Early baseball in Illinois/Club 104
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1875 |
City | Belleville |
State | IL |
Nickname | Red Stockings |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875: "Belleville... A game of base ball between the Riversides of St. Louis and the Red Stockings of this city, played Sunday, resulted in favor of the latter by a score of 18 to 6." Same, Aug. 9, 1875, mentions the Belleville Bluffs and Buckeys among abut a hundred teams that played yesterday in St. Louis and vicinity. Same, Sept. 2, 1875 mentions the St. Clair BBC of Belleville. The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876: "Base Ball--Springfield vs. Bellevilles this afternoon." Belleville is near St. Louis
Sources
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, June 29, 1875; The (Springfield) Illinois State Journal, Sept. 4, 1876