Early baseball in Maryland/Club 18
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| Location | Maryland |
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| Year | 1867 |
| City | Cecil County |
| State | MD |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Avalanche |
| Found by | Marty Payne |
Sources
listed as member of the Baltimore Base Ball Convention of 1867 in William Ridgely Griffith, "Amateur Baseball in Maryland: 1858-1871," (Baltimore: John Cox's Sons, 1897). p. 50. First newpaper citation from The Kent News, April 27, 1867.
