Early baseball in Illinois/Club 33
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1867 |
City | Pekin |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Celestials |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Illinois State Journal, Sept. 16, 1867, notes the Lincoln BBC beat the Celestials of Pekin "last week" 68 to 39.
Sources
Daily Illinois State Journal, Sept. 16, 1867