Mississippi-Ohio Valley League - 1955

1955

Danville and Mount Vernon folded. New teams in Kokomo, Indiana and Lafayette, Indiana formed and joined the league.

Dubuque Packers Chicago White Sox 74-52
Mattoon Phillies Philadelphia Phillies 68-57
Clinton Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates 68-57
Kokomo Giants 64-62
Lafayette Chiefs Cleveland Indians 63-63
Decatur Commodores St. Louis Cardinals 62-64
Paris Lakers Brooklyn Dodgers 62-64
Hannibal Citizens 42-84

Dubuque beat Clinton 2 games to none, and Mattoon beat Kokomo 2 games to none, in the first round of the playoffs. Dubuque won the championship over Mattoon 3 games to none. The team from Hannibal folded. All other teams from the league became charter members of the new, Class D Midwest League, now a Low Class A circuit, and the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League folded.

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