Early baseball in Delaware/Club 1
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| - | + | The Diamond State Club of Wilmington, Delaware, is listed on page 507 in ''The Book of American Pastimes'', by Charles Peverly. 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: | ||
| + | * [http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1865-matches 1865] | ||
| + | * [http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1866-matches 1866] | ||
| + | * [http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/schedule/1867-matches 1866] | ||
| + | |Sources=* {{cite-web|url=http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/history|title=Diamond State BBC. Brief History of the Diamond State Base Ball Club. | ||
| + | * Peverelly, Charles. ''The Book of American Pastimes'', page 507. | ||
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{{Origins-club |Location=Delaware |Year=1865 |Month=10 |Date=2 |City=Wilmington |State=DE |Country=US |Nickname=Diamond State Base Ball Club |First=Yes |Approved=Yes |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.
The Diamond State Club of Wilmington, Delaware, is listed on page 507 in The Book of American Pastimes, by Charles Peverly. 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:
|Sources=* [http://www.diamondstatebaseball.org/site/history Diamond State BBC. Brief History of the Diamond State Base Ball Club.
- Peverelly, Charles. The Book of American Pastimes, page 507.].
