Early baseball in England/Club 2
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|Pagetext=Birmingham Amateur Base Ball Club is believed to be the first official club to be organized in England (and Britain), although a group of men were said to have assembled in Derby in the summer of 1889 to play baseball. | |Pagetext=Birmingham Amateur Base Ball Club is believed to be the first official club to be organized in England (and Britain), although a group of men were said to have assembled in Derby in the summer of 1889 to play baseball. | ||
|Sources=Gray, Joe. ''What about the Villa?: Forgotten figures from Britain's pro baseball league of 1890''. Ross-on-Wye, UK: Fineleaf Editions (2010). | |Sources=Gray, Joe. ''What about the Villa?: Forgotten figures from Britain's pro baseball league of 1890''. Ross-on-Wye, UK: Fineleaf Editions (2010). | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 11 May 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> England -> Early baseball in England/Club 2 |
| Location | England |
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| Year | 1889 |
| Month | 12 |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England |
| Nickname | None ("Birmingham Amateur Base Ball Club") |
Birmingham Amateur Base Ball Club is believed to be the first official club to be organized in England (and Britain), although a group of men were said to have assembled in Derby in the summer of 1889 to play baseball.
Sources
Gray, Joe. What about the Villa?: Forgotten figures from Britain's pro baseball league of 1890. Ross-on-Wye, UK: Fineleaf Editions (2010).
