Early baseball in Pennsylvania/Club 35
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|Date-note=No later than May 1866 | |Date-note=No later than May 1866 | ||
|City=Sunbury | |City=Sunbury | ||
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|Nickname=Star, Susquehanna | |Nickname=Star, Susquehanna | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=The Sunbury American, May 5, 1866: "We have, at present, two base ball clubs in this place, the Star and the Susquehanna." | |Pagetext=The Sunbury American, May 5, 1866: "We have, at present, two base ball clubs in this place, the Star and the Susquehanna." | ||
| - | Sunbury PA (1860 pop. about 1,800; 1870 pop. about 3,100)is about 125 miles NW of Philadelphia in north central PA. | + | Sunbury PA (1860 pop. about 1,800; 1870 pop. about 3,100) is about 125 miles NW of Philadelphia in north central PA. |
|Sources=Sunbury American, May 5, 1866 | |Sources=Sunbury American, May 5, 1866 | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:18, 25 October 2012
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| Location | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 5 |
| Note on date | No later than May 1866 |
| City | Sunbury |
| State | PA |
| Nickname | Star, Susquehanna |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Sunbury American, May 5, 1866: "We have, at present, two base ball clubs in this place, the Star and the Susquehanna."
Sunbury PA (1860 pop. about 1,800; 1870 pop. about 3,100) is about 125 miles NW of Philadelphia in north central PA.
Sources
Sunbury American, May 5, 1866
