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200 Games and 1508 Clubs
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Games, Clubs, Predecessor Games, Fields
Firsts
| Type / Page |
Club / Match |
Date |
City |
|
State |
First in
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| Club
|
Union Club of Chicago
|
1856-08-12
|
Chicago
|
|
IL
|
IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Bloomington on 12 June 1857
|
1857-06-12
|
Bloomington
|
|
IL
|
IL
|
| Club
|
Marseilles Base Ball Club
|
1858
|
Marseilles
|
|
IL
|
Marseilles, IL
|
| Club
|
Alton Baseball Club
|
1858-05-18
|
Alton
|
|
IL
|
Alton, IL
|
| Club
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Club of Freeport
|
1858-06
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Freeport
|
|
IL
|
Freeport, IL
|
| Club
|
Upper Alton Baseball Club
|
1858-06-19
|
Upper Alton
|
|
IL
|
Upper Alton, IL
|
| Club
|
Plowboys Club of Downers Grove
|
1858-07
|
Downers Grove
|
|
IL
|
Downers Grove, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Union Club of Chicago v Plowboys Club of Downers Grove
|
1858-07-07
|
Chicago
|
|
IL
|
Chicago, IL
|
| Club
|
Waukegan Base Ball Club
|
1859-04-08
|
Waukegan
|
|
IL
|
Waukegan, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Crystal Lake in 1859
|
1859
|
Crystal Lake
|
|
IL
|
Crystal Lake, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Danby, IL
|
1859-06-15
|
Danby
|
|
IL
|
Danby, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Club of Danby, IL v Plowboys Club of Downers Grove
|
1859-06-18
|
Danby
|
|
IL
|
Danby, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Oak Forest on 4 July 1859
|
1859-07-04
|
Oak Forest
|
|
IL
|
Oak Forest, IL
|
| Club
|
Celestials Club of Pekin
|
1860-09
|
Pekin
|
|
IL
|
Pekin, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Havana, IL
|
1861
|
Havana
|
|
IL
|
Havana, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Aurora in 1861
|
1861
|
Aurora
|
|
IL
|
Aurora, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Springfield in May 1861
|
1861-05
|
Springfield
|
|
IL
|
Springfield, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Danville in 1862
|
1862
|
Danville
|
|
IL
|
Danville, IL
|
| Club
|
Eagle Base Ball Club of Bloomington
|
1862
|
Bloomington
|
|
IL
|
Bloomington, IL
|
| Club
|
Olympic Club of Peoria
|
1862-04-25
|
Peoria
|
|
IL
|
Peoria, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Olympic Club of Peoria v Olympic Club of Peoria 39 - 39
|
1862-05-17
|
Peoria
|
|
IL
|
Peoria, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Waukegan on 24 July 1862
|
1862-07-24
|
Waukegan
|
|
IL
|
Waukegan, IL
|
| Club
|
Hardin Base Ball Club of Jacksonville
|
1863
|
Jacksonville
|
|
IL
|
Jacksonville, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In New Lenox on 25 June 1863
|
1863-06-25
|
New Lenox
|
|
IL
|
New Lenox, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
St. John's Church v St. John's Church
|
1863-07
|
Forest Park
|
|
IL
|
Forest Park, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport v Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 40 - 20
|
1863-07-04
|
Freeport
|
|
IL
|
Freeport, IL
|
| Club
|
Union Base Ball and Wicket Club
|
1863-09-05
|
Ottawa
|
|
