Early baseball in Missouri/Club 7
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| Location | Missouri |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Chillicothe MO |
| City | Chillicothe |
| State | MO |
| Nickname | Empire |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Leavenworth (KS) Bulletin Aug. 14, 1866: "The Empire Base Ball Club of Chillicothe is the champion club of North Missouri."
Chillicothe MO (current pop. about 9500) is about 90 miles NE of Kansas City MO and about 70 miles E of St. Joseph MO.
Sources
The Leavenworth (KS) Bulletin Aug. 14, 1866
