Baseball Season Summaries Baseball Season Summaries* Last updated at 9:37 am on Sunday, April 14, 2024
Season summaries include titles won (and the class they were won in), final place in state, final won-lost record, and head coach for all seasons submitted by the school or gathered from IHSA records.
A few titles are missing (complete list of missing titles). Changes and additions to these records may be made by school personnel through the IHSA Schools Center.
Key to titles: D–district, R–regional, S–sectional, U–super-sectional, Q–team qualifier for state finals, P–Chicago Public League champion (only when an automatic qualifier to the state finals).
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekin | DSQ | 1 | 18 | 6 | Harry Anderson | |
| Alton (Sr.) | DSQ | 2 | 16 | 3 | Tony Jurisiz | |
| Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 19 | 2 | George Wallenta | ||
| Decatur (H.S.) | DSQ | 15 | 5 | C.C. Galbreath | ||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | DSQ | 14 | 4 | Walter Tyler | ||
| Murphysboro | DSQ | 12 | 2 | Elmer Ziegler | ||
| Streator (Twp.) | DSQ | 18 | 7 | Len Mueller | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | DSQ | 9 | 10 | Ted Damos | ||
| Aviston | D | |||||
| Belleville (Twp.) | D | |||||
| Bloomington (H.S.) | D | 16 | 4 | Howard Saar | ||
| Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | D | |||||
| Canton | D | |||||
| Champaign (H.S.) | D | 7 | 9 | Ray "Curly" Grierson | ||
| Cowden | D | |||||
| Elgin (H.S.) | D | 10 | 1 | |||
| Harrisburg | D | |||||
| Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Kankakee (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Maywood (Proviso) | D | |||||
| Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 6 | 4 | Scott Gill | ||
| Newark | D | 9 | 3 | Wayne Gilbertson | ||
| Petersburg | D | Leonard Greathouse | ||||
| Princeville | D | Dale Engelhorn | ||||
| Quincy (Notre Dame) | D | |||||
| Rockford (West) | D | 9 | 4 | John Wyeth | ||
| Skokie (Niles) | D | |||||
| Staunton | D | 1 | 1 | Joe Jurkanin | ||
| Valmeyer | D |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berwyn-Cicero (Morton) | DSQ | 1 | 20 | 2 | George Fencl | |
| Quincy (Notre Dame) | DSQ | 2 | 17 | 1 | Pete Affre | |
| Chicago (Fenger) | PQ | 9 | 2 | Harry Dixon | ||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | DSQ | 16 | 2 | Joe Lucco | ||
| Gorham | DSQ | 17 | 3 | Benn Dunn | ||
| Pekin | DSQ | 20 | 5 | Harry Anderson | ||
| Taylorville | DSQ | 14 | 3 | Edward Bland | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | DSQ | Ted Damos | ||||
| Carmi | D | 5 | 8 | Ken Hurt | ||
| Christopher | D | |||||
| Danville (H.S.) | D | 14 | 1 | Bill Christy | ||
| Decatur (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Dupo | D | |||||
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Elgin (H.S.) | D | 13 | 2 | |||
| Galesburg (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Harvey (Thornton) | D | |||||
| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | D | |||||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | |||||
| Loda | D | |||||
| Normal (University) | D | |||||
| Pana (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Peoria (Spalding) | D | |||||
| Pittsfield | D | Melvin Kuethe | ||||
| Rockford (West) | D | 10 | 4 | Chuck Wild | ||
| Salem | D | |||||
| Staunton | D | 1 | 1 | Joe Jurkanin | ||
| Williamsville | D | Ray Page | ||||
| Winnetka (New Trier) | D |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood (Proviso) | DSQ | 1 | D.B. Appleton | |||
| Bloomington (H.S.) | DSQ | 2 | 17 | 5 | Howard Saar | |
