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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: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [9] Irene Kotowicz: Dec 10, 1919: Jan 24, 2002
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.
Baseball executive Charles Weeghman hired his architect Zachary Taylor Davis to design the park, which was ready for baseball by the home opener on April 23, 1914. [10] The original tenants, the Chicago Whales (also called the Chi-Feds), came in second in the Federal League rankings in 1914, and won the league championship in 1915.
Baseball: Major League Baseball: 1875 Chicago White Sox: Baseball Major League Baseball 1894 Based in Chicago since 1900 Chicago Bulls: Basketball: National Basketball Association: 1966 [1] Chicago Sky: Basketball Women's National Basketball Association: 2005 Chicago Bears: Football: National Football League: 1919 Chicago Blackhawks: Ice hockey ...
A native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Davis made his Negro leagues debut with the St. Louis Stars in 1924. Known for his spitball and emery ball, [2] he enjoyed a career that lasted over 20 years. [3] Davis died in Chicago, Illinois in 1968 at age 64. His grave was marked by the Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005. [4]
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.
In 2000, Davis' .334 batting average was fifth-best in the league; he added 22 home runs and 21 stolen bases. [ citation needed ] Davis' 2001 season continued the trend, with a slash line of 335/.406/.558 to accompany 30 home runs, 95 runs, and 96 RBI.
Chicago, Illinois: 1891 Evangelical Covenant: 1,814 Vikings: 1959 1962? Illinois–Wisconsin (CCIW) [b] Northeastern Illinois University: Chicago, Illinois: 1867 Public 7,423 Golden Eagles: 1949 1980 (or 1989?) N/A [p] Purdue University–Northwest [q] Hammond & Westville, Indiana: 1973 Public 8,617 Pride: 1973 [q] 2017 Great Lakes (GLIAC) [k ...