Pekin Celestials Explained

Pekin Celestials
Founded:	1909
City:	Pekin, Illinois
Class Level:	D
Current League:	Illinois–Missouri League
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Manager:	Walter Diehl Harry Horton Doug Jeffries Will Dithridge William Hickey Jack Herbert
Lastseason:	1913
Firstseason:	1909

The Pekin Celestials were an Illinois–Missouri League baseball team based in Pekin, Illinois, USA that played from 1909 to 1913.^[1]

In their very first season, the Celestials had four different managers. Two future major league baseball players played for them that year as well: Cecil Coombs and Mike Prendergast.^[2] Coombs played for them in 1910 as well.^[3] In 1911 and 1912, future big leaguers Jim Bluejacket and Patsy McGaffigan played for the Celestials.^{[4] [5]} 1913 is the only year in which no known future big league players played for the Celestials.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pekin, Illinois Minor League City Encyclopedia . . Philadelphia . 2010-04-21.
2. Web site: 1909 Pekin Celestials . . Philadelphia . 2010-04-21.
3. Web site: 1910 Pekin Celestials . . Philadelphia . 2010-04-21.
4. Web site: 1911 Pekin Celestials . . Philadelphia . 2010-04-21.
5. Web site: 1912 Pekin Celestials . . Philadelphia . 2010-04-21.
6. Web site: 1913 Pekin Celestials . . Pha . 2010-04-21.