Early baseball in Delaware/Club 2
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Location | Delaware |
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Year | 1867 |
City | Wilmington |
State | Delaware |
Nickname | Wawasset |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867, report on a three game match for the state championship of Delaware between the Diamond State and Wawasset clubs of Wilmington. The Wawasset BBC won the first game, the 2nd was won by Diamond State 40-29 on July 11, and the third game, in Wilmington on Aug. 1, resulted in a forefeit by Diamond State when they tried to bring in some Philadelphia ringers and the umpire refused to let them.
Sources
The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867