Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 42
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 23 |
| Note on date | No later than August 1859 |
| Modern address | Lockport NY |
| City | Lockport |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Paunches Pilot BBC |
"There has been a base ball club organized in Lockport, of fat men -- none weighing less than three hundred being admitted."
Sources
Syracuse Standard, August 23, 1859
