Early baseball in Ohio/Club 12
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 20 |
Modern address | Chardon OH |
City | Chardon |
State | OH |
Country | US |
Nickname | Lightfoot |
Chardon was "the local epicenter for the baseball epidemic of 1867." They played seven reported games that summer.
James M. Egan, Jr., Base Ball On the Western Reserve (McFarland, 2008), page 11.
Chardon OH (current pop. about 5150)is about 25 miles E of Cleveland.
Sources
James M. Egan, Jr., Base Ball On the Western Reserve (McFarland, 2008), page 11.