Krouse, Dibble head Hall honorees
Published on January 26, 2004 under Midwest League (MWL1)
Cedar Rapids Kernels News Release
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa â Cedar Rapids Kernels President Wally Krouse and former Cedar Rapids Reds pitcher turned ESPN celebrity Rob Dibble are among the class of four people that will be inducted into the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club's Hall of Fame during the Hot Stove Banquet on Feb. 12.
Krouse and Dibble will be joined by former Gazette sports editor and columnist Gus Schrader and former player Hank Edwards, who won the Three-I League triple crown in 1941 playing for the Cedar Rapids Raiders.
The Hot Stove Banquet will be held Feb. 12 at the Collins Plaza Hotel. Dibble will be the featured speaker. Silent auctions and social hour begin at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Corporate tables seating 10 people are available for $325. Tickets can be purchased at Veterans Memorial Stadium, by phone at 363-3887 or online at www.kernels.com. Proceeds from the event will benefit Tanager Place.
Krouse has been a member of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club's board of directors for nearly 25 years. He recently announced his retirement as the president of the board, a position he held for the past 13 years. Wally played a leadership role for the club in the building of the new Veterans Memorial Stadium, which opened in 2002. Wally was a standout athlete at Wilson High, the University of Iowa and Coe College. He also played baseball in the old M&J League.
Dibble, who pitched for the Cedar Rapids Reds in 1985, was one of the Cincinnati Reds "Nasty Boys'' during their 1990 World Championship season. He pitched seven years in the major leagues for the Reds, White Sox and Brewers and was 27-25 with 89 saves and a 3.81 ERA. Dibble was the co-MVP of the 1990 National League Championship Series, and was selected to play in the 1990 and 1991 All-Star Games. He currently is co-host of the Dan Patrick Show on ESPN radio, and also is a member of ESPN's Baseball Tonight television program during the baseball season.
Schrader was a long-time sports journalist, starting his career at age 19 at the Iowa City Press Citizen. He joined the staff of the Cedar Rapids Gazette in 1947 and served in various capacities for the newspaper, most notably sports editor and columnist, until his death in July 2001. Gus was a long-time member of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club's board of directors and also served many years as the team's official scorer. He covered the local team with a passion during the 1950s, â60s and â70s.
Edwards won the Three-I triple crown in 1941 playing for the Cedar Rapids Raiders, batting .362 with 23 home runs and 115 RBI. Then-Gazette sports editor said of Edwards that he was "known not just for his ability to bat a ball lopsided, but also for his hustle in every facet of the game. Edwards was promoted to Cleveland in September 1941, the start of an 11-year major league career with the Indians, Cubs, Dodgers, Reds, White Sox and Browns. A shoulder injury cut his career short in 1953. Edwards died in 1988 in Santa Ana, Calif.
The four new members brings the total membership in the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club's Hall of Fame to 40.
Midwest League Stories from January 26, 2004
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