Early baseball in Ohio/Club 11
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 10 |
Modern address | Ravenna OH |
City | Ravenna |
State | OH |
Country | US |
Nickname | Stars |
The Star Club of Ravenna formed on July 10, 1867. They played three match games against local nines.
Ravenna OH (1860 pop. about 1,800:1870 pop. about 2,200 is about 35 miles SE of Cleveland.
Sources
James M. Egan, Jr., Base Ball On the Western Reserve (McFarland, 2008), page 9.