Early baseball in Kentucky/Club 2
From SABR Encyclopedia
SABR Origins Committee project on the |
Spread of baseball |
---|
Key pages |
Project home page Project map History of early baseball Research needs in the spread of baseball |
Lists |
Earliest games by state Earliest clubs by state All games ยท All clubs Predecessor games Other firsts in baseball |
Help |
Researching early baseball Submitting research online |
Spread of baseball: Home -> Kentucky -> Early baseball in Kentucky/Club 2 |
Location | Kentucky |
---|---|
Year | 1866 |
Note on date | Not Later Than October 1866 |
Modern address | Dayton, Kentucky |
City | Dayton |
State | KY |
Country | US |
Nickname | Eagle |
The Eagle Club, from Brooklyn Ky [now Dayton, KY], played the Live Oak Club at its home Cincinnati, losing 52 to 12. Brooklyn, KY merged with Jamestown, KY in 1867 to form Dayton, KY.
Sources
Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), pages 20-21.