Several different minor league ballclubs have been based in the town of Danville, Illinois, fielding teams in 38 seasons between 1888 and 1982 under various monikers. The Danville Suns (1982), Danville Dodgers (1975–1976), Danville Warriors (1970–1974), Danville Dans (1951–1954), Danville Dodgers (1946–1950), Danville Veterans (1922–1932), Danville Speakers (1908, 1910–1914), Danville Old Soldiers (1906), Danville Champions (1900) and Danville Browns (1888, 1889) were the minor league teams. Danville teams played at Soldiers Home Park (1922–1932) and Danville Stadium (1946–1982).
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 1946 the Dodgers looked to have Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe play for the Danville Dodgers. Campanella and Newcombe signed contracts with Danville, but never played there after the idea of integrating received push back. Instead, the players went to Nashua.[1][2]
After a period of fifteen seasons without a minor league team, the 1970 Danville Warriors rejoined the Midwest League, playing at Danville Stadium. The Warriors were a co-op club in 1970, before becoming a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate in 1971 and remained a Brewers farm club through 1974. The Warriors experienced their share of success in their five years. They were Southern Division first half champions in 1971 (losing to Quad Cities in the playoffs); won the Southern Division in both halves in 1972, going on to win the Midwest league championship; again won the division first half championship in 1973, beating Decatur in the first round of the playoffs but losing in the championship round to Wisconsin Rapids; and winning the second half division championship in 1974, going on to win the league title by defeating Quad Cities and Appleton in succession.[3]
The Danville Dodgers name was reborn in 1975, when it became a Los Angeles Dodgers farm club for two seasons. The franchise folded after the 1976 season.[4]
Danville minor league teams played at Soldiers Home Park from 1922 to 1932. Teams between 1946 and 1982 played at Danville Stadium. Danville Stadium is still in use by today's Danville Dans and is located at 610 Highland Boulevard in Danville, Illinois.[5][6][7]
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Several different minor league ballclubs have been based in the town of Danville Illinois fielding teams in 38 seasons between 1888 and 1982 under various monikers The Danville Suns 1982 Danville Dodgers 1975 1976 Danville Warriors 1970 1974 Danville Dans 1951 1954 Danville Dodgers 1946 1950 Danville Veterans 1922 1932 Danville Speakers 1908 1910 1914 Danville Old Soldiers 1906 Danville Champions 1900 and Danville Browns 1888 1889 were the minor league teams Danville teams played at Soldiers Home Park 1922 1932 and Danville Stadium 1946 1982 Danville Baseball Team1888 1982 1888 1889 1900 1906 1908 1910 1914 1922 1932 1946 1954 1970 1976 1982 Danville IllinoisMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass A 1970 1976 1982 Class D 1906 1908 1951 1954 Class B 1910 1914 1922 1932 1946 1950 LeagueMidwest League 1970 1976 1982 Previous leaguesMississippi Ohio Valley League 1951 1954 Illinois Indiana Iowa League 1910 1914 1922 1932 1946 1950 Eastern Illinois League 1908 Kentucky Illinois Tennessee League 1906 Central League 1900 Illinois Indiana League 1889 Central Interstate League 1888 Major league affiliationsPrevious teamsCalifornia Angels 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers 1975 1976 Milwaukee Brewers 1971 1974 New York Giants 1954 Chicago White Sox 1953 Boston Braves 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 1946 1950 St Louis Cardinals 1927 1932 Minor league titlesLeague titles6 1927 1930 1951 1954 1972 1974 Team dataPrevious namesDanville Suns 1982 Danville Dodgers 1975 1976 Danville Warriors 1970 1974 Danville Dans 1951 1954 Danville Dodgers 1946 1950 Danville Veterans 1922 1932 Danville Speakers 1908 1910 1914 Danville Old Soldiers 1906 Danville Champions 1900 Danville Browns 1888 1889 Previous parksDanville StadiumIn 1989 the Danville Dans of the collegiate summer league began play in the Prospect League Contents 1 Danville team history 2 Ballparks 3 Danville alumni 3 1 Baseball Hall of Fame alumni 3 2 Notable alumni 4 References 5 External linksDanville team history EditThe 1888 Danville Browns were the first professional team in Danville playing in the Central Interstate League and the Illinois Indiana League in 1889 The Danville Champions played in the Central League in 1900 and the Danville Old Soldiers in the Kentucky Illinois Tennessee League in 1906 The Danville Speakers played in the Eastern Illinois League in 1908 and in the Illinois Indiana Iowa League Three I League from 1910 to 1914 Major leaguers Medric Boucher Cecil Coombs Bob Fisher Buck Hopkins Pete Hildebrand Hosea Siner Bert Graham Rube Sellers Connie Walsh Otto Vogel Walt Devoy and Hod Eller played for the Speakers in its short time in existence under that moniker They moved to Moline Illinois and became the Moline Plowboys during the 1914 season 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 