Baseball in Hannibal

Player Roster

Players who played for teams in Hannibal, Missouri, during its tenure as a Mississippi-Ohio Valley League city (MOV is an MWL predecessor). This list includes all players and coaching staff members I can identify, and selected front office staff. There are almost certainly players missing from this list, as the available sources are known to be incomplete.

Players who played in Hannibal for more than one season are listed for each season.

138 different players are listed on this page (3 of whom played in the majors), as are 10 non-playing personnel; many are listed more than once.

My intention is to include everyone who wore a Hannibal uniform on an MOV diamond. While the information here is intended to be both complete and accurate, it's likely that there are omissions and the scale of the project guarantees errors; there's a lot of data here, from a variety of sources, all of which was originally in another format.

I will correct errors, or fill in missing birthdates and uniform numbers as I learn of them. Feel free to help; just drop me a line. Thanks.

There's more information about the MWL Roster project on my blog, A Dabbler's Journal.

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Roy Albertson           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Jim Allen               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Jim Allen               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Warren Allen            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Warren Allen            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Roy Anderson            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Fred Anthony            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Ervin Armin             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ben Banks               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Sam Barner              0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Carl Basco              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Dick Bazinet            0/0/1935        Cardinals       1954            
        Phil Bickel             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Bill Bixler             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Merle Blackmun          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Jim Bower               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Lew Boyer               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Al Budde                0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Art Burnett             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        John Cassidy            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Bob Castleman           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Harvey Cohen            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Francisco Collazo       0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Duane Collins           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Harry Collins           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Charles Costello        0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Bernard Coulter         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Walt DeFreitas          1/19/1918       N/A             1952    Manager 
        Bob Denaro              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Dewald             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Armando Diaz            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Chester Diemidio        0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        George Doering          0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Ted Doke                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Curtis Douglas          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Earl Dreisbach          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Bob Dunavent            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Lindon Duncan           0/0/1936        Cardinals       1954            
        J.C. Dunn               0/0/1926        Cardinals       1954    Manager 

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ken Edwards             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Bert Emerson            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Mel Englebrecht         0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Ron Epps                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Charles Estes           0/0/0000        N/A             1952            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Floro Fernandez         0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Amancio Ferro           0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Ray Ferruolo            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Neil Fiala              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Finigan            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Don Fleisch             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Tom Flurry              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Adair Ford              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jack Gallivan           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Gary Geiger             4/4/1937        Cardinals       1954            MLB
        Al Giordano             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Clyde Gisclair          0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        James Granneman         0/0/0000        N/A             1955    Manager 
        Jim Granneman           0/0/1923        N/A             1955            
        Gary Grosnickle         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Gary Grosnickle         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Mike Guidice            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Bill Gulley             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Dick Gumbert            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Dick Gumbert            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Nate Haber              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Ron Hagler              0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Don Hammond             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Warren Hancks           0/0/1932        Cardinals       1953            
        Enoch Hawley            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Sixto Hechevarria       0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Lawrence Henke          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Lawrence Henke          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Herring            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Jerry Hood              0/0/1930        N/A             1952            
        Jerry Hood              0/0/1930        Cardinals       1953            
        Dan Howard              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Jim Hubbard             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Don Hudson              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Dick Kaufman            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Charles Keller          0/0/1933        Cardinals       1953            
        Charles Keller          0/0/1933        Cardinals       1954            
        Dick King               0/0/0000        N/A             1953    President       
        Gene Kistler            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Dick Kraft              0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Lyle Krall              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Curtis Land             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Orlando Lavoy           0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Tince Leonard           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953    Manager 
        Dick Lessman            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Lotte                   0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Gene Lyles              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bill Mackinnon          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        John Mahoney            0/0/0000        N/A             1954    President       
        Gerald McGhay           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Bob McLeod              0/0/1936        N/A             1955            
        Carl McQuillen          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Jack McQuillen          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Lynn Merrill            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Dick Morris             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Jerry Morris            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Jim Mullen              0/0/0000        N/A             1952            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Karl Nageleisen         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Hoover Nance            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Julio Navarro           1/9/1936        N/A             1955            MLB
        Willard Newman          0/0/0000        N/A             1952            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jim O'Donnell           0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Joe O'Donnell           0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Ed Olsen                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Dave Parker             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Leroy Parmeley          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Dan Pavone              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Ulysses Payton          0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Gus Pflugmacher         0/0/0000        N/A             1952    President/GM    
        Jim Powell              0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Von Price               0/0/0000        N/A             1953    GM      

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Jim Rader               0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Jack Ramsey             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Joe Rancher             0/0/1921        N/A             1955            
        Jack Robinson           0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Jim Robinson            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        John Rodman             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Alfonso Rodriguez       0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Jim Ross                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Darold Satchell         0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Sam Scarpone            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Schieffer          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Ed Schneider            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Jesus Serrano           0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Al Shinn                0/0/0000        N/A             1955    Manager 
        Bob Sisk                0/0/1931        Cardinals       1953            
        Al Smith                0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Harry Smith             0/0/0000        N/A             1955    President       
        Nick Starasta           0/0/1923        N/A             1952            
        Ted Stewart             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Byrd Stoudt             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Don Stramel             0/0/0000        N/A             1952            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Virgil Trout            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Bob Umfleet             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Efren Valdez            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Gerald Vance            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Bob Vandyke             0/0/0000        N/A             1955            
        Joe Voyles              0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Ted Vriga               0/0/0000        N/A             1955            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Joe Watson              0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Sam Wiggins             0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Bob Williams            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Willis             0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        Ed Wilson               7/31/1928       Cardinals       1953            
        Dick Woodall            0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Forrest Wright          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            
        John Wyatt              4/19/1935       Cardinals       1954            MLB

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Ed Yelito               0/0/0000        Cardinals       1953            

 #      Name                    DOB             Organization    Year    Pos
        Gary Zbornak            0/0/0000        N/A             1952            
        Paul Zimmerman          0/0/0000        Cardinals       1954            
        Genero Zizza            0/0/0000        N/A             1955            

This list was compiled from a number of sources, including those listed below. It was checked against both Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Database and SABR's Minor League Statistics Database. Inevitably, there are errors; those are mine.

Sources

• Assorted Sporting News Baseball Guides and Registers.
• Assorted Baseball Blue Books and related publications.
• Yearbooks and scorecard inserts in my collection.