Early baseball in Illinois/Club 91
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1875 |
City | Oak Park |
State | Illinois |
Nickname | Athletics |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1875: "Wheaton. The Athletics, Jr. of Wheaton, played a game of base ball with the Athletics of Oak Park on Monday..."
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Chicago Tribune, July 25, 1875