Early baseball in Iowa/Club 4
From SABR Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
KittelJ02 (Talk | contribs)
(Created page with '{{Origins-club |Location=Iowa |Year=1864 |Month=4 |Date=29 |City=Independence |State=Iowa |Country=Buchanan |First=false |Approved=false |Pagetext=The first baseball club organiz…')
Newer edit →
(Created page with '{{Origins-club |Location=Iowa |Year=1864 |Month=4 |Date=29 |City=Independence |State=Iowa |Country=Buchanan |First=false |Approved=false |Pagetext=The first baseball club organiz…')
Newer edit →
Revision as of 00:11, 1 September 2010
Spread of baseball: Home -> Iowa -> Early baseball in Iowa/Club 4 |
Location | Iowa |
---|---|
Year | 1864 |
Month | 4 |
Date | 29 |
City | Independence |
State | Iowa |
Country | Buchanan |
The first baseball club organized in Independence was on April 29, 1864, at the office of J.M. Weart, who was the leading spirit in the enterprise.
Sources
History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people, Volume 1; Chappell, Harry Church and Katharyn Joella Allen Chappell; S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1914; p 589.