Pete Vonachen

Harold Albert Vonachen, Jr.
(Pete)

• School Bradley University
• High School Spalding Institute
• Born August 31, 1925 in Peoria, IL USA
• Died June 10, 2013 in Peoria, IL USA

Biographical Information

Pete Vonachen was a baseball executive who owned the Peoria Chiefs in the 1980s and 1990s. He served as general manager of the squad from 1994 to 1998. At one point, he won the Midwest League Executive of the Year and The Sporting News Class A Pro Baseball Minor League Executive of the Year. Pete Vonachen Stadium is named after him.

He served in the Navy during World War II.