Early baseball in Missouri/Club 12
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Location | Missouri |
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Year | 1866 |
Modern address | Kansas City MO |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Nickname | Antelopes |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Kansas City Star, June 4, 1908, ran a reminiscence article headlined: "We had a great team in '66. The Antelopes then were the pride of the base ball fans." The Kansas City Journal, Oct. 22, 1893, lists the Antelopes as the first baseball club in that city.
Kansas City MO's 1860 pop. was about 4400, and its 1870 pop. was about 32,250.
Sources
Kansas City Star, June 4, 1908