Early baseball in Arizona/Club 5
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| Location | Arizona |
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| Year | 1876 |
| Month | 11 |
| City | Camp Verde |
| State | AZ |
| Nickname | Brayton BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Prescott Weekly Journal Miner, Nov. 10, 1876, reports on a game in Prescott, "on the plaza," between the Champion BBC of Prescott and the Brayton BBC of Camp Verde, won in 9 innings by the home team, 32 to 29. Camp Verde is in Yavapai County.
Prescott AZ (1870 pop. about 675, 1880 pop. about 1,850) is about 40 miles W of Camp Verde in central AZ. Wiki: "The Marvel Comics superhero characters Manu Vailahi, Warpath and John Proudstar are from a reservation in Camp Verde."
Sources
The Prescott Weekly Journal Miner, Nov. 10, 1876