| Chicago (C. Vocational) | PQ | Lloyd Pekelsma | ||||
| Decatur (H.S.) | DSQ | Dave Batthauer | ||||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | DSQ | 17 | 4 | Joe Lucco | ||
| Murphysboro | DSQ | Elmer Ziegler | ||||
| Pekin | DSQ | 9 | 11 | Harry Anderson | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | DSQ | Ted Damos | ||||
| Canton | D | |||||
| Charleston | D | 9 | 4 | Jim Peerman | ||
| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 9 | 11 | Bert Moore | ||
| Dakota | D | 6 | 2 | Frank Pfieffer | ||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | D | 13 | 5 | R.P. Hibbs | ||
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Elgin (H.S.) | D | 13 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Elmhurst (York) | D | 12 | 5 | H. Kieffer | ||
| Galesburg (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Kankakee (Sr.) | D | |||||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | |||||
| Madison | D | |||||
| Marion (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 3 | 3 | Scott Gill | ||
| Pittsfield | D | Melvin Kuethe | ||||
| Quincy (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Salem | D | |||||
| Shipman | D | |||||
| Springfield (H.S.) | D | Herb Scheffler | ||||
| Washington | D | 15 | 5 | Dick Van Scyoc | ||
| Woodstock (H.S.) | D |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville (Twp.) | DSQ | 1 | Al Budde | |||
| Chicago (Bowen) | PQ | 2 | Harry Pritikin | |||
| Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | DSQ | Jack Stephens | ||||
| Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | DSQ | George Sobek | ||||
| Litchfield | DSQ | 10 | 4 | Bob Horton | ||
| Peoria (H.S.) | DSQ | Bruce Saurs | ||||
| Peoria (Manual) | DSQ | Ed Stonebock | ||||
| Winnetka (New Trier) | DSQ | Tige Lightner | ||||
| Aurora (Marmion Academy) | D | Joe Nardone | ||||
| Buckley (B.-Loda) | D | |||||
| Charleston | D | 9 | 9 | Jim Peerman | ||
| Dakota | D | 7 | 2 | Frank Pfieffer | ||
| Danville (H.S.) | D | 15 | 3 | Bill Christy | ||
| Decatur (H.S.) | D | |||||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | D | 19 | 3 | R.P. Hibbs | ||
| Elmhurst (York) | D | 14 | 6 | H. Kieffer | ||
| Flora | D | 16 | 3 | ZC Herrald | ||
| Galesburg (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Granite City | D | |||||
| Jacksonville (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Kankakee (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Marion (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | D | 4 | 2 | Scott Gill | ||
| Normal (Community) | D | Guy Ricci | ||||
| Peoria (Woodruff) | D | |||||
| Pittsfield | D | Melvin Kuethe | ||||
| Quincy (Notre Dame) | D | |||||
| Rockford (West) | D | 13 | 4 | Chuck Wild | ||
| Wood River (East Alton-W.R.) | D | 10 | 3 | Chick Summers |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Schurz) | PQ | 1 | 9 | 2 | Gene Nowak | |
| North Chicago | DSQ | 2 | 19 | 4 | Guy Curtright | |
| Anna (A.-Jonesboro) | DSQ | Jack Stephens | ||||
| Decatur (H.S.) | DSQ | Dave Batthauer | ||||
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | DSQ | Louis Dehner | ||||
| Galesburg (H.S.) | DSQ | Charles Bednar | ||||
| Joliet (Twp.) | DSQ | Herman Walser | ||||
| Peoria (H.S.) | DSQ | Bruce Saurs | ||||
| Bloomington (H.S.) | D | 11 | 8 | Howard Saar | ||
| Canton | D | |||||
| Carrier Mills | D | |||||
| Danville (H.S.) | D | 13 | 5 | Bill Christy | ||
| Downers Grove (H.S.) | D | |||||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | D | 26 | 6 | R.P. Hibbs | ||
