Early baseball in Illinois/Club 93
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1876 |
City | Park Ridge |
State | IL |
Nickname | White Stockings |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Chicago Tribune May 28, 1876: "Park Ridge...The base-ball excitement has reached this place, and the club of the amateur White Stockings practice daily on the Square ..."
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Chicago Tribune May 28, 1876