Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 33
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| Location | Tennessee |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 5 |
| City | Knoxville |
| State | TN |
| Nickname | Knoxville |
In a Nashville Union and Dispatch article dated May 3, 1867 about a state convention of base ball players, the Knoxville Club is mentioned.
Knoxville's 1870 pop. was about 8,500.
Sources
Nashville Union and Dispatch - May 3, 1867
