Early baseball in Ohio/Club 12
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 20 |
City | Chardon |
State | OH |
Country | US |
Nickname | Lightfoot |
Chardon was "the local epicenter for the baseball epidemic of 1867." They played seven reported games that summer.
James M. Egan, Jr., Base Ball On the Western Reserve (McFarland, 2008), page 11.
Chardon is about 25 miles E of Cleveland.