Early baseball in Kansas/Club 5
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Location | Kansas |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Atchison |
State | Kansas |
Nickname | Pomeroys |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
According to the Kansas City Times, April 28, 1927, article titled "First Team a Knockout: Old Timers Recall Antelopes' Debut here in 1866," and online sources, the third game of a series between the Antelopes of KC and the Pomeroys of Atchison, was played in KC Aug. 12, 1866. The Atchison team was named after a prominent KS politician. It lost this game 48-28.
Sources
Kansas City Times, April 28, 1927