Early baseball in Illinois/Club 9
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1858 |
Month | 7 |
City | Downers Grove |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Plowboys |
The Plowboys of Downers Grove, Du Page County, in what is now the Chicago suburbs, played a Chicago team July 7, 1858. “Base Ball Match,” Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. It is presumed the game was played under the NY rules, as the Chicago team played under such rules.
Sources
“Base Ball Match,” Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4.