Early baseball in California/Club 5
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| Location | California |
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| Year | 1871 |
| City | San Rafael |
| State | CA |
| Nickname | Ne Plus Ultra? |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Dec. 18, 1871: San Rafael has a base-ball club. Ne Plus Ultra."
San Rafael CA (1870 population about 850) is about 18 miles N of San Francisco.
Sources
San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Dec. 18, 1871
