Early baseball in North Dakota/Club 9
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Location | North Dakota |
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Year | 1873 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 10 |
Note on date | No Later than August 1873 |
Modern address | Bismarck, North Dakota |
City | Bismarck |
State | ND |
Country | USA |
Nickname | D Company, 20th Infantry Base Ball Club |
First in North Dakota | Yes |
Found by | Terry Bohn |
Team was comprised of soldiers from the Army post at nearby Fort Abraham Lincoln. Team was also referred to as the "Lincoln Nine"
Sources
Bismarck (North Dakota) Tribune, August 13, 1873