooks (RF), Elvin 'Flip' Mersinger (P), Moses Harrison (Bat Boy), Back Row: Walter Kuhlman (LF), Ed Smith (2B), Joe Ossola (C), Melvin 'Butts' Richter (P), Louis Molinar (P), Rene 'Red' Lochman (SS), Tom Savage (OF). Size: 8 x 10.

Subjects

  • community
  • Inter-City Baseball League
  • Collinsville
  • baseball
  • sports

Contributor

  • Bauer, William

Date

1946

Type

  • Photograph

Format

  • jpg

Location

Collinsville, Illinois

Identifier

  • CHM-P-0159
  • Upper Level Photo Filing Cabinet Drawer 5
  • 2012.037.002
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