Early baseball in Illinois/Club 82
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1870 |
| City | Galena |
| State | Illinois |
| Nickname | Dirty Stockings |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, May 14, 1870: "Galena has organized a 'Dirty Stockings' base ball clubn." It is likely that Galena had a BBC prior to 1870.
Sources
Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, May 14, 1870
