Silver Moon Club of Belleville

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Nick Name Silver Moons
Earliest Known Date 1867
Location Belleville, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The [St. Louis] Missouri Republican, Aug. 6, 1869, mentions the Silver Moons of Belleville and their coming game with the Eagle BBC of St. Louis. (h/t Jeff Kittel). Sampson book says this club was from Caseyville.

Later Belleville teams included the Red Stockings (1875--see protoball entry) and the Browns (St. Louis Globe-Democrat, July 28, 1876)

Sources

The [St. Louis] Missouri Republican, Aug. 6, 1869. Sampson, "Ballists Dead Beats and Muffins" (2023)

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Belleville, IL

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