In 2024, we celebrated our 50th anniversary. This article, printed in the induction banquet program that year, provides a detailed history of the annual tradition recognizing St. Louis area amateur baseball.
The Mon-Clair league has been part of the St. Louis area amateur baseball scene since 1966. Originally published after the league's 50th season, this article was printed in the Republic-Times newspaper.
Virgil Siemer was inducted into the Greater St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame on March 20, 1975. His credits for enshrinement are embraced in an active career that spanned 37 years from 1932 through 1968.