This date in Kernels alumni history – June 18, 1949

On June 18, 1949, Cliff Mapes (Cedar Rapids Raiders - 1942) went 2-4 at the plate with a HR, two RBI and scored a pair of runs in the New York Yankees 6-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.

Cliff Mapes hit .242 with 38 HR and 172 RBI during his five year MLB career playing for the New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns and the Detroit Tigers. Mapes earned two rings playing for the 1949 and 1950 World Series Champion New York Yankees squads.

Cliff Mapes was a member of the 1942 Cedar Rapids Raiders team that finished with a mark of 74-43 and won the Three-I League Championship under manager Ollie Marquart. The Raiders defeated Evansville in the 1st round of the playoffs and then took down Madison in the Championship series. Mapes hit .241 with 11 HR and 16 doubles in 110 games.