Celestials Club of Pekin

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Nick Name	Celestials
Earliest Known Date	September 1860
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Location	Pekin, IL, United States
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Description	Citing records at the Peoria Public Library, a 1996 article on the Peoria Journal Star by Bill Adams says "the first baseball club in Pekin was organized in September of 1860 and called the Celestial Base Ball Club of Pekin." The club adopted the New York rules. Pekin Tazewell Republican, Sept. 7, 1860 reports the organization meeting of this club. The Daily Illinois State Journal, Sept. 16, 1867, notes the Lincoln BBC beat the Celestials of Pekin "last week" 68 to 39. Pekin (1870 pop. 5696) was named after Pekin(g), China, then known as the Celestial Kingdom. Hence the team's nickname.
Sources	The Daily Illinois State Journal, Sept. 16, 1867 Jonathan Wright, "For the Love of the Game," Peoria Magazine, July/Aug. 2012. Pekin Tazewell Republican, Sept. 7, 1860
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Pekin, IL
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1867	2 Played	0 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-08	Jacksonville		IL	Union Base Ball Club of Jacksonville	Celestials Club of Pekin	43 - 36		Bob Sampson
Ballgame	1867-08-08	Lincoln		IL	Club of Lincoln	Celestials Club of Pekin	61 - 42	Lincoln, IL	Bob Sampson

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