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



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