Early baseball in Arizona/Club 9
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| Location | Arizona |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 8 |
| City | Prescott |
| State | AZ |
| Country | US |
| First in Arizona | Yes |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Daily Miners Register [Colorado City, CO] Aug. 1, 1866, prints a letter from Prescott, Arizona Territory, which says that Prescott has a base ball club.
Prescott AZ (1870 pop. about 700) is about 90 miles N of Phoenix.
Sources
The Daily Miners Register [Colorado City, CO] Aug. 1, 1866
