The date of the first baseball team at Minford High School
is unknown. It is assumed that the first season was the 1923 - 1924
season. There is a mention of it in the 1924 - 1925 yearbook.
"Baseball has been but a minor activity of the Minford High School, due
to the fact that we have no convenient lot to play upon except while we may
use Mr. Samson's lost near the creek. But last fall showed a great improvement
over the preceding season, due to the interest and spirit added to the team
by Mr. Wood, our coach."
The photo below is the 1924 - 1925 Baseball team:
Back row: Purdy, Moore, Shuter, Newman, Downey, Kayser,
Oberley, Coach Wood
Front row: Rice, Snyder, McGlone, Kuhns, Helt, Carr
The first baseball trophy was found in the school's trophy case. We have on display in the case the 1937 Scioto County Champion Baseball Trophy.
In the 1946 Falcon yearbook, there is a notation that says:
"Although this is the first regular baseball season for several years, the prospects for the team seems very good. Whether an undefeated season is in store cannot be forseen. The team last year played a few non-league games but in those they did very well."
The notation continues:
"The team is handicapped for lack of a field, but Clay has been very gracious in letting us use theirs."
A photo of the 1946 team is below:
Front Row:
Robert Walters, Manager
Harold Cole, Outfielder
Jay Pinson, Catcher
Paul McGraw, Third Base
Connie Scott, Short Stop
Lyle Shoemaker, Second Base
Howard Foster, Manager
Back Row:
Mr. Pfleger, Coach
William Walters, First Base
Paul Sparks, Pitcher
Kenneth Kayser, Right Field
Gilbert Henson, Outfielder
Sam Melvin, Infielder
Stanley Bender, Center Field
Richard Eckhart, Left Field
Mr. Duncan
Minford joined the SOC in 1947. They were required to have teams from two different sports in order to be eigible to join. Minford High School at that time decided to have an SOC Basketball team and and SOC Baseball team. See the Basketball team history for more information about joining the SOC in 1947.