Early baseball in California/Club 18
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|Pagetext=Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," pp. 319-321, says that Oakland had a Live Oak BBC in 1866, and a Wide Awake BBC in 1867. | |Pagetext=Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," pp. 319-321, says that Oakland had a Live Oak BBC in 1866, and a Wide Awake BBC in 1867. | ||
| - | |Sources=Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," pp. 319-321 | + | |
| + | Oakland CA had a populaton of about 1,500 in 1860 and 10,500 in 1870. | ||
| + | |Sources=Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," (McFarland, 2012), pp. 319-321 | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 3 October 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> California -> Early baseball in California/Club 18 |
| Location | California |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Nickname | Live Oak, Wide Awake |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," pp. 319-321, says that Oakland had a Live Oak BBC in 1866, and a Wide Awake BBC in 1867.
Oakland CA had a populaton of about 1,500 in 1860 and 10,500 in 1870.
Sources
Peter Morris et. al., eds., "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," (McFarland, 2012), pp. 319-321
