The Pekin Celestials were an

Illinois–Missouri League The Illinois–Missouri League was an American minor league baseball league. The Class D (baseball), Class D league began operations in 1908, and continued through 1914 with teams located in Illinois and Missouri. The Lincoln Abes won consecutive ...

baseball team based in Pekin, Illinois, USA that played from 1909 to 1913. In their very first season, the Celestials had four different managers. Two future major league baseball players played for them that year as well:

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and

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. Coombs played for them in 1910 as well. In 1911 and 1912, future big leaguers Jim Bluejacket and

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played for the Celestials. 1913 is the only year in which no known future big league players played for the Celestials.

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