IL
|
Ottawa, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Cairo
|
1864
|
Cairo
|
|
IL
|
Cairo, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Hope Club of St. Louis v Hope Club of St. Louis
|
1864-08-04
|
Granite City
|
|
IL
|
Granite City, IL
|
| Club
|
Mystics Club of Belvidere
|
1865
|
Belvidere
|
|
IL
|
Belvidere, IL
|
| Club
|
St. Clair Club of East St. Louis
|
1865
|
East St. Louis
|
|
IL
|
East St. Louis, IL
|
| Club
|
Grand Army of the Republic Club of Rockford
|
1865
|
Rockford
|
|
IL
|
Rockford, IL
|
| Club
|
Awkward Club of Galesburg
|
1865
|
Galesburg
|
|
IL
|
Galesburg, IL
|
| Club
|
Favorite Club of Evanston
|
1865
|
Evanston
|
|
IL
|
Evanston, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Forest City Club of Rockford v Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport 21 - 55
|
1865-07-31
|
Rockford
|
|
IL
|
Rockford, IL
|
| Club
|
Clipper Club of Rochelle
|
1866
|
Rochelle
|
|
IL
|
Rochelle, IL
|
| Club
|
Pecatonica Base Ball Club
|
1866
|
Pecatonica
|
|
IL
|
Pecatonica, IL
|
| Club
|
Byron BBC
|
1866
|
Byron
|
|
IL
|
Byron, IL
|
| Club
|
Prairie Club of Litchfield
|
1866
|
Litchfield
|
|
IL
|
Litchfield, IL
|
| Club
|
Amateur Club of Princeton
|
1866
|
Princeton
|
|
IL
|
Princeton, IL
|
| Club
|
Logan Club of Mount Morris
|
1866
|
Mount Morris
|
|
IL
|
Mount Morris, IL
|
| Club
|
Moline Base Ball Club
|
1866
|
Moline
|
|
IL
|
Moline, IL
|
| Club
|
Liberty Club of Rock Island
|
1866
|
Rock Island
|
|
IL
|
Rock Island, IL
|
| Club
|
Essex Club of Quincy
|
1866
|
Quincy
|
|
IL
|
Quincy, IL
|
| Club
|
Vermillion Club of Danville
|
1866
|
Danville
|
|
IL
|
Danville, IL
|
| Club
|
Monitor Club of Mound City
|
1866
|
Mound City
|
|
IL
|
Mound City, IL
|
| Club
|
Sucker State Club of Carthage
|
1866
|
Carthage
|
|
IL
|
Carthage, IL
|
| Club
|
Liberty Jr. Club of Springfield
|
1866
|
Springfield
|
|
IL
|
Springfield, IL
|
| Club
|
Rural Club of Curran
|
1866
|
Curran
|
|
IL
|
Curran, IL
|
| Club
|
Liberty Club of Centralia
|
1866
|
Centralia
|
|
IL
|
Centralia, IL
|
| Club
|
Sheridan Club of Chatham
|
1866
|
Chatham
|
|
IL
|
Chatham, IL
|
| Club
|
Farmer's Club of Winnebago
|
1866
|
Winnebago
|
|
IL
|
Winnebago, IL
|
| Club
|
Star Club of Roscoe
|
1866
|
Roscoe
|
|
IL
|
Roscoe, IL
|
| Club
|
Normal Club of Normal
|
1866
|
Normal
|
|
IL
|
Normal, IL
|
| Club
|
Monitor Club of Lincoln
|
1866
|
Lincoln
|
|
IL
|
Lincoln, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
St. Clair Club of East St. Louis v Artisan Club of St. Louis 35 - 42
|
1866-05-27
|
East St. Louis
|
|
IL
|
East St. Louis, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Quincy on 23 June 1866
|
1866-06-23
|
Quincy
|
|
IL
|
Quincy, IL
|
| Club
|
Pioneer Base Ball Club of Geneseo
|
1866
|
Geneseo
|
|
IL
|
Geneseo, IL
|
| Club
|
Sucker Club of Nashville
|
1866
|
Nashville
|
|
IL
|
Nashville, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Hyde Park on 4 July 1866
|
1866-07-04
|
Hyde Park
|
|
IL
|
Hyde Park, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Winnetka in August 1866
|
1866-08
|
Winnetka
|
|
IL
|
Winnetka, IL
|
| Club
|
Galena Base Ball Club of Galena
|
1866-08
|
Galena
|
|
IL
|
Galena, IL
|
| Club
|
Plow Boys Club of Seward
|
1866
|
Seward
|
|
