Early baseball in South Dakota/Club 1
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| Location | South Dakota |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Month | 3 |
| Date | 2 |
| Modern address | Yankton SD |
| City | Yankton |
| State | SD |
| First in South Dakota | Yes |
| Found by | Bruce Alllardice |
The Yankton Union and Dakotian, March 3, 1870, says a base ball club was organized in this town yesterday.
Yankton SD (1880 pop. about 3400) is in the SE corner of SD on the Missouri River. See Yankton Coyotes entry. Same team?
Sources
Yankton Union and Dakotian, March 3, 1870
