Early baseball in Illinois/Club 104

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Location Illinois
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

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