Early baseball in Delaware/Club 1
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{{Origins-club | {{Origins-club | ||
|Location=Delaware | |Location=Delaware | ||
| - | |Year= | + | |Year=1865 |
| - | |Date | + | |Month=10 |
| + | |Date=2 | ||
|City=Wilmington | |City=Wilmington | ||
|State=DE | |State=DE | ||
|Country=US | |Country=US | ||
| - | |Nickname=Diamond State | + | |Nickname=Diamond State Base Ball Club |
|First=Yes | |First=Yes | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
| - | |Pagetext=The Diamond State Club of Wilmington | + | |Pagetext=The Diamond State Base Ball Club was organized in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 2, 1865 in the office of attorney and first club president, Levi C. Bird.<br> |
| + | <br> | ||
| + | The Diamond State Club of Wilmington, Delaware, is listed on page 507 in Peverelly [1866]. The delegates to the National Convention were S.H. Edgar and W.D. Mendenhall.<br> | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | Summaries of the club's play by season can be accessed through the following links:<br> | ||
| + | 1865 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1865-matches <br> | ||
| + | 1866 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1866-matches <br> | ||
| + | 1867 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1867-matches <br> | ||
| + | |Sources=Diamond State BBC. <i>Brief History of the Diamond State Base Ball Club</i>. http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/history <br> | ||
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| + | Peverelly, Charles. <i>The Book of American Pastimes</i>, page 507.<br> | ||
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}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 03:35, 21 August 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Delaware -> Early baseball in Delaware/Club 1 |
| Location | Delaware |
|---|---|
| Year | 1865 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 2 |
| City | Wilmington |
| State | DE |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Diamond State Base Ball Club |
| First in Delaware | Yes |
The Diamond State Base Ball Club was organized in Wilmington, Delaware, on October 2, 1865 in the office of attorney and first club president, Levi C. Bird.
The Diamond State Club of Wilmington, Delaware, is listed on page 507 in Peverelly [1866]. The delegates to the National Convention were S.H. Edgar and W.D. Mendenhall.
Summaries of the club's play by season can be accessed through the following links:
1865 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1865-matches
1866 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1866-matches
1867 http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1867-matches
Sources
Diamond State BBC. Brief History of the Diamond State Base Ball Club. http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/history
Peverelly, Charles. The Book of American Pastimes, page 507.
