Early baseball in Illinois/Club 104
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|City=Belleville | |City=Belleville | ||
|State=IL | |State=IL | ||
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
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- | |Pagetext=The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876: "Base Ball--Springfield vs. Bellevilles this afternoon." | + | |Pagetext=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875: "Belleville... A game of base ball between the Riversides of St. Louis and the Red Stockings of this city, played Sunday, resulted in favor of the latter by a score of 18 to 6." |
+ | Same, Aug. 9, 1875, mentions the Belleville Bluffs and Buckeys among abut a hundred teams that played yesterday in St. Louis and vicinity. | ||
+ | Same, Sept. 2, 1875 mentions the St. Clair BBC of Belleville. | ||
+ | The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876: "Base Ball--Springfield vs. Bellevilles this afternoon." | ||
Belleville is near St. Louis | Belleville is near St. Louis | ||
- | |Sources=The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876 | + | |Sources=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875; The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876 |
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 7 October 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Illinois -> Early baseball in Illinois/Club 104 |
Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1875 |
City | Belleville |
State | IL |
Nickname | Red Stockings |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875: "Belleville... A game of base ball between the Riversides of St. Louis and the Red Stockings of this city, played Sunday, resulted in favor of the latter by a score of 18 to 6." Same, Aug. 9, 1875, mentions the Belleville Bluffs and Buckeys among abut a hundred teams that played yesterday in St. Louis and vicinity. Same, Sept. 2, 1875 mentions the St. Clair BBC of Belleville. The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876: "Base Ball--Springfield vs. Bellevilles this afternoon." Belleville is near St. Louis
Sources
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875; The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876