1949 Mississippi-Ohio Valley League

	Statistics
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The MO-V League played a 120 game schedule which began on May 8 and ended on September 5.
Two All-Star Games were played.
- On July 12 between two manager-selected All-Star teams; the North won by a 7-4 score ^[1].
- On August 6 between a fan-selected All-Star team and first half leader Centralia; the All-Stars beat the Cubs by a 9-2 score ^[2].
A two round Shaughnessy championship series was played; in the first round the first-place team played the third place team, and the second played the fourth, with the winners of those series meeting for the championship.^[3] The first round was a best-of-five affair; the championship round was best-of-seven. Paducah was crowned playoff champion.
- Centralia led the league in wins.
Total 1949 attendance: 203,064.

[edit] Sources

↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1949/allstars.html#game1, retrieved on 2009-09-16.
↑ http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1949/allstars.html#game2, retrieved on 2009-09-16.
↑ "Cubs Win Pennant; Tribe Third", pg 5. Mattoon Journal-Gazette, 1949-09-06.