Early baseball in Minnesota/Club 40
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|Date-note=no later than June 16 | |Date-note=no later than June 16 | ||
| - | |City=Blue Earth | + | |City=Blue Earth |
| - | |State=Minnesota | + | |State=Minnesota |
|Country=USA | |Country=USA | ||
|Nickname=Blue Earth City Base Ball Club | |Nickname=Blue Earth City Base Ball Club | ||
|Submitter=Rich Arpi | |Submitter=Rich Arpi | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=No |
|Pagetext=The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club having received a challenge from the Garden City Club to play a matched game, have accepted and will go to Garden City on Wednesday of next week for that purpose. (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 12, 1869, pp. 3, col. 2) | |Pagetext=The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club having received a challenge from the Garden City Club to play a matched game, have accepted and will go to Garden City on Wednesday of next week for that purpose. (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 12, 1869, pp. 3, col. 2) | ||
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The boys brought home as a trophy, a first class regulation ball. They desire us to return their thanks to the Gophers for the handsome treatment received at their hands. | The boys brought home as a trophy, a first class regulation ball. They desire us to return their thanks to the Gophers for the handsome treatment received at their hands. | ||
| - | (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 19, 1869, pp. 3, col. 3) | + | (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 19, 1869, pp. 3, col. 3) |
| - | |Sources=Blue Earth City Post, Saturday June 12 & 19, 1869 | + | |
| + | Blue Earth MN (1880 pop. about 1,050) is about 120 miles SW of Minneapolis. | ||
| + | |Sources=Blue Earth City Post, Saturday June 12 & 19, 1869 | ||
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 16 |
| Note on date | no later than June 16 |
| City | Blue Earth |
| State | Minnesota |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | Blue Earth City Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club having received a challenge from the Garden City Club to play a matched game, have accepted and will go to Garden City on Wednesday of next week for that purpose. (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 12, 1869, pp. 3, col. 2)
The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club returned from Garden City on Thursday with their colors flying, having achieved a decided victory over the Gopher Club at the latter place. The following is the score: Blue Earth (60) and Gopher Club (27)....gives runs scored each inning for each player....
Blue Earth Club: homeruns 4; outs on fouls 11; outs on bases 9; outs on flys 6 Gopher Club: homeruns 2; outs on fouls 6; outs on bases 9; outs on flys 6; struck out 4
The boys brought home as a trophy, a first class regulation ball. They desire us to return their thanks to the Gophers for the handsome treatment received at their hands.
(Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 19, 1869, pp. 3, col. 3)
Blue Earth MN (1880 pop. about 1,050) is about 120 miles SW of Minneapolis.
Sources
Blue Earth City Post, Saturday June 12 & 19, 1869
