Early baseball in Oklahoma/Club 3
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| Location | Oklahoma |
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| Year | 1878 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Muskogee OK |
| City | Muscogee |
| State | OK |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Muscogee "Indian Journal," Aug. 14, 1878: "The Muscogee Base Ball nine are prepared to meet any club in the Territory, to play a match game at the fair grounds during the fair."
Muskogee (current pop. about 38,000) is about 55 miles SE of Tulsa. It was incorporated only in 1898.
Sources
Muscogee "Indian Journal," Aug. 14, 1878
