Early baseball in Florida/Club 8
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|Location=Florida | |Location=Florida | ||
|Year=1884 | |Year=1884 | ||
+ | |Modern-address=Tampa FL | ||
|City=Tampa | |City=Tampa | ||
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
- | |Pagetext=Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16, says that baseball teams were organized by residents in the 1880s. And Tampa had a team in the first short-lived Florida State League in 1892. | + | |Pagetext=Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16, says that baseball teams were organized by Tampa residents in the 1880s. And Tampa had a team in the first short-lived Florida State League in 1892. |
- | |Sources=Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16 | + | |
+ | Note: I was forced to put "1884" in rather than a range of years, becuase the system didn't allow inputting a range. I chose 1884 at random. | ||
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+ | The "Sporting Life," Jan. 24, 1891: "Ocala, Fla., Jan. 17--Editor Sporting Life--The Tamp base ball champions of southern Florida in the past few years crossed bats with the Ocala "Greats" last Friday..." with Ocala winning 9 to 1. This implies Tampa baseball had been going on for years prior to 1891--to the mid 80s or so--and perhaps earlier. | ||
+ | |Sources=Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16; Sporting Life, Jan. 24, 1891. | ||
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Florida -> Early baseball in Florida/Club 8 |
Location | Florida |
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Year | 1884 |
Modern address | Tampa FL |
City | Tampa |
State | FL |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16, says that baseball teams were organized by Tampa residents in the 1880s. And Tampa had a team in the first short-lived Florida State League in 1892.
Note: I was forced to put "1884" in rather than a range of years, becuase the system didn't allow inputting a range. I chose 1884 at random.
The "Sporting Life," Jan. 24, 1891: "Ocala, Fla., Jan. 17--Editor Sporting Life--The Tamp base ball champions of southern Florida in the past few years crossed bats with the Ocala "Greats" last Friday..." with Ocala winning 9 to 1. This implies Tampa baseball had been going on for years prior to 1891--to the mid 80s or so--and perhaps earlier.
Sources
Quesada, Baseball in Tampa Bay, pp. 7, 16; Sporting Life, Jan. 24, 1891.