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|Club Name=Olympic | |Club Name=Olympic | ||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date= | |Date=1858/12/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=MN | |State=MN | ||
|City=St. Paul | |City=St. Paul | ||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>St. Paul | |Description=<p>Founding date is from a book published in Minnesota in 1890. The club had a number of games covered in the St. Paul newspapers in 1859. The first captain was Samuel Pierce Jennison, later a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army.</p> | ||
<p>The full citation from the 1890 History of St. Paul by Andrews is..</p> | |||
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<p>"In December the first base-ball club was organized. It was called the Olympic; S.P. Jennison, captain, R.C. Munger, treasurer. About the same time a German Turner's Society was organized in Irvine's Hall." [Rich Arpi]</p> | |||
<p><span>St. Paul had 10,401 residents in 1860 and 20,030 in 1870. It was the 71st largest US city in 1870. [ba]</span></p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>SPPD 600911</p> | |Sources=<p>SPPD 600911</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>The St. Paul <em>Daily Press</em>, Aug. 23, 1866, says the Olympics were the Upper Town club, and the Saxons the Lower Town club. See those two club entries for more.[ba]</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by= | |Submitted by=Rich Arpi | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Revision as of 12:14, 30 May 2024
Nick Name | Olympic |
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Earliest Known Date | Wednesday, December 1, 1858 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | St. Paul, MN, United States |
Modern Address | |
NABBP Status | |
Nine Class | Senior |
Tags | |
Description | Founding date is from a book published in Minnesota in 1890. The club had a number of games covered in the St. Paul newspapers in 1859. The first captain was Samuel Pierce Jennison, later a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army. The full citation from the 1890 History of St. Paul by Andrews is..
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Sources | SPPD 600911 |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | The St. Paul Daily Press, Aug. 23, 1866, says the Olympics were the Upper Town club, and the Saxons the Lower Town club. See those two club entries for more.[ba] Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Found by | Rich Arpi |
Submission Note | |
Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
First in Location | |
First in Location Note | |
Entry Origin | Richard Hershberger Spreadsheets |
Entry Origin Url | |
Local-Origin Study Groups | |
Has Supplemental Text |
Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know
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Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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1859 | 2 Played | 0 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
Ballgames
Players
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Playing Fields
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