Early baseball in California/Club 15
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| Location | California |
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| Year | 1877 |
| City | Mokelumne Hill |
| State | CA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The San Francisco Bulletin, Feb. 20, 1877: "Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras County, is happy at last. A base ball club has been established at that center of mining industry."
Mokelumne Hill CA (current pop. under 700)is about 50 miles SE of Sacramento.
Sources
The San Francisco Bulletin, Feb. 20, 1877:
