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Mount Vernon Kings

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Previous
  
Class D

Previous parks
  
Veterans Park

League
  
Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League (1951–1955)

Previous leagues
  
Mississippi–Ohio Valley League (1949–1954) Illinois State League (1947-1948) Southern Illinois League (1910)

Previous
  
Independent Boston Braves (1948)

Previous names
  
Mount Vernon Blues (1947-1948) Mount Vernon Merchants (1910)

The Mount Vernon Kings were a minor league baseball team based in Mount Vernon, Illinois, USA. The team last played in the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League, a league that evolved into today's Midwest League. Mount Vernon played in 1910 and from 1949 to 1954. The franchise folded after the 1954 season.

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The ballpark

They played their home games at Veterans Park. The park hosted Mississippi-Ohio Valley League All-Star Games in 1949 and 1951.

No hitter

On September 4, 1951 Stanley Burat threw a no-hitter against the Centralia Cubs, winning 10-0.

Notable alumni

  • Roy Lee (1953)
  • Chuck Hawley (1951, MGR) Played Professional Basketball and Baseball
  • Billy Queen (1947-1948)
  • Otto Huber (1947)
  • Don Liddle (1947) Won Game #4, 1954 WS
  • References

    Mount Vernon Kings Wikipedia