The Paris Lakers were a minor league baseball team based in Paris, Illinois from 1950 to 1959. The Lakers played as members of the Midwest League from 1956 to 1959 and its predecessor, the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League from 1950 to 1955. The Lakers won the first Midwest League championship in 1956. The Paris Lakers were a minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs from 1955 to 1959.
6-721: The Lakers were preceded in Paris, Illinois by the 1908 Paris Parisians , who played as a member of the Class D level Eastern Illinois League . The Paris Lakers were an original franchise in the 1956 Midwest League , having previously had played in the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League , the predecessor of the Midwest League. From 1950 to 1954, the Lakers played as a non-affiliated team, and from 1955 to 1959, they were affiliated with
12-661: A tie. On June 29, mere weeks after the team's 18-inning affair, the team sold first baseman Charley Staley to the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball 's American League . Paris, Illinois first gained a team in the Eastern Illinois League during the 1907 season when the Paris Colts replaced the Centralia White Stockings . The owners of the previously independent Paris franchise purchased
18-656: The Chicago Cubs . Paris finished 85–42 in the 1952 Mississippi–Ohio Valley League, to place 2nd. Their manager from 1950 to 1954 was Paris native Tom Sunkel . The Lakers won the first ever Midwest League championship in 1956, defeating the Dubuque Packers 3 games to 1 in the Finals. On August 18, 1957 Kenneth Rollins threw a no-hitter against the Michigan City White Caps , winning 12–0. The Lakers' home field
24-454: The 1908 season. That season, team executive L. A. G. Schoaff was elected president and secretary of the Eastern Illinois League. The club earned a spot on Sporting Life 's "Base Ball Chronology", which according to the periodical was "the complete and concise record of the most wonderful year in the history of the national game." The team's mention on the record was due to an 18-inning match it played against Danville on June 11, which ended in
30-544: The Centralia franchise and chose to replace all the Centralia players with the Paris players. The franchise finished the 1907 season with a 51-67 won-lost record, 23 games behind the league leading Mattoon Giants . However, after the move to Paris the team played much better and actually had a winning record of 44-41. The team was named the Parisians in 1908. The Parisians were the last team to play in Paris until 1950, when
36-570: Was Laker Stadium . Laker Stadium hosted the 1951 Mississippi–Ohio Valley League All-Star Game. The ballfield and part of the original stands are still in use today at the stadium, which sits within Twin Lakes Park. The address is 137 West Steidl Road, Paris, Illinois. Paris Lakers players Paris Parisians (Eastern Illinois League) The Paris Parisians were an Eastern Illinois League baseball team based in Paris, Illinois that played during
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