1953 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League

Stats

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Decatur (I)	68	50	.576	-
Paris (I)	66	53	.555	2.5
Mattoon (PHI)	64	56	.533	5
Hannibal (STL)	55	62	.470	12.5
Mount Vernon (I)	55	64	.462	13.5
Danville (CHW)	48	71	.403	20.5

Playoffs
1st round
Decatur defeats Hannibal, 3-0
Paris defeats Mattoon, 3-0

Championship
Decatur defeats Paris, 3-2

All Star Game

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Attendence
Decatur, 96,337
Danville, 62,700
Mattoon, 61,000
Hannibal, 35,200
Paris, 35,000
Mount Vernon, 31,600