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{{short description|American Minor League baseball team}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox Minor League Baseball
| name             = Peoria Chiefs
| founded          = 1983
| city             = Peoria, Illinois
| misc             = 
| logo             = Peoria Chiefs.png
| uniformlogo      = Peoria Chiefs cap.PNG
| class level      = [[High-A]] (2021–present)
| past class level = [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] (1983–2020) 
| current league   = [[Midwest League]] (1983–present)
| conference       = 
| division         = West Division
| past league      = 
| majorleague      = [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (2013–present)
| pastmajorleague  = {{plainlist|
*[[Chicago Cubs]] (2005–2012)
*[[St. Louis Cardinals]] (1995–2004)
*[[Chicago Cubs]] (1985–1994)
*[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim|California Angels]] (1983–1984)
}}
| colors         = Red, navy, white<br>{{color box|#C30E2D}} {{color box|#092240}} {{color box|#FFF}}
| nickname       = Peoria Chiefs (1984–present)
| pastnames      = Peoria Suns (1983)
| ballpark       = [[Dozer Park]] (2002–present)
| pastparks      = [[Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)|Vonachen Stadium]] (1983–2001)
| mascot         = Homer
| leaguenum      = 1
| leaguechamps   = 2002
| divnum         = 4
| divisionchamps = {{hlist|1985|1986|2002|2018}}
|wildcardnum     = 8
|wildcardberths  = {{hlist|1985|1986|1998|2004|2015|2017|2018|2023}}
|firsthalfnum    = 3
|firsthalfchamps = {{hlist|2002|2006|2016}}
|secondhalfnum   = 2
|secondhalfchamps= {{hlist|1996|2009}}
| owner          = Peoria Chiefs Baseball LLC
| manager        = Roberto Espinoza
| gm             = Jason Mott
| website        = {{URL|https://www.milb.com/peoria|milb.com/peoria}}
}}

The '''Peoria Chiefs''' are a [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[Midwest League]] and the [[High-A]] affiliate of the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. The team was established in 1983 as the '''Peoria Suns'''. They are located in [[Peoria, Illinois]], and were named for the [[Peoria (tribe)|Peoria]] [[Native American tribe|Indian tribe]] for which the city was named. In 2005, the team replaced the indigenous imagery associated with the Chiefs name and moved to a logo of a [[Dalmatian dog|dalmatian]] depicted as a [[fire chief]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pjstar.com/sports/20201011/how-peoria-chiefs-long-ago-moved-away-from-native-american-imagery|title = How the Peoria Chiefs long ago moved away from Native American imagery}}</ref> The Chiefs play their home games at [[Dozer Park]], which opened in 2002. They previously played at [[Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)|Vonachen Stadium]] near [[Bradley University]] from 1983 through 2001. The Chiefs have made the playoffs a total of 13 times, through eight wild-card berths, three first-half titles, and two second-half titles.

==History==
===Earlier professional baseball in Peoria===
The history of professional baseball in Peoria dates to the late 19th century. The [[Peoria Reds]], [[Peoria Canaries]], and [[Peoria Blackbirds]] played in several early leagues during parts of 1878 to 1895. The first ballpark used by these teams was reportedly called '''Sylvan Park''' and was located at the corner of Northeast Glendale Avenue and Spring Street on the location of the present-day St. Augustine Manor.{{sfn|Benson|1989|p=293}} In 1883, the club moved a few blocks toward [[Peoria Lake]], to a facility called '''Lake View Park''', on the southeast corner of Northeast Adams Street and Grant Street, which would remain the home of various Peoria clubs for the next four decades.

The 1895 club was dubbed the [[Peoria Distillers]], referencing the [[Hiram Walker]] plant. From 1891 to 1911, Frank E. Murphy from [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]], became involved with baseball, beginning with the purchase of the Peoria team of the Midwest League, which he later renamed the [[Peoria Hoosiers]]. That nickname would stick with the various Peoria clubs for the next couple of decades, including their first stretch with the [[Three-I League]] from 1905 to 1917. After the resumption of following the peak of American involvement in [[World War I]], the [[Peoria Tractors]] name gained favor in 1919, with the growth of the nearby branch of the company later called [[Caterpillar Inc.]]

In 1923, the team opened a new ballpark called '''Woodruff Field''' in honor of a long-time mayor of Peoria. The new park was just across Grant Street from Lake View Park. The Tractors continued to play in several leagues before folding after the 1937 season. The city was then without professional baseball for the next 15 years. The name Peoria Chiefs first appeared with a new franchise in the Three-I League in 1953. This club disbanded after 1957, and Peoria was again without professional ball, for the next 25 years until the current Chiefs set up shop. The Woodruff Field site is now a softball facility called Woodruff Park.

