Share our heritage: 1965 Centre County baseball

Kneeling, from left, are Marty Ilgen, Joe Slenker, Ron Eisenhart, manager Carl Warntz, Harold Bowersox, James Creeger and Frank Slenker. Standing are Dave Edwards, John McMullen, Don Hosterman, Scott Vogt, Ron Stover, Paul Bartges Jr., Jim Smith, Marlin Bowersox, Harlan Bowersox and Merrill Brungart, one of the announcers. Scott Vogt Photo provided

Today’s photos are from Scott Vogt.

They are of Centre County baseball in 1965.

The photos were published Sept. 23, 1965, in the Millheim Journal. Vogt said the Millheim Braves won the regular season title, and the Pleasant Gap Peppers beat Millheim 3 games to 2, in the finals, to win the championship.

ABOUT THIS SERIES

Each Monday, the Centre Daily Times will publish an installment in our “Share our Heritage” series, featuring photos from Centre County’s past.

This story was originally published May 29, 2016 at 11:36 PM with the headline "Share our heritage: 1965 Centre County baseball."

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