Early baseball in Pennsylvania/Club 27
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Location | Pennsylvania |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Mercersburg |
State | PA |
Nickname | Amateur |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Harrisburg Patriot, Oct. 18, 1866 has a long article on the state baseball convention. Among the teams sending delegates was the Amateur BBC of Mercersburg.
Mercersburg PA (1900 pop. about 1,000) is about 15 miles NW of Hagerstown MD.
Sources
Harrisburg Patriot, Oct. 18, 1866