Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon). Tim Hulett- Born in Springfield Timothy Craig Hulett, Sr. (born January 12, 1960) is…
Born in Central Illinois Major Leaguers He was born Emil John Leonard on March 25, 1909, in Auburn, Illinois to Emil and Julia Leonard. The story goes that he got the nickname from an earlier baseball player named Dutch. Leonard was a high school star in basketball and football as the school didn’t offer baseball….
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon). Central Illinois Born Major Leaguers Timothy Green Hendryx was born on January 31, 1891,…
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon) Frank “Pop” Dillon -Born in Normal, Illinois Frank “Pop” Dillon was born in…
Jake Stahl Born in Elkhart Univ of Illinois Football Captain and MLB World Series Winning Manager He was born Garland Stahl on April 13, 1879, in Elkhart, Illinois where his parent, Henry and Eliza, opened a general store. Henry had served in the Civil War and survived the Battle of Shiloh. Garland graduated…
Central Illinois has had many major league baseball players in history. Let’s look at them from the 12 counties that we have selected to become Central Illinois. (Logan, McLean, DeWitt, Woodford, Fulton, Peoria, Mason, Tazewell, Cass, Morgan, Menard, Sangamon) Check out all of the biographies HERE. FIRST- I did not write this article as…
Samuel Dailey- Born in Oakford Born March 31, 1904, in Oakford, Illinois, Samuel Dailey had a short major league career. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on July 4, 1929, in Game 2 of a doubleheader in Brooklyn. He allowed one hit but went unscored on in that game. He took his…
NEXT: June 24, 2019, Sam Dailey born in Oakford, Illinois Norwood Ringold Gibson was born on March 11, 1877, in Peoria, Illinois to Nathaniel and Josephine Kuhn Gibson. His father worked for the City of Peoria as a surveyor and was a civil engineer. Both parents migrated to Illinois from Pennsylvania after marriage as…
This article was NOT written by me but is from John Thorn who is the Official Baseball Historian for Major League Baseball. Check out his website called OUR GAME. BASEBALL RULES The New York Clipper, first published in 1853, did not offer an illustration of baseball until 1857; until then, and for…
Harry Staley born in Jacksonville, Illinois.