| East Dubuque | D | |||||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | D | 16 | 11 | Joe Lucco | ||
| Elgin (H.S.) | D | 10 | 5 | |||
| Freeburg | D | 12 | 0 | Austin Mulkey | ||
| Highland | D | 11 | 4 | Ed Hilbert | ||
| Kankakee (Sr.) | D | |||||
| LaSalle (L.-Peru) | D | |||||
| Litchfield | D | 10 | 4 | Bob Horton | ||
| Maywood (Proviso) | D | |||||
| Olney (East Richland) | D | 11 | 5 | Bill Millspaugh | ||
| Pittsfield | D | 12 | 8 | 1 | Melvin Kuethe | |
| Quincy (Sr.) | D | |||||
| Rockford (West) | D | 11 | 4 | Chuck Wild | ||
| Springfield (H.S.) | D | 15 | 5 | Herb Scheffler | ||
| Streator (Twp.) | D | 12 | 5 | Gaston Freeman |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 1 | 20 | 1 | George Wallenta | |
| Freeburg | DSQ | 2 | 18 | 7 | Ron Herrin | |
| Bartonville (Limestone) | DSQ | 12 | 12 | Fritz Millard | ||
| Belvidere (H.S.) | DSQ | 19 | 5 | Joe Lewis | ||
| Blue Island | DSQ | 11 | 5 | Ivan Schultz | ||
| Charleston | DSQ | 21 | 5 | Dick Campbell | ||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | DSQ | 22 | 4 | R.P. Hibbs | ||
| Litchfield | DSQ | 18 | 4 | Bob Horton | ||
| Aviston | D | |||||
| Bloomington (Trinity) | D | Lou Marketti | ||||
| Canton | D | |||||
| Champaign (H.S.) | D | 18 | 6 | Tommy Stewart | ||
| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | D | 9 | 5 | Fred Jacobeit | ||
| Collinsville | D | 16 | 7 | 1 | Don Davison | |
| Donovan | D | |||||
| Downers Grove (H.S.) | D | |||||
| Flora | D | 11 | 5 | Warren Collier | ||
| Freeport (H.S.) | D | Eugene Marks | ||||
| Gorham | D | |||||
| Maywood (Proviso) | D | |||||
| Peru (St. Bede) | D | |||||
| Pittsfield | D | Melvin Kuethe | ||||
| Quincy (Notre Dame) | D | |||||
| Rock Island (Alleman) | D | Frank Kozel | ||||
| Rushville | D | |||||
| Salem | D | |||||
| Springfield (Cathedral) | D | |||||
| Wayne City | D | |||||
| Winnetka (New Trier) | D |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood (Proviso) | RSQ | 1 | D.B. Appleton | |||
| Mt. Carmel | RSQ | 2 | 14 | 3 | Roy Gatewood | |
| Bloomington (Trinity) | RSQ | 11 | 3 | John Keegan | ||
| Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 19 | 1 | George Wallenta | ||
| Danville (H.S.) | RSQ | 15 | 4 | Bill Christy | ||
| Rock Island (Alleman) | RSQ | Frank Kozel | ||||
| Staunton | RSQ | 16 | 3 | Fred Brenzel | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | RSQ | 11 | 12 | Ted Damos | ||
| Aurora (Marmion Academy) | R | 10 | 5 | Joe Nardone | ||
| Belleville (Twp.) | R | |||||
| Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) | R | 11 | 3 | Fred Jacobeit | ||
| Colchester | R | |||||
| Decatur (St. Teresa) | R | |||||
| Farmington | R | 11 | 4 | Walter Grebe | ||
| Freeport (H.S.) | R | Eugene Marks | ||||
| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | R | |||||
| Kankakee (Sr.) | R | |||||
| Lincoln | R | 4 | 5 | Paul Johnson | ||
| Litchfield | R | 16 | 2 | Bill Edwards | ||
| Mattoon | R | |||||
| McHenry | R | |||||
| Murphysboro | R | B. Plumlee | ||||
| New Athens | R | 16 | 14 | Ed Thies | ||
| Normal (Community) | R | 7 | 6 | Fran Summers | ||
| Peru (St. Bede) | R | |||||
| Quincy (Notre Dame) | R | |||||
| Riverton | R | |||||
| Salem | R | |||||
| Washington | R | 15 | 6 | Dick Van Scyoc |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Plaines (Maine) | RSQ | 1 | 20 | 2 | Al Carstens | |
| Skokie (Niles) | RSQ | 2 | 20 | 5 | Jim Phipps | |
| Chicago (Tuley) | PQ | 17 | 8 | Max Nieberg | ||
| Danville (H.S.) | RSQ | 24 | 2 | Bill Christy | ||
| East Moline (United) | RSQ | 15 | 7 | Bob Ewbank | ||
