Early baseball in South Dakota/Club 3
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Location | South Dakota |
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Year | 1871 |
Month | 8 |
Modern address | Sioux Falls SD |
City | Sioux Falls |
State | SD |
Nickname | Reserves |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Yankton Press & Dakotan, Aug. 16, 1871 says the Reserve BBC of Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory, beat the Vermillion Red Caps on Aug. 9, 37 to 36.
Sioux Falls SD (1880 pop about 2,100) is about 80 mile N of Sioux City IA.
Sources
The Yankton Press & Dakotan, Aug. 16, 1871