Early baseball in California/Club 17
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| Location | California |
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| Year | 1867 |
| City | Santa Clara |
| State | CA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The San Francisco Bulletin, May 24, 1867: "Santa Clara Items" notes that a student at Santa Clara College broke his right arm "while playing base ball in the square last Tuesday."
Same, January 14, 1867 notes that two clubs from Santa Clara County attended a state baseball convention in San Francisco.
Same, Nov. 25, 1869 says recently the Phoenix Club of Santa Clara beat the Nemean Club of the University of the Pacific.
Same April 28, 1870 says the students of Santa Clara College are to play St. Mary's College, in San Mateo.
Santa Clara CA (current population about 115,000) is near to San Jose and about 45 miles SE of San Francisco.
Sources
The San Francisco Bulletin, May 24, 1867
