Peoria Distillers
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Ballpark | Lake View Park |
The Peoria Distillers were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off from 1894 to 1917. They played in the
Management
Under managers
Pants Rowland was the Peoria team's manager in 1913, then was hired by Charles Comiskey to be manager of the Chicago White Sox. He guided them to the 1917 World Series championship, the last one won by the White Sox until 2005.
Notable players
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Others who played for the Distillers in the 19th century and proceeded to the majors included Harry Bay, Jimmy Burke, Frank Dillon, Frank Donnelly, Dan Dugdale, Hi Ebright, Zaza Harvey, John Roach and Harry Truby. In 1902 George Stone, who later was the 1906 American League batting champion, played for the team. In 1913, outfielder Max Flack played for the Distillers, and would go on to play for St. Louis in the 1918 World Series.
Legacy
The Peoria Chiefs will occasionally play as the Peoria Distillers, sell throwback jerseys, and decorate the stadium with historic pictures of Distillers players.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ^ Peoria, IL BR page
- ^ a b Luciano, Phil (2023-04-27). "If only that outfield wall could talk". Peoria Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Reichard, Kevin (2017-06-26). "Peoria Distillers To Take Field Thursday | Ballpark Digest". Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Simmons, Ted (2019-03-27). "Minor League Baseball Teams Honor Their Whiskey History". whiskyadvocate.com. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Eminian, Dave (2022-02-22). "Orange Barrels and Pork Tenderloins? How these new Peoria Chiefs identities were born". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Schindler, Cody (2019-02-22). "A Chiefs History Lesson". Medium. Retrieved 2023-10-05.