===Current franchise===
[[File:PeoriaChiefs1990.jpg|thumb|right|The Chiefs in action in 1990]]
The Peoria Suns were established in 1983. They played their home games at [[Shea Stadium (Peoria, Illinois)|Meinen Field]], built in 1968, near the [[Bradley University]] campus. The team's name was changed to the Chiefs in 1984. The 1984 team was [[manager (baseball)|managed]] by future [[Major League Baseball]] manager [[Joe Maddon]].

The 1988 team, managed by future major league manager [[Jim Tracy (baseball)|Jim Tracy]], was the subject of Joseph Bosco's book ''The Boys Who Would Be Cubs''.<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1990/07/27/crying-foul-over-the-inside-story-of-would-be-cubs/ Crying `Foul!` Over The Inside Story Of Would-be Cubs – tribunedigital-chicagotribune<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Meinen Field was renovated before the 1992 season and renamed Vonachen Stadium in honor of Chiefs owner [[Pete Vonachen]]. The team moved to [[Dozer Park]] in downtown Peoria on May 24, 2002. During the new park's first year, the team set a franchise attendance record of 254,407&nbsp;and won the Midwest League championship.

Former Cubs catcher [[Jody Davis (baseball)|Jody Davis]] managed the 2006 team.

[[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Famer]] [[Ryne Sandberg]] was hired to manage the 2007 Chiefs, which went 71–68 and finished the second half 40–30 in a tie for the division title, but missed the playoff on a tiebreaker. The team set a new season attendance record of 259,794, an average of 3,800 per game. Sandberg returned to manage the Chiefs in 2008. The team set a Midwest League single-game attendance record on July 29, 2008, when the Chiefs drew a crowd of 32,103 to [[Wrigley Field]] in Chicago for a game against the [[Kane County Cougars]].

The Chiefs' affiliation with the Cubs ended after the 2012 season,<ref>[http://www.pjstar.com/free/x912153883/Report-Chiefs-losing-Cubs-affiliation-to-Kane-County Report: Chiefs losing Cubs affiliation to Kane County]</ref> and they entered into a player-development contract with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name="peoriacards">{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-38612194 | title=Chiefs Sign Affiliation Agreement with St. Louis Cardinals | publisher=Peoria Chiefs | date=September 18, 2012 | access-date=September 19, 2012 | author=Baliva, Nathan}}</ref>

Under [[Major League Baseball]]'s restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Chiefs were organized into the [[High-A Central]].<ref name="JMayo2-12-2021">{{cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=MLB Announces New Minors Teams, Leagues|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/new-minor-league-baseball-structure|website=Major League Baseball|date=February 12, 2021|access-date=February 12, 2021}}</ref> In 2022, the High-A Central became known as the Midwest League, the name used by the regional circuit before the 2021 reorganization.<ref name="MWLrename">{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022}}</ref>

===2008 brawl===
During a game on July 23, 2008, [[Dayton Dragons]] hit three Chiefs batters. The teams played again the following day, and in the first inning, Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo hit Dragons batter [[Zack Cozart]] in the head. Two batters later, Castillo hit Angel Cabrera in the arm, and nearly hit another Dragon player in the head after that. Cabrera then spiked the Chiefs shortstop at second base on a slide. At that point, Chiefs fill-in manager [[Carmelo Martinez]] began arguing with the umpire. This brought out the Dragons manager, Donnie Scott, and the two argued for a few minutes before the umpires broke it up.

During the coaches' argument, pitcher Castillo fired a ball at the Dragons' dugout. The ball struck a fan, who was taken to the hospital. Brandon Menchaca proceeded to tackle Castillo from behind as both benches cleared, delaying the game for 69&nbsp;minutes. After the game, Castillo was arrested for felonious assault.<ref>[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080724&content_id=3191085&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb "Arrest made after Minor League fracas" MLB.com July 25, 2008]</ref>  The injured fan, Chris McCarthy, suffered a concussion but recovered.

