Early baseball in Illinois/Club 89
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| Location | Illinois |
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| Year | 1875 |
| City | Rogers Park |
| State | Illinois |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1875: "Rogers Park. The Park nine were ingloriously defeated at Lake View last Sunday..."
Rogers Park was a separate community then, but is now an area on the north side of Chicago.
Sources
Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1875
