Early baseball in Indiana/Club 18
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| Location | Indiana |
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| Year | 1867 |
| City | Lafayette |
| State | IN |
| Nickname | Star City |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
W. C. Madden, "Baseball in Indianapolis" (2003), p. 7, mentions the Star City BBC of Lafayette.
Lafayette IN (1860 pop. about 9,500;1870 pop. about 13,500) is about 60 miles NW of Indianapolis.
Sources
W. C. Madden, "Baseball in Indianapolis" (2003), p. 7
