Early baseball in Kansas/Club 12

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Location	Kansas
Year	1871
City	Emporia
State	Kansas
Nickname	Jayhawkers
Found by	Bruce Allardice

Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) says Emporia formed the Jayhawker BBC in 1871.

Sources

Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940)