Early baseball in Illinois/Club 108
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1879 |
| City | Brighton |
| State | IL |
| Nickname | Wheats |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Oct. 20, 1879: "Brighton... An exciting game of base ball was played on Saturday by the "Brighton Wheats" and the "Shurtleffs" of Upper Alton." Brighton is in Macoupin County, IL.
Sources
The St. Louis Globe Democrat, Oct. 20, 1879
