Early baseball in Illinois/Club 77
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1870 |
City | Kankakee |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Grove City |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, May 18, 1870, reports: "The Chicago Club disgusted the Grove City Club, at Kankakee, last Monday, by beating them to the tune of 111 to 5." The White Stockigns were then returning from a trip to the south.
Sources
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, May 18, 1870