Early baseball in California/Club 12
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| Location | California |
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| Year | 1870 |
| City | Marysville |
| State | CA |
| Nickname | American |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The San Francisco Bulletin Sept. 3, 1870 reports that the American BBC of Marysville will soon play the Capitol Club of Sacramento.
Marysville CA (current pop. about 12,000) is about 45 miles N of Sacramnto.
Sources
The San Francisco Bulletin Sept. 3, 1870
