that played in the Class D Blue Grass League during the 1922 and 1923 seasons
The team’s “Distillers” nickname reflected Peoria’s strong distilling industry during that era
the Beardstown Infants moved to Jacksonville and also played as the Jacks
a comeback that inspired the 1949 Jimmy Stewart film "The Stratton Story
and Sunday crowds that made baseball the biggest show in town
Hammond Berries T-Shirt (Heavyweight) - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Louisiana ohio that played in the ClassThe Hammond Berries, based in Hammond, Louisiana, were the most successful franchise in the Evangeline League's post war era, winning the championship in 1947, 1949, and 1951. The team took its name from the strawberry farming that defined the region: Hammond sat at the center of Louisiana's strawberry belt, and the club played home games at Berry Stadium on the campus of what is now Southeastern Louisiana University. The Berries started slowly,