Early baseball in Oregon/Club 1
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Location | Oregon |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Portland |
State | OR |
Country | US |
Nickname | Pioneer Base Ball Club |
First in Oregon | Yes |
"The Pioneer Base Ball Club, or Portland, Oregon, which, as its name indicates, is the first base ball club ever formed in that state, was organized June 2, 1866 . . . . There is also a club at Oregon City call the Clackamas Club. . . . . The Pioneer Club joined the National Association at its last convention, held December 12, 1866, it delegate being Robert H. Law."
Charles Peverelly, The Book of American Pastimes, page 497.