Early baseball in Missouri/Club 12

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Location	Missouri
Year	1866
City	Kansas City
State	Missouri
Nickname	Antelopes
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Kansas City Star, June 4, 1908, ran a reminiscence article headlined: "We had a great team in '66. The Antelopes then were the pride of the base ball fans." The Kansas City Journal, Oct. 22, 1893, lists the Antelopes as the first baseball club in that city.

Sources

Kansas City Star, June 4, 1908