when a 17-year-old outfielder from New Athens
including the Ashland Fruit Company team
and made of white
After 1955 the Blue-Grays name disappeared
which resulted in the 1960 Davenport Braves joining the newly organized Midwest League
Decatur Commies Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois topeka owls when a 17-year-old outfielder fromThe Decatur Commodores, nicknamed the Commies, were a long running minor league baseball team from Decatur that played from 1900 1974, primarily in the Three I League, and won league titles in 1928, 1952, 1953, and 1957. In the 1920s, they shared Staley Field with the Decatur Staleys football team, which later became the Chicago Bears. Despite the unusual nickname, Commies referred to Commodore Stephen Decatur, the citys namesake, and notable alumni