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Jim Thome played in the majors between 1991-2009

# Players born in city: 34

Major Leaguers: [12] - Brenton, Caffyn, Donlin, Gibson, Gilles, Girardi, Mabeus, Monroe, Stout, Thomas, Thome, Whiteman

High Schools: Illinois Valley Central, Manual, Peoria Bergan, Peoria Central, Richwoods, Spalding Institute, Woodruff

Colleges: Bradley University

Stadiums: O'Brien Field, Pete Vonachen Stadium at Meinen Field

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Major Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Lynn Brenton	Oct 7,1890	P	MLB	1913-1921	1921
Ben Caffyn	Feb 10,1880	OF	MLB	1906-1906	1906
Mike Donlin	May 30,1878	OF	MLB	1903-1914	1914
Norwood Gibson	Mar 11,1877	P	MLB	1903-1906	1906		University of Notre Dame
Tom Gilles	Jul 2,1962	P	MLB	1990-1990	1991	Peoria Bergan (Peoria,IL)	Indiana State University
Joe Girardi	Oct 14,1964	C	MLB	1989-2003	2003	Spalding Institute (Peoria,IL)	Northwestern University
Chris Mabeus	Feb 11,1979	P	MLB	2006-2006	2006		Lewis-Clark State College
Zach Monroe	Jul 8,1931	P	MLB	1958-1959	1959	Woodruff (Peoria,IL)	Bradley University
Allyn Stout	Oct 31,1904	P	MLB	1931-1943	1943
Lee Thomas	Feb 5,1936	OF-1B	MLB	1961-1968	1968	Alameda (CA)
Jim Thome	Aug 27,1970	1B-3B	MLB	1991-2009	2009	Limestone Community (Bartonville,IL)	Illinois Central College
George Whiteman	Dec 23,1882	OF	MLB	1907-1918	1918

Minor Leaguers

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Jake Eigsti	Jun 13,1984	SS	AA		2009	Eureka (Eureka,IL)	Indiana State University
Ryan Eigsti	Aug 24,1985	C	A+		2009	Eureka (Eureka,IL)	Bradley University
Evan Fahrner	Mar 4,1978	P	AA		2007		Bradley University
Dan Hargis	Mar 8,1968	OF	A+		1991	Metamora (IL)	Eastern Illinois University
Ryan Knox	Jun 28,1977	OF	AAA		2006		Illinois State University
Kevin McGann	May 21,1958	3B	A-		1980	Spalding Institute (Peoria,IL)	University of New Orleans
Ryan Mills	Jul 21,1977	P	AAA		2004	Horizon (Scottsdale,AZ)	Arizona State University
Joe Napoli	Oct 4,1982	OF	A+		2007		Bradley University
Brian Nelson	May 11,1976	C	A		2006	Sarasota (Sarasota,FL)	Edison State College
Tim Sturdy	Oct 8,1978	P	AAA		2002	La Cueva (Albuquerque,NM)
Sean Watkins	Oct 6,1974	1B	A+		1997	Notre Dame (Peoria Heights,IL)	Bradley University
Scott White	Oct 18,1983	3B	A+		2008	Walton (Marietta,GA)
Brandon Wikoff	Apr 5,1988	IF	A		2009	Limestone Community (Bartonville,IL)	University of Illinois

College and other players

Player Name	Born Date	Pos	High Level	MLB Years	Last Active	High School	College
Tyler Anderson	Oct 28,1987	IF/OF	College		2009	Illinois Valley Central (Peoria,IL)	Bradley University
Greg Andrews	Mar 11,1981	IF	Ind		2007	Manual (Peoria,IL)	Southern Illinois University
Derek Duclos	Oct 30,1982	P	Ind		2008	Malvern Prep (Malvern,PA)	University of Richmond
Josh Foreman	May 23,1983	1B	College		2005	Brimfield (Brimfield,IL)	Murray State University
Ryan Kenny	Jan 9,1982	OF	College		2005	Notre Dame (Peoria Heights,IL)	Bradley University
Pat Kohorst	Mar 21,1983	P	Ind		2006		Western Illinois University
Ricky Mccool	Jun 23,1981	P	Ind		2004		Western Illinois University
Ryan Sullivan	Aug 21,1981	SS	Ind		2007		Bradley University
Ryan Tousley	Dec 3,1984	OF	College		2007	Valley (West Des Moines,IA)	East Carolina University