Early baseball in Minnesota/Club 38
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| Location | Minnesota |
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| Year | 1891 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 4 |
| City | Two Harbors |
| State | MN |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Two Harbors Base Ball Club |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
" A matched game of base ball was played here on the Fourth which resulted in 9 scores to 30. Stakes, $ 30.00"
first documented game in the city of Two Harbors.....
population in 1890 was 1,224.....high population was 4,990 in 1910. Two Harbors is about 30 miles NE of Duluth on the northern shore of Lake Superior.
Sources
The Iron Port, Thursday, July 9, 1891 (Two Harbors, Mn), p. 3 local news