| Highland | RSQ | 15 | 4 | Ed Hilbert | ||
| Olney (East Richland) | RSQ | 13 | 4 | Bill Millspaugh | ||
| Taylorville | RSQ | 19 | 3 | Edward Bland | ||
| Batavia | R | |||||
| Belleville (Twp.) | R | |||||
| Bloomington (Trinity) | R | John Keegan | ||||
| Decatur (Eisenhower) | R | |||||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | R | 11 | 8 | Edward Moody | ||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 21 | 5 | Joe Lucco | ||
| Evergreen Park | R | 19 | 5 | 1 | Bob Appelby | |
| Freeport (H.S.) | R | Eugene Marks | ||||
| Gorham (Mississippi Valley) | R | |||||
| Hinsdale (Twp.) | R | |||||
| Jacksonville (H.S.) | R | |||||
| Macomb | R | |||||
| Mattoon | R | |||||
| Mt. Vernon (H.S.) | R | 4 | 6 | Scott Gill | ||
| Nokomis | R | |||||
| North Chicago | R | 17 | 6 | Guy Curtright | ||
| Peoria (Manual) | R | |||||
| Rockford (East) | R | |||||
| Spring Valley (Hall) | R | Richard Nesti | ||||
| Streator (Twp.) | R | 13 | 2 | Jack Stephens |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Plaines (Maine) | RSQ | 1 | 22 | 3 | Al Carstens | |
| Chicago (Harrison) | PQ | 2 | 17 | 3 | Al Charnes | |
| Belleville (Twp.) | RSQ | 26 | 3 | Al Budde | ||
| Danville (H.S.) | RSQ | 22 | 4 | Bill Christy | ||
| DuQuoin (H.S.) | RSQ | 16 | 7 | Edward Moody | ||
| Peoria (Manual) | RSQ | Ed Stonebock | ||||
| Taylorville | RSQ | 19 | 4 | Edward Bland | ||
| Waukegan (H.S.) | RSQ | 14 | 7 | Ted Damos | ||
| Albion (Edwards County) | R | 14 | 2 | Ray Miller | ||
| Bement | R | 6 | 3 | Gene Ward | ||
| Calumet City (Thornton Fractional) | R | |||||
| Clinton | R | |||||
| DeKalb | R | |||||
| East Moline (United) | R | |||||
| Edwardsville (H.S.) | R | 16 | 9 | Joe Lucco | ||
| Fairfield | R | |||||
| Freeport (H.S.) | R | Eugene Marks | ||||
| Greenville | R | 11 | 6 | Gordon Rodgers | ||
| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | R | |||||
| Macomb | R | |||||
| Maywood (Proviso East) | R | |||||
| Mt. Sterling (Brown County) | R | 11 | 5 | Don Pilger | ||
| Peotone | R | |||||
| Rockford (West) | R | 12 | 9 | Chuck Wild | ||
| Saybrook (S.-Arrowsmith) | R | |||||
| Springfield (H.S.) | R | Herb Scheffler | ||||
| Staunton | R | 16 | 6 | Fred Brenzel | ||
| Toluca | R | |||||
| Vienna | R | 15 | 1 | Carroll Belcher |
| School | Titles | Place | Won | Lost | Tied | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst (York) | RSQ | 1 | 14 | 10 | Erl Ellingson | |
| Waukegan (H.S.) | RSQ | 2 | 14 | 8 | Ted Damos | |
| Bridgeport | RSQ | 9 | 3 | Ray Estes | ||
| Charleston | RSQ | 15 | 3 | Paul Foreman | ||
| Chicago (Lane) | PQ | 20 | 2 | Ed Papciak | ||
| East Moline (United) | RSQ | 9 | 6 | Lou Matykiewicz | ||
| Litchfield | RSQ | 18 | 4 | Bill Edwards | ||
| Springfield (Feitshans) | RSQ | 23 | 1 | Bob Kyes | ||
| Amboy | R | |||||
| Carbondale (H.S.) | R | 12 | 8 | Reid Martin | ||
| Clinton | R | |||||
| DeKalb | R | |||||
| Donovan | R | |||||
| East St. Louis (Sr.) | R | |||||
| Freeport (H.S.) | R | Eugene Marks | ||||
| Galesburg (H.S.) | R | |||||
| Highland Park | R | |||||
| Joliet (Catholic Academy) | R | |||||
| Lockport (Twp.) | R | 14 | 4 | Bill Kappmeyer | ||
| New Athens | R | 15 | 15 | 3 | Bob Leigh | |
| Normal (Community) | R | 14 | 2 | Fran Summers | ||
| Pekin | R | 17 | 7 | Harry Anderson | ||
| Peoria (Manual) | R | |||||
| Peru (St. Bede) | R | |||||
| Pittsfield | R | 11 | 8 | Toby Smith | ||
| Quincy (Christian Brothers) | R | |||||
| Valmeyer | R | |||||
| Wheaton (H.S.) | R | |||||
| Wolf Lake (Shawnee) | R | |||||
| LeRoy | D |
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