Early baseball in California/Club 19
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Location | California |
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Year | 1873 |
Month | 10 |
City | Ventura |
State | CA |
First in California | Yes |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Jeffrey Maulhardt, "Baseball in Ventura County" p. 7 says the Ventura Club (the first in the county) organized in October 1873 and played its first game, against a local pick-up group, Nov. 29, 1873.
Ventura County CA is about70 miles NW of Los Angeles.
Sources
Jeffrey Maulhardt, "Baseball in Ventura County" p. 7