The Peoria Distillers were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off from 1894 to 1917. They played in the Western Association from 1894 to 1896; the Central League in 1900, 1904 and 1917; the Western League from 1902 to 1903; and the Three-I League from 1905 to 1917. The team was the second baseball team to play in Peoria. They played in Lake View Park.
5-531: Under managers David Drohan and Charley Stis , they won their first League Championship in 1911. In 1916, they won their second and final League Championship under the guidance of William Jackson. 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
10-541: A fielding percentage of .945, which was well below the league average at the time. Rowan's minor league career spanned ten seasons, from 1905 until 1914 . He also managed the minor league Peoria Distillers in 1910 and 1911 and the Peterborough Whitecaps in 1912 . Rowan died at the age of 72 in Toronto, Ontario , Canada. This biographical article relating to a baseball first baseman
15-730: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . David Drohan David Rowan (born David Drohan , December 6, 1882 – July 30, 1955) was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1911. A native of Elora, Ontario , Canada, the 28-year-old rookie stood 5'11" and weighed 175 lbs. Rowan spent about a month with St. Louis, playing in his first game May 27 and his last on June 22. He appeared in 18 games and hit .385 (25-for-65) with 11 runs batted in and 7 runs scored . He drew 4 walks which pushed his on-base percentage up to .420. At first base he handled 172 out of 182 total chances successfully for
20-888: The White Sox until 2005. Joe McGinnity , nicknamed "Iron Man," who would go on to have a long career in the Major Leagues and be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame , pitched every inning of a 21-inning game for the Peoria Distillers in 1898. His manager in Peoria was Pat Wright . 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
25-467: 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 . The Peoria Chiefs will occasionally play as the Peoria Distillers, sell throwback jerseys, and decorate the stadium with historic pictures of Distillers players. This article about a baseball team in Illinois
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