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 Statistics

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 AckermanRRNovember 29, 19295'11"168
Lew BekezaRAugust 14, 19176'2"195
John BilichMay 7, 19205'11"190
Bill BleyerLMay 27, 19265'8"165
Boldinger
Joseph Boldyga
Don CrumpRMay 14, 19256'2"194
Danforth
Cyrus DeemRR5'9"185
Roger Della BettaR5'6"168
Bill EcklundLLFebruary 20, 19306'1"181Brighton, MA US
Jim EdgarRR6'3"192
Bruno FabrisRLAugust 22, 19275'10"186
Flori
George GattoR5'8"160
Ray GattsROctober 8, 19285'7"160
Lewis GisingerRR6'2"181
Bill GoodwinRRJuly 25, 19285'10"152Hattiesburg, MS US
Bill GreenR5'10"168
Haas
Bill HornsbyRJune 2, 19256'0"190
Kainakak
Charles KohsLL6'0"180
Joseph Kovalcik
Langonfeld
Uno Larson
Joseph NaplesR6'2"165
Fred PearsonR5'11"162
Joseph PruchaRR6'0"165
John SaricJune 25, 1926192
Jim SmithJanuary 2, 1929192
Joseph WishbaR5'10"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.




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