Mount Vernon Kings

Mount Vernon Kings
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D ( 1910, 1947–1954)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams
Team data
Previous names
  • Mount Vernon Kings (1949–1954)
  • Mount Vernon Braves (1947-1948)
  • Mount Vernon Merchants (1910)
Previous parks
Braves Field (1947-1948) Renamed Veterans Park in 1949 (Mount Vernon, Illinois)

The Mount Vernon Kings was the final moniker of the minor league baseball teams based in Mount Vernon, Illinois, U.S. between 1910 and 1954. Mount Vernon last played as members of the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League from 1949 to 1954, a league that evolved into today's Midwest League. Mount Vernon teams previously played as members of the Southern Illinois League in 1910 and Illinois State League in 1947 and 1948.[1] The Mount Vernon franchise permanently folded after the 1954 season.[2]

The ballpark

The Mount Vernon Braves played their minor league home games at Braves Field 1947-1948. Braves Field was renamed Veterans Park in 1949, when the team became the Mount Vernon Kings. Veterans 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 Zeros, winning 10–0.[3]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Vernon, Illinois Minor League History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (Third ed.). Baseball America. ISBN 978-1932391176.
  3. ↑ "Midwest League Reference Pages". Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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