Category: Illinois State League

West Frankfort Cardinals Baseball

West Frankfort Cardinals

The West Frankfort Cardinals were a short-lived Class D farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals in the immediate post-WWII years. The team played in the tiny coal mining city of West Frankfort, Illinois. Notable alumni included Rip Repulski and Earl Weaver. Pro baseball never returned to West Frankfort after the Cardinals left town in 1950. Read more…

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