Cairo, IL
From BR Bullpen
Cairo is located at the southernmost tip of the state of Illinois, at the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, 20 miles west of Paducah, KY.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Cairo, Central League (1897)
- Cairo Egyptians, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1903, 1911-1914, 1922-1924, 1946-1948)
- Cairo Champions, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1904)
- Cairo Giants, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1905-1906)
- Cairo Dodgers, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1949-1950)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Chet Covington, pitcher
- Vern Curtis, pitcher
- John Healy, pitcher
- Stack Martin, utility player
- Ed Morgan, infielder
- Leroy Sutton, pitcher
Persons who died here[edit]
- Vern Curtis, pitcher
- Frank McAllister, pitcher
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