Early baseball in Minnesota/Club 18
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 8 |
| City | Wabasha |
| State | MN |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | Eagles Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
Good for the boys, they met on Monday evening, and organized a base ball club, to be called the Eagles, and elected the following officers: President: J.A. Peck Secretary: G.A. McDougall Treaurer: D.C. Clark Directors: McDougall, H.B. Wyman, S. Wharton The first practice game will be played tomorrow, Friday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Success boys, make the Eagles the champions of the county. They are ready for challenges.
Note: Wabasha, on the Mississippi River between Red Wing and Winona, never got very large. Population was 1,739 in 1870 and reached a high of 2,622 residents in 1910.
Sources
Wabasha Herald, Thursday, June 11, 1868
