The Mount Vernon Kings was the final moniker of the

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Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area, which includes all of ...

, U.S. between 1910 and 1954. Mount Vernon last played as members of the Mississippi–Ohio Valley League from 1949 to 1954, a league that evolved into today's

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. Mount Vernon teams previously played as members of the Southern Illinois League in 1910 and Illinois State League in 1947 and 1948. The Mount Vernon franchise permanently folded after the 1954 season.

The ballpark

The Mount Vernon Kings were noted to have played their minor league home games at Veterans Park. Veterans Park hosted Mississippi-Ohio Valley League All-Star Games in 1949 and 1951. Veterans Park is still in existence as a public park without a ball field. The park is located at 800 South 27th Street, Mount Vernon, Illinois.

No hitter

On September 4, 1951, Stanley Burat threw a no-hitter against the Centralia Cubs, winning 10–0.

Notable alumni

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(1953) * Chuck Hawley (1951, MGR) Played Professional Basketball and Baseball * Billy Queen (1947-1948) * Otto Huber (1947) * Don Liddle (1947)

References

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