Extempore Club of San Diego

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Nick Name Extempore
Earliest Known Date May 1871
Location San Diego, CA, United States
Description

Bill Swank, Baseball in San Diego (Arcadia, 2005), p. 11-13, mentions that the Extempore and an unnamed team were formed in May 1871. Other teams formed there during the next two years were the Young Eagle, Young America, Desperates, Lone Star, Coronado and Loma.

The Extempore Club (of "Old Town") played the New San Diego Club (Ullman's, of "New Town") on May 26, 1871. The latter won 48-35. See McGrew, "City of San Diego" p. 99.

San Diego's 1870 population was about 2,300.

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See McGrew, "City of San Diego" p. 99.

 

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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