Early baseball in Indiana/Club 6
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Location | Indiana |
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Year | 1868 |
Note on date | must have been active in the late 1860's, before Cal McVey joined the Cincinnati club in 1869 |
City | Indianapolis |
State | IN |
Country | US |
Nickname | Westerns |
Found by | David Ball |
One of several teams the future star Cal McVey played for before turning professional with Cincinnati in 1869.
Sources
Steven Guschow, "The Red Stockings of Cincinnati," p. 36.