Early baseball in Washington, DC/Club 1
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Revision as of 05:42, 2 March 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Washington, D.C. -> Early baseball in Washington, DC/Club 1 |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
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| Year | 1859 |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | National |
| Found by | Larry McCray |
"In the fall of 1859, two separate groups of government workers met in Washington and formed the area's first base baseball clubs, the Potomac and the Nationals."
Brian McKenna, "Arthur Gorman," Baseball Biography Project.
In 1864, the National Club was a member of the NABBP. M. Wright, The NABBP, page 93.
