Centralia Sterlings
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The Centralia Sterlings were a Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
baseball team based in Centralia, Illinois
, USA that played in 1950. They played their home games at Fan's Field
. They finished first in the league in their only year of existence, however the finals for the league playoffs against the Paducah Chiefs
were canceled.
Mississippi-Ohio Valley League
The Mississippi-Ohio Valley League was an American minor league baseball league. It operated from 1949 through 1955.-1949:Teams from Belleville, Illinois, Centralia, Illinois, Marion, Illinois, Mattoon, Illinois, Mount Vernon, Illinois, and West Frankfort, Illinois moved from the Illinois State...
baseball team based in Centralia, Illinois
Centralia, Illinois
Centralia is a town located in Marion, Washington, Clinton, and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,032 at the 2010 census. The town was founded because it was the point where the two original branches of the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1853, converged....
, USA that played in 1950. They played their home games at Fan's Field
Fan's Field
Fan's Field was a ballpark in Centralia, Illinois, USA that served as the home field for the Centralia Cubs , Centralia Sterlings and Centralia Zeros . It had a capacity of 2,500....
. They finished first in the league in their only year of existence, however the finals for the league playoffs against the Paducah Chiefs
Paducah Chiefs
Paducah Chiefs were a minor league baseball team in Paducah, Kentucky.Early incarnations of the Paducah Chiefs played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League in 1903 and 1912–1913, and in the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League in 1949–1950...
were canceled.