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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [6] Philomena Gianfrancisco: Apr 20, 1923: Jan 10, 1992: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [7] Florence Hay: May 24, 1982: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [8] Arlene Kotil: May 22, 1934
The Danville Dans are a collegiate summer league baseball team located in Danville, Illinois. The team plays in the Prospect League, which their former league, the NCAA-sanctioned Central Illinois Collegiate League, was absorbed into after the 2008 season. In their history as a CICL team, the Dans won nine tournament titles.
The Danville Veterans rejoined the Three-I League in 1922–1932, winning league championships in 1927 and 1930. Danville was an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1927–1932. Joe McGinnity, 1946 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee. After World War II, the Brooklyn Dodgers came to town with their Danville Dodgers affiliate in the Three-I League.
Frontier League Division Series: Defeated the Southern Illinois Miners 3–1. Frontier League Championship Series: Defeated the Kalamazoo Kings 3–0. 2009: 56–40.583: 2nd in FL West: Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. River City Rascals 3–0. 2010: 56–38.596: 1st in FL East: Frontier League Division Series: Lost vs. Traverse City ...
Erik Pappas is a former Major League Baseball catcher (1991–94), playing major league games for both the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs. He was also a member of the 2004 Greek baseball team which participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [89] [90] Simeon Rice is a former NFL defensive end (1996–2007).
On September 18, 2011, the Slammers were named Frontier League champions after defeating the River City Rascals, 6–5 in Joliet, taking the best-of-five Frontier League championship series three games to one. Following the 2012 season, the Slammers were purchased on October 15, 2012, by Joliet Community Baseball & Entertainment, LLC.
Les Miller Field at Curtis Granderson Stadium is a baseball stadium on the UIC campus in Chicago, Illinois that seats 1,000 spectators and is named for Les Miller, UIC head baseball coach from 1949 to 1979, and Curtis Granderson, an alumnus of the program. During Miller's tenure, the program won over 500 games.
The Kane County Cougars are a professional baseball team located in Geneva, Illinois, and are members of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an official Partner League of Major League Baseball (MLB). [1] They play their home games at Northwestern Medicine Field.