On August 8, 2009, Castillo was convicted of felonious assault causing serious physical injury and was sentenced to 30 days in jail.<ref>[[Associated Press]], "[https://www.espn.com/minorlbb/news/story?id=4381593 Castillo gets jail, probation]", ''[[ESPN]]'', August 6, 2009.</ref>  In April 2010, a judge released Castillo from probation "on the condition that he leave the United States and not return for a minimum of three years."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2010-04-14-minor-league-brawl_N.htm "No jail time for minor league pitcher in brawl"] [[USA Today]] Retrieved May 7, 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-437052|title = Peoria's Castillo arrested in brawl game}}</ref>

==Season-by-season records==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!scope="col"|Season
!scope="col"|League
!scope="col"|Division
!scope="col"|Finish{{Ref label|FWL|d|d}}
!scope="col"|Wins{{Ref label|FWL|d|d}}
!scope="col"|Losses{{Ref label|FWL|d|d}}
!scope="col"|Win%
!scope="col"|GB{{Ref label|GB|e|e}}
!scope="col"|Postseason
!scope="col"|MLB affiliate
|-
|align="center" colspan="12" style="{{Baseball primary style|California Angels|border=2}};"|'''Peoria Suns'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1983
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|85
|align="center"|.388
|align="center"|26
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]
|-
|colspan="12" align="center" style="{{Baseball primary style|St. Louis Cardinals|border=2}};"|'''Peoria Chiefs'''
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1984
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|66
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|.475
|align="center"|4
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1985
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|1st
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|65
|align="center"|.536
|align="center"| —
|Wild Card Berth<br>Won South Division title vs. [[Beloit Brewers|Beloit]], 2–1<br>Lost [[List of Midwest League champions|MWL championship]] vs. [[Kenosha Twins|Kenosha]], 1–3
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1986
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|77
|align="center"|63   
|align="center"|.550
|align="center"|10
|Wild Card Berth<br>Won South Division title vs. [[Springfield (IL) Cardinals|Springfield]], 2–0 <br>Lost [[List of Midwest League champions|MWL championship]] vs. [[Waterloo Indians|Waterloo]], 0–2
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1987
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|69  
|align="center"|.507
|align="center"|23
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1988
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|70 
|align="center"|.500
|align="center"|17
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1989
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|80
|align="center"|59  
|align="center"|.576
|align="center"|1
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1990
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|7th
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|82  
|align="center"|.401
|align="center"|34.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1991
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|6th
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|76   
|align="center"|.449
|align="center"|18.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1992
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|74  
|align="center"|.456
|align="center"|28.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1993
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|59
|align="center"|79  
|align="center"|.428
|align="center"|23
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1994
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|South
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|70  
|align="center"|.493
|align="center"|8.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1995
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|62
|align="center"|72  
|align="center"|.463
|align="center"|12.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1996
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|Central
|align="center"|1st
|align="center"|79
|align="center"|57  
|align="center"|.581
|align="center"|—
|Won Second Half Central Division title<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Wisconsin Timber Rattlers|Wisconsin]], 1–2
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1997
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|Central
|align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|69  
|align="center"|.504
|align="center"|6
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1998
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|Central
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|68  
|align="center"|.514
|align="center"|1.5
|Wild Card Berth<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Fort Wayne Wizards|Fort Wayne]], 1–2
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|1999
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|Central
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|76   
|align="center"|.453
|align="center"|16
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2000
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|74  
|align="center"|.460
|align="center"|14.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2001
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|6th
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|81  
|align="center"|.413
|align="center"|31
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2002
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|1st
|align="center"|85
|align="center"|53   
|align="center"|.616
|align="center"|—
