A giant wooden statue of Charles “Old Hoss” Radbourn carved from the stump of a tree stands in the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Radbourn was born in Rochester, New York, but his family soon moved to Bloomington, Illinois, where he was raised. In 1878, Radbourn joined the Peoria Reds as a right fielder and pitcher. He pitched professionally for 11 years in the National League and the Players League. During that time he won 310 games and lost 191 for a winning percentage of 619. In 1884, when Radbourn was playing for the Providence…
