WHEN: April 21 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: The Dwight Historical Society: 119 W Main Street, Dwight, IL 60420
ADMISSION: Free!
 
With baseball season in full swing, enjoy an evening with Bill Pearch, a Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) member and Dwight High School graduate (1991), as he discusses Dwight, Illinois’ unique connection to our national pastime. His presentation, “Dwight, Illinois: Where Big League Talent Met Small Town America,” will highlight our community’s earliest references to baseball, how Col. Frank L. Smith’s namesake team aided his political aspirations, and several of the major-league and independent teams that barnstormed through town in the early 20th century.
 
Pearch will shine a light on homegrown talent like Odell’s Bud Clancy (Chicago White Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), Wilmington’s George Cutshaw (Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers) and Dwight’s Eddie Higgins (St. Louis Cardinals) all of whom reached the major leagues. We will have baseball memorabilia including uniforms, team photos, tickets and baseball cards from the era on display.

WHEN: April 21 at 7 p.m. WHERE: The Dwight Historical Society: 119 W Main Street, Dwight, IL 60420 ADMISSION: Free!   With baseball season in full swing, enjoy an evening with Bill Pearch, a Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) member and Dwight High School graduate (1991), as he discusses Dwight, Illinois’ unique connection to […]