Early baseball in Illinois/Club 97
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Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1876 |
City | Highwood |
State | IL |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Chicago Tribune July 4, 1876: "Highland Park... A base-ball match, that being the first of the season, was played Wednesday afternoon between the Highlanders and the Highwood Club." Highwood is today a northern suburb of Chicago.
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Chicago Tribune July 4, 1876