1955 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League


Stats

Overall
Team W L PCT GB
Dubuque (CHW) 74 52 .587 -
Clinton (PIT) 68 57 .544 5.5
Mattoon (PHI) 68 57 .544 5.5
Kokomo (I) 64 62 .508 10
Lafayette (CLE) 63 63 .500 11
Decatur (STL) 62 64 .492 12
Paris (CHC) 62 64 .492 12
Hannibal (I) 42 84 .333 32

Hannibal failed to meet their 8/15 payroll and finished the season as a road team. Playing eight home games in other ballparks.

Tie Games
Kokomo vs Hannibal


Playoffs
Pre Playoff
Mattoon defeats Clinton to determine second place qualifier

Roud 1
Dubuque defeats Clinton, 2-0
Mattoon defeats Kokomo, 2-0

Championship
Dubuque defeats Mattoon, 3-0


No All Star Game



Post Season All Star Team
1B-Richard Patton, Dubuque
2B-Billy Wilgus, Clinton
3B-Orlando Cepeda, Kokomo
SS-Lawrence Cutler, Dubuque
OF-Jimmy Lynn, Dubuque
OF-Edward Jones, Decatur
OF-Thomas Paddock, Paris
C-Jimmy Coker, Mattoon
C-Larry Smith, Decatur
P-Fritz Ackley, Dubuque
P-John Dewald, Mattoon
P-Ronald Hagler, Hannibal
P-Richard Ghelfi, Decatur
UT-Daniel Brown, Paris

Attendence
Dubuque, 94,925
Lafayette, 61,287
Clinton, 57,683
Decatur, 54,260
Mattoon, 51,277
Kokomo, 45,289
Hannibal, 40,977
Paris, 30,245