McPherson Club of Decatur

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Nick Name	McPherson
Earliest Known Date	1867
Last Known Game
Location	Decatur, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Junior
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Description	The McPherson Club of Decatur competed with the Excelsiors of Pana for the "junior" prize at the Decatur base ball tournament in Sept. 1867. They lost to Pana 58-20. See Decatur Republican, Sept. 19, 1867.
Sources	Decatur Republican, Sept. 19, 1867
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1867	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867	Decatur		IL	McPherson Club of Decatur	Excelsior Base Ball Club of Pana	20 - 58	Decatur, IL	Bruce Allardice

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Decatur Fairgrounds	1860s

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