Early baseball in Missouri/Club 16
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|Pagetext=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875: "Suburban. St. Charles, Mo. The Brown Sox won a victory by large figures over a picked nine Tuesday..." | |Pagetext=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875: "Suburban. St. Charles, Mo. The Brown Sox won a victory by large figures over a picked nine Tuesday..." | ||
Same Aug. 11, 1875 mentions the Brown Sox of St. Charles beating the "Hamburgs" at Mechanicsville. | Same Aug. 11, 1875 mentions the Brown Sox of St. Charles beating the "Hamburgs" at Mechanicsville. | ||
| - | St. Charles is west and | + | |
| + | St. Charles is about 20 miles west and north of St. Louis. | ||
|Sources=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875 | |Sources=The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875 | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 11 October 2012
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| Location | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Year | 1875 |
| City | St. Charles |
| State | MO |
| Nickname | Brown Sox |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875: "Suburban. St. Charles, Mo. The Brown Sox won a victory by large figures over a picked nine Tuesday..." Same Aug. 11, 1875 mentions the Brown Sox of St. Charles beating the "Hamburgs" at Mechanicsville.
St. Charles is about 20 miles west and north of St. Louis.
Sources
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Aug. 7, 1875
