Early baseball in Maine/Club 9

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Location	Maine
Year	1868
City	Saccarappa
State	Maine
Nickname	Crescents
Found by	Bruce Allardice

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" mentions the Crescents of Saccarappa playing in 1868.

Saccarappa ME is about 8 miles W of Portland (1870 pop. about 31,000) and about 45 miles S of Norway ME.

Sources

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 14.