Danville Speakers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Ironton Nailers with their last coming in

with their last coming in 1940

once known as “Bloody Harlan” for the violent mine wars of the 1930s

and Citizens (1955) all played in lower-level circuits before organized baseball left for good

had settled by 1948

Danville Speakers Hoodie - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Illinois Ironton Nailers with their last coming inThe Danville Speakers hailed from Danville, Illinois, and played in the Triple I League from 1910 1914 and spent one year in the Eastern Illinois League in 1908. In the Eastern Illinois League, the Speakers were league champs with a 65 27 record. Unfortunately, the league disbanded after the 1908 season due to a lack of teams. Upon moving to the Triple I the Speakers didn't have as much success, with their best season coming in 1913 with a 69 68