Thursday, January 25, 2018

Peoria Native Jim Thome Voted Into Baseball Hall of Fame

One of Peoria's best baseball players is now, officially, enshrined in baseball history.  Baseball writers yesterday voted Jim Thome [[ tow-me ]] into the Hall of Fame.  Thome grew up in Peoria, went to Illinois Central College, then played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball.  Most notably, Thome was a slugger for the Cleveland Indians, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago White Sox.  Thome ended his career with 612 home runs, that's the eighth-most all time.

No comments:

Post a Comment