Daniel Edward Dugdale (October 28, 1864 – March 9, 1934) was a

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. He played for the 1886

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and 1894 Washington Senators in the

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. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through 1897, primarily in the

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. He managed in the minors with the

Peoria Distillers The Peoria Distillers were a minor league baseball team that existed on-and-off from 1894 to 1917. They played in the Western Association from 1894 to 1896; the Central League (baseball), Central League in 1900, 1904 and 1917; the Western League ( ...

(player/manager) in 1896-97, Seattle Clamdiggers (1898, 1901–02), Seattle Chinooks (1903),

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(1904), Seattle Siwashes (1907–08) and

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(1911).

He became involved in Seattle's real estate market and became fairly wealthy. He used his wealth to build several baseball stadiums in the Seattle area. The main stadium in Seattle bore his name until it was destroyed in 1932.Dugdale, Daniel E. (1864–1934), Baseball Pioneer
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