The game of baseball found professional roots in Southern Illinois in the year 1947. The present day Midwest Baseball League got its start that year as the Illinois State League, changing its name in 1949 to the Mississippi-Ohio Valley League. Continue reading
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William Baker “Babe” Borton was born in Marion, Illinois on August 14, 1888 the son of Reuben Borton and Mattie Simmons. Continue reading
![William Baker \"Babe\" Borton 1888-1954](https://www.mihp.org/wp-content/gallery/babe-borton/babe_borton_1913.jpg "William Baker \\"Babe\\" Borton 1888-1954")
