1949 Centralia Cubs Roster
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League (MOVL) - Class: D
Team Record: 74-44
Finished 1st in the MOVL
Manager: Lew Bekeza (74-44)
Location: Centralia, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 35,000, Avg. 593
1949 Centralia Cubs StatisticsTeam Record: 74-44
Finished 1st in the MOVL
Manager: Lew Bekeza (74-44)
Location: Centralia, Illinois
Ballpark: Fans Field
Attendance: 35,000, Avg. 593
Playoffs - Mattoon Indians 3 games, Centralia Cubs 0
The Centralia Cubs of the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League ended the 1949 season with a record of 74 wins and 44 losses, finishing first in the MOVL.
Lew Bekeza served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Ackerman | R | R | November 29, 1929 | 5'11" | 168 | Carmi, IL US |
| Lew Bekeza | R | August 14, 1917 | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| John Bilich | May 7, 1920 | 5'11" | 190 | Benld, IL US | ||
| Bill Bleyer | L | May 27, 1926 | 5'8" | 165 | Carterville, IL US | |
| Boldinger | ||||||
| Joseph Boldyga | ||||||
| Don Crump | R | May 14, 1925 | 6'2" | 194 | Herriman, UT US | |
| Danforth | ||||||
| Cyrus Deem | R | R | 5'9" | 185 | ||
| Roger Della Betta | R | 5'6" | 168 | |||
| Bill Ecklund | L | L | February 20, 1930 | 6'1" | 181 | Brighton, MA US |
| Jim Edgar | R | R | 6'3" | 192 | ||
| Bruno Fabris | R | L | August 22, 1927 | 5'10" | 186 | |
| Flori | ||||||
| George Gatto | R | 5'8" | 160 | |||
| Ray Gatts | R | October 8, 1928 | 5'7" | 160 | Dayton, OH US | |
| Lewis Gisinger | R | R | 6'2" | 181 | ||
| Bill Goodwin | R | R | July 25, 1928 | 5'10" | 152 | Hattiesburg, MS US |
| Bill Green | R | 5'10" | 168 | |||
| Haas | ||||||
| Bill Hornsby | R | June 2, 1925 | 6'0" | 190 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Kainakak | ||||||
| Charles Kohs | L | L | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Joseph Kovalcik | ||||||
| Langonfeld | ||||||
| Uno Larson | ||||||
| Joseph Naples | R | 6'2" | 165 | |||
| Fred Pearson | R | 5'11" | 162 | Centralia, IL | ||
| Joseph Prucha | R | R | 6'0" | 165 | ||
| John Saric | June 25, 1926 | 192 | ||||
| Jim Smith | January 2, 1929 | 192 | ||||
| Joseph Wishba | R | 5'10" | 175 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
