Freeport, IL

Freeport is in northern Illinois, 20 miles west of Rockford, IL.

Teams that have played here

• Freeport Pretzels, Wisconsin State League (1905-1907)
• Freeport Pretzels, Wisconsin-Illinois League (1908-1909)
• Freeport Pretzels, Northern Association (1910)
• Freeport Pretzels, Bi-State League (1915)
• Freeport Comeons, Three-I League (1915)

Persons who were born here

• John Callahan, pitcher
• William Eckert, Commissioner
• Todd Freese, umpire
• Chip Gosewisch, minor league catcher
• Tuffy Gosewisch, catcher
• Arthur Hillebrand, minor league pitcher
• Homer Hillebrand, pitcher
• Walter Krueger, minor league infielder and manager
• Jason Pearson, pitcher

Persons who died here

• Walter Krueger, minor league infielder and manager
• Clyde Southwick, catcher
• Jack Warhop, pitcher

Educational institutions located here

• Freeport High School
• Highland Community College

Further Reading

• Jim Leeke: "The Empire of Freeport: Baseball in Northern Illinois and Iowa in 1865", The National Pastime, SABR, 51, 2023, pp. 7-10.