IL
|
Seward, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Carbondale
|
1866
|
Carbondale
|
|
IL
|
Carbondale, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Auburn, IL
|
1866-08-08
|
Auburn
|
|
IL
|
Auburn, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
Egyptian Club of Cairo v Independent Club of Cairo
|
1866-08-31
|
Cairo
|
|
IL
|
Cairo, IL
|
| Club
|
Monitor Club of Sterling
|
1866
|
Sterling
|
|
IL
|
Sterling, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Dixon
|
1866
|
Dixon
|
|
IL
|
Dixon, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Odin
|
1866
|
Odin
|
|
IL
|
Odin, IL
|
| Club
|
McPherson Club of Decatur
|
1866-12
|
Decatur
|
|
IL
|
Decatur, IL
|
| Club
|
Farmers Club of Rome
|
1867
|
Rome
|
|
IL
|
Rome, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Dundee
|
1867
|
Dundee
|
|
IL
|
Dundee, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Urbana
|
1867
|
Urbana
|
|
IL
|
Urbana, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Metropolis
|
1867
|
Metropolis
|
|
IL
|
Metropolis, IL
|
| Ballgame
|
In Maquon in 1867
|
1867
|
Maquon
|
|
IL
|
Maquon, IL
|
| Club
|
Rozetta Club of Rozetta Township
|
1867
|
Rozetta
|
|
IL
|
Rozetta, IL
|
| Club
|
Logan Club of Logansport
|
1867
|
Logan Township
|
|
IL
|
Logan Township, IL
|
| Club
|
Walnut Club of Altona
|
1867
|
Altona
|
|
IL
|
Altona, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Kishwaukee
|
1867
|
Kishwaukee
|
|
IL
|
Kishwaukee, IL
|
| Club
|
Jubilee College Club
|
1867
|
Brimfield
|
|
IL
|
Brimfield, IL
|
| Club
|
Star Club of Wyanet
|
1867
|
Wyanet
|
|
IL
|
Wyanet, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Hyde Park
|
1867
|
Hyde Park
|
|
IL
|
Hyde Park, IL
|
| Club
|
Henry Marshall Club of Wenona
|
1867
|
Wenona
|
|
IL
|
Wenona, IL
|
| Club
|
Watseka Club of Watseka
|
1867
|
Watseka
|
|
IL
|
Watseka, IL
|
| Club
|
Neptune Club of Warsaw
|
1867
|
Warsaw
|
|
IL
|
Warsaw, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Arlington
|
1867
|
Arlington
|
|
IL
|
Arlington, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Warren, IL
|
1867
|
Warren
|
|
IL
|
Warren, IL
|
| Club
|
Hub Club of Cambridge
|
1867
|
Cambridge
|
|
IL
|
Cambridge, IL
|
| Club
|
Star Base Ball Club of Marengo
|
1867
|
Marengo
|
|
IL
|
Marengo, IL
|
| Club
|
Classic Club of Monmouth College
|
1867
|
Monmouth
|
|
IL
|
Monmouth, IL
|
| Club
|
Active Club of Vandalia
|
1867
|
Vandalia
|
|
IL
|
Vandalia, IL
|
| Club
|
Valley Club of Tiskilwa
|
1867
|
Tiskilwa
|
|
IL
|
Tiskilwa, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Pavilion
|
1867
|
Pavillion
|
|
IL
|
Pavillion, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of DeKalb
|
1867
|
DeKalb
|
|
IL
|
DeKalb, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of Sagetown
|
1867
|
Sagetown
|
|
IL
|
Sagetown, IL
|
| Club
|
Lone Star Club of Alma Mines
|
1867
|
Alma
|
|
IL
|
Alma, IL
|
| Club
|
Mayflower Club of Golconda
|
1867
|
Golconda
|
|
IL
|
Golconda, IL
|
| Club
|
Club of McLean
|
1867
|
McLean
|
|
IL
|
McLean, IL
|
| Club
|
Chippewa Club of Camden
|
1867
|
Milan
|
|
IL
|
Milan, IL
|
| Club
|
Independent Club of Jerseyville
|
1867
|
Jerseyville
|
|
IL
|
Jerseyville, IL
|
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