This date in Kernels alumni history – August 22, 1948

On August 22, 1948, Clint Conatser (Cedar Rapids Raiders -1941) went 2-4 at the plate with a HR and two RBI as the Boston Braves defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 at Ebbets Field.

Clint "Connie" Conatser hit .271 with 6 HR and 39 RBi during his 2 year MLB career playing for the Boston Braves. He had 1 RBI during the 1948 World Series as the Boston Braves fell to the Cleveland Indians in six games.

Clint Conatser was a member of the 1941 Cedar Rapids Raiders team that finished 72-49 under manager Ollie Marquart. The '41 Raiders defeated Springfield in the opening round of the playoffs and then topped Decatur in a five game series for the Three-I League Championship. Conatser went 1-4 playing in a single game for Cedar Rapids squad. He then entered the service following the season and was in active duty between 1942-1945.