Early baseball in Kansas/Club 12
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| Location | Kansas |
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| Year | 1871 |
| Modern address | Emporia KS |
| City | Emporia |
| State | KS |
| Nickname | Jayhawker BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940) says Emporia formed the Jayhawker BBC in 1871.
Emporia KS (1870 pop. about 2200) is in Eastern KS, about 110 miles SW of Kansas City KS.
Sources
Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940)
