Staley and headed by George Halas that relocated from Decatur in 1922 and became the Chicago Bears.
[5] The Commodores began play at Downing Racetrack (now called Hess Park) in 1901.
The team was often called the "Commies" for short, from a time before that became a slang term for "Communist".
The following no-hitters[7] were pitched by Decatur pitchers in Midwest League play: Baseball Hall of Fame alumni Notable alumni The Commodores appear in Harry Turtledove's Worldwar series, an alternate history in which aliens invade Earth in 1942 and the Second World War turns into an interplanetary war.
A considerable part of the series is described from these three characters' points of view, in which their baseball background plays a significant role in a number of ways.