Early baseball in Iowa/Club 14
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| Location | Iowa |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Des Moines |
| State | IA |
| Nickname | Capital City, Crescents |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Des Moines "Daily Iowa State Register," June 3, 1866: "Base Ball Club--The members of the base ball club will meet at the office of Kendall & McHenry, Exchange Block, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock."
Same Nov. 12, 1867 mentions the "Capital City" BBC of Des Moines. Same June 13, 1868 mentions the Crescent BBC of Des Moines.
Sources
Des Moines "Daily Iowa State Register," June 3, 1866