|Won First Half West Division title<br>Won quarterfinals vs. [[Burlington Bees|Burlington]], 2–0<br>Won West Division title vs. [[Cedar Rapids Kernels|Cedar Rapids]], 2–0<br>Won [[List of Midwest League champions|MWL championship]] vs. [[Lansing Lugnuts|Lansing]], 3–1
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2003
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|6th
|align="center"|65
|align="center"|73   
|align="center"|.471
|align="center"|14.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2004
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|64   
|align="center"|.540
|align="center"|8
|Wild Card Berth<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Kane County Cougars|Kane County]], 1–2 
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2005
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|72   
|align="center"|.486
|align="center"|8.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2006
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|64   
|align="center"|.540
|align="center"|4
|Won First Half West Division title<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Beloit Snappers|Beloit]], 1–2
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2007
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|68   
|align="center"|.511
|align="center"|7.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2008
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|7th
|align="center"|60
|align="center"|78   
|align="center"|.435
|align="center"|18.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2009
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|1st
|align="center"|81
|align="center"|57   
|align="center"|.587
|align="center"|—
|Won Second Half Central Division title<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Cedar Rapids Kernels|Cedar Rapids]], 2–0
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2010
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|71
|align="center"|66 
|align="center"|.518
|align="center"|11.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2011
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|8th
|align="center"|60
|align="center"|79   
|align="center"|.432
|align="center"|22
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2012
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|7th
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|75  
|align="center"|.457
|align="center"|14.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[Chicago Cubs]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2013
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|68
|align="center"|69  
|align="center"|.496
|align="center"|19.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2014
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|67   
|align="center"|.518
|align="center"|18.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2015
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|75
|align="center"|63   
|align="center"|.543
|align="center"|13
|Wild Card Berth<br>Won quarterfinals vs. [[Kane County Cougars|Kane County]], 2–0<br>Lost West Division title vs. [[Cedar Rapids Kernels|Cedar Rapids]], 0–2
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2016
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|66   
|align="center"|.525
|align="center"|12.5
|Won First Half West Division title<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Clinton LumberKings|Clinton]], 0–2
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2017
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|4th
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|70  
|align="center"|.496
|align="center"|10.5
|Wild Card Berth<br>Lost quarterfinals vs. [[Quad Cities River Bandits|Quad Cities]], 1–2 
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2018
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|76
|align="center"|63   
|align="center"|.547
|align="center"|4.5
|Wild Card Berth<br>Won quarterfinals vs. [[Quad Cities River Bandits|Quad Cities]], 2–0<br>Won West Division title vs. [[Cedar Rapids Kernels|Cedar Rapids]], 2–0<br>Lost [[List of Midwest League champions|MWL championship]] vs. [[Bowling Green Hot Rods|Bowling Green]], 1–3
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2019
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|8th
|align="center"|54
|align="center"|85   
|align="center"|.388
|align="center"|27
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2020
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|colspan="7"|''Season cancelled ([[COVID-19 pandemic]])''
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2021
|align="center"|[[Midwest League|High-A Central]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|6th
|align="center"|45
|align="center"|75   
|align="center"|.375
|align="center"|33
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2022
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|56
|align="center"|76
|align="center"|.424
|align="center"|17.5
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2023
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|69
|align="center"|63
|align="center"|.523
|align="center"|13
|align="center"| Wild Card Berth<br>Lost West Division Title vs. [[Cedar Rapids Kernels|Cedar Rapids]], 1–2
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|2024
|align="center"|[[Midwest League]]   
|align="center"|West
|align="center"|5th
|align="center"|59
|align="center"|72
|align="center"|.450
|align="center"|18
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|[[St. Louis Cardinals]]
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center;"|'''Totals'''
|align="center"| —   
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"|'''2,755''' <!-- As of games through The end of the 2024 season  -->
|align="center"|'''2,880''' <!-- As of games through The end of the 2024 season  -->
|align="center"| '''{{winpct|2755|2880}}''' <!-- As of games through The end of the 2024 season  -->
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| —
|-
|}

