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|City=Evanston | |City=Evanston | ||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p><span>Northwestern fielded its first varsity baseball team, known as “La Purissimas” in 1869, </span></p> | |Description=<p><span>Northwestern fielded its first varsity baseball team, known as “La Purissimas” in 1869. <span> NU's first baseball team in 1869 was nicknamed "La Purissimas," because, according to an alumnus </span><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/RecordsAlmanac.pdf" target="_blank">quoted in the program's almanac</a><span>: "They were the finest bunch of ball tossers in any part of the farming country adjacent to Chicago." </span></span></p> | ||
|Sources=<p><span>https://www.insidenu.com/2014/4/1/5908789/the-history-of-northwestern-in-major-league-baseball</span></p> | |Sources=<p><span>https://www.insidenu.com/2014/4/1/5908789/the-history-of-northwestern-in-major-league-baseball</span></p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
Latest revision as of 08:31, 13 May 2023
| Nick Name | La Purissimas |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1869 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Evanston, IL, United States |
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| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | Northwestern fielded its first varsity baseball team, known as “La Purissimas” in 1869. NU's first baseball team in 1869 was nicknamed "La Purissimas," because, according to an alumnus quoted in the program's almanac: "They were the finest bunch of ball tossers in any part of the farming country adjacent to Chicago." |
| Sources | https://www.insidenu.com/2014/4/1/5908789/the-history-of-northwestern-in-major-league-baseball |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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