nbsp Joe McGinnity 1946 Baseball Hall of Fame InducteeAfter World War II the Brooklyn Dodgers came to town with their Danville Dodgers affiliate in the Three I League In 1946 the Dodgers looked to have Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe play for the Danville Dodgers Campanella and Newcombe signed contracts with Danville but never played there after the idea of integrating received push back Instead the players went to Nashua 1 2 After the Dodgers left the team remained as the Danville Dans joining the Mississippi Ohio Valley League and winning the 1951 Championship and later capturing the Midwest League Championship in 1954 reflecting the new league name of the old Mississippi Ohio Valley League The Dans were affiliated with the Boston Braves 1952 Chicago White Sox 1953 and New York Giants 1954 After a period of fifteen seasons without a minor league team the 1970 Danville Warriors rejoined the Midwest League playing at Danville Stadium The Warriors were a co op club in 1970 before becoming a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate in 1971 and remained a Brewers farm club through 1974 The Warriors experienced their share of success in their five years They were Southern Division first half champions in 1971 losing to Quad Cities in the playoffs won the Southern Division in both halves in 1972 going on to win the Midwest league championship again won the division first half championship in 1973 beating Decatur in the first round of the playoffs but losing in the championship round to Wisconsin Rapids and winning the second half division championship in 1974 going on to win the league title by defeating Quad Cities and Appleton in succession 3 The Danville Dodgers name was reborn in 1975 when it became a Los Angeles Dodgers farm club for two seasons The franchise folded after the 1976 season 4 The 1982 Danville Suns rejoined the league for one season as an affiliate of the California Angels The franchise relocated to Peoria Illinois to become the Peoria Chiefs in 1983 The Danville Dans of the summer collegiate Prospect League have played since 1989 utilizing Danville Stadium Ballparks EditDanville minor league teams played at Soldiers Home Park from 1922 to 1932 Teams between 1946 and 1982 played at Danville Stadium Danville Stadium is still in use by today s Danville Dans and is located at 610 Highland Boulevard in Danville Illinois 5 6 7 Danville alumni EditBaseball Hall of Fame alumni Edit Joe McGinnity 1922 Inducted 1946 Red Ruffing 1923 Inducted 1967Notable alumni Edit Dick Schofield 1982 Devon White 1982 7 x GG 3 x MLB All Star Dave Stewart 1976 MLB All Star 1989 World Series MVP 1990 Roberto Clemente Award 1987 AL Wins Leader Pedro Guerrero 1975 5 x MLB All Star 1981 World Series MVP Jerry Augustine 1974 Dick Davis 1974 Bill Castro 1972 1973 Sam Mejias 1972 1973 Tom Hausman 1972 Sixto Lezcano 1972 Charlie Moore 1972 Eduardo Rodriguez 1972 Pedro Garcia Darrell Porter 1971 4 x MLB All Star 1982 World Series MVP Gorman Thomas 1971 MLB All Star 2 AL HR Leader 1979 1982 Bill Travers 1971 MLB All Star Cecil Cooper 1970 5 x MLB All Star 1983 Roberto Clemente Award 2 AL RBI Leader 1980 1983 Leon Wagner 1954 MLB All Star 1962 All Star Game MVP Walt Moryn 1949 MLB All Star Carl Erskine 1947 MLB All Star 2 x MLB No hitter Morrie Martin 1947 Cal Abrams 1946 Toby Atwell 1946 MLB All Star Preston Ward 1946 Bill Beckmann 1932 Como Cotelle 1930 Bob Klinger 1930 1932 Ed Heusser 1931 1944 NL ERA Leader Bill DeLancey 1931 Billy Myers 1929 1930 Ray Starr 1926 1930 MLB All Star Roger Wolff 1930 Hal Smith 1929 Ripper Collins 1928 3 x MLB All Star 1934 NL HR Leader Tony Cuccinello 1928 3 x MLB All Star Paul Derringer 1927 1928 6 x MLB All Star Allyn Stout 1928 Hack Miller 1927 Heinie Schuble 1927 Phil Weintraub 1927 Roy Johnson 1925 Hick Cady 1924 MGR Harry Rice 1923 Hod Eller 1914 Frank Huelsman 1900 Harry McIntire 1900 George Rohe 1900 John Grim 1888 Jerry Harrington 1888 References Edit Don Newcombe s rare interview Dodger great talks about barriers and breaking them down Orange County Register 2017 06 14 Retrieved 2018 12 05 1946 Roy Campanella Double Signed Class B Danville Dodgers Lot 81725 Heritage Auctions Retrieved 2018 12 05 MWLGuide com Midwest League 1970 http www mwlguide com years 1970 MWLGuide com Midwest League 1971 http www mwlguide com years 1971 MWLGuide com Midwest League 1972 http www mwlguide com years 1972 MWLGuide com Midwest League 1973 http www mwlguide com years 1973 MWLGuide com Midwest League Guide 1974 http www mwlguide com years 1974 MWLGuide com Midwest League 1975 http www mwlguide com years 1975 MWLGuide com Midwest League Guide 1976 http www mwlguide com years 1976 All updated November 2000 downloaded April 7 2013 MWLGuide com Baseball in Danville Illinois Updated February 20 2000 downloaded April 7 2013 Danville Stadium Is Rich in History www danvilledans org Danville Stadium Minor League History Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on 2015 09 22 Soldiers Home Park Minor League History Baseball Reference com Archived from the original on 2015 10 09 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