==Roster==
{{Peoria Chiefs roster}}

==Notable alumni==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
[[Baseball Hall of Fame]] alumni

* [[Greg Maddux]] (1985) Inducted, 2013
* [[Ryne Sandberg]] (2007–08, MGR) Inducted, 2005

Notable award winning alumni
* [[Jerome Walton]] (1987) 1989 NL Rookie of the Year
* [[Rick Sutcliffe]] (1991)  1979 NL Rookie of the Year; 1984 NL Cy Young Award (Peoria Chiefs MLB rehab)
* [[Albert Pujols]] (2000)  2001 NL Rookie of the Year; 3× NL Most Valuable Player (2005, 2008–2009)
* [[Yadier Molina]] (2002) 9× Gold Glove; 10× MLB All-Star
* [[Nomar Garciaparra]] (2005)  1997 AL Rookie of the Year (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Kerry Wood]] (2005, 2007)  1998 NL Rookie of the Year (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Scott Williamson]] (2006)   1999 NL Rookie of the Year (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Josh Donaldson]] (2008)  2015 AL Most Valuable Player

Notable alumni
* [[Wally Joyner]] (1983) 4× MLB All-Star 
* [[Mark McLemore]] (1983)
* [[Devon White (baseball)|Devon White]] (1983) 7× Gold Glove; 3× MLB All-Star
* [[Joe Maddon]] (MGR: 1984) 3× Manager of the Year (2008, 2011, 2015); Manager: 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs
* [[Rafael Palmeiro]] (1985) 3× Gold Glove; 4× MLB All-Star
* [[Mark Grace]] (1986)  3× MLB All-Star
* [[Joe Girardi]] (1986) MLB All-Star;  Manager: 2009 World Series Champion New York Yankees
* [[Dwight Smith (baseball)|Dwight Smith]] (1986)  
* [[Derrick May (baseball)|Derrick May]] (1987)
* [[Heathcliff Slocumb]] (1987, 1989) MLB All-Star
* [[Steve Trout]] (1987) (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Rick Wilkins (baseball)|Rick Wilkins]] (1988) 
* [[Scott Sanderson (baseball)|Scott Sanderson]] (1988) MLB All-Star
* [[Plácido Polanco]] (1995) 3× Gold Glove; 2× MLB All-Star
* [[Cliff Politte]] (1996) 
* [[Tom Pagnozzi]] (1998) 2× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Rick Ankiel]] (1998) 
* [[Coco Crisp]] (2000) 2011 AL Stolen Base Leader
* [[Jesse Orosco]] (2000) 2× MLB All-Star; (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[JD Drew]] (2001) MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Dan Haren]] (2002) 3× MLB All-Star
* [[Steve Kline (left-handed pitcher)|Steve Kline]] (2002) (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Jason Motte]] (2003) 2012 NL Saves Leader
* [[Brendan Ryan (baseball)|Brendan Ryan]] (2003) 
* [[Sam Fuld]] (2005)
* [[Rich Hill (pitcher)|Rich Hill]] (2005)
* [[Jody Davis (baseball)|Jody Davis]] (MGR: 2006)  2× MLB All-Star
* [[Mark Prior]] (2006) MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Jeff Samardzija]] (2006) MLB All-Star
* [[Darwin Barney]] (2007) 
* [[Henry Blanco]] (2007)  (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Welington Castillo]] (2007)
* [[Wade Miller]] (2007) (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Scott Eyre]] (2008)  (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Josh Harrison]] (2008) 2× MLB All-Star
* [[Jon Lieber]] (2008) MLB All-Star
* [[Chris Archer]] (2009) 2× MLB All-Star
* [[Reed Johnson]] (2009)  (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[DJ LeMahieu]] (2009)  3× Gold Glove; 3 MLB All-Star
* [[Ted Lilly]] (2009–10) 2× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Aramis Ramírez]] (2009) 3× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Carlos Zambrano]] (2009) 3× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Carlos Silva (baseball)|Carlos Silva]] (2010) (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Jake Westbrook]] (2013) MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Jon Jay]] (2015) (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Javier Baez]] (2012) 2× MLB All-Star
* [[Patrick Wisdom]] (2013)
* [[Alex Reyes]] (2014) MLB All-Star
* [[Carson Kelly]] (2013–14)
* [[Harrison Bader]] (2015) Gold Glove Award winner
* [[Paul DeJong]] (2015) MLB All-Star
* [[Jack Flaherty]] (2015)
* [[Sandy Alcantara]] (2016) 2× MLB All-Star, [[Cy Young Award|NL Cy Young Award]]
* [[Ryan Helsley]] (2016) MLB All-Star
* [[Jhonny Peralta]] (2016) 3× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Jordan Hicks (baseball)|Jordan Hicks]] (2017)
* [[Andrew Knizner]] (2017)
* [[Dylan Carlson (baseball)|Dylan Carlson]] (2017)
* [[Juan Yepez]] (2017)
* [[Tommy Edman]] (2017) Gold Glove Award winner
* [[Nolan Gorman]] (2018–19)
* [[Lars Nootbaar]] (2019)
* [[Brendan Donovan]] (2019) Gold Glove Award winner
* [[Alec Burleson]] (2021)
* [[Jordan Walker (baseball)|Jordan Walker]] (2021)
* [[Miles Mikolas]] (2021) 2× MLB All-Star (Peoria Chiefs MLB Rehab)
* [[Iván Herrera]] (2021)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |first=Michael |last=Benson |date=1989 |title=Baseball Parks of North America |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, North Carolina}}
* {{citation |last=Dinda |first=J. |date=2003 |title=Peoria, Illinois, in the Midwest League |url=http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/peoria/index.html}}
* {{cite book |first=Peter |last=Filichia |date=1993 |title=Professional Baseball Franchises |publisher=Facts on File Books |location=New York}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.milb.com/peoria}}
* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Peoria&state=IL&country=US Statistics from ''Baseball-Reference'']
* [https://www.statscrew.com/minorbaseball/t-pc13722 Statistics from ''Stats Crew'']

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