Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 61
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Note on date | No Later than 1860 |
| City | Yorkville |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Champion Club |
| Found by | Peter Morris |
The Victory Club of Troy beat the Champion Club of Yorkville in 1860.
Yorkville NY (current pop. about 2,700)is about 90 miles NW of Albany.
Sources
Peter Morris, "The Victory Club of Troy," Baseball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 50.
