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Nick Name | Knoxville |
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Earliest Known Date | Tuesday, March 19, 1867 |
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Location | Knoxville, TN, United States |
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Description | In a Nashville Union and Dispatch article dated May 3, 1867 about a state convention of base ball players, the Knoxville Club is mentioned. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1867-05-03/ed-1/seq-3/ Knoxville's 1870 pop. was about 8,500. |
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Comment | See https://www.c-span.org/video/?527958-1/post-civil-war-baseball-knoxville-tennessee and the Knoxville Sentinel, Nov. 20, 1921. See also William E. Hardy, "'A Perfect Mania': The Origins of 'Base Ball' in Knoxville, Tennessee," volume 94 (2022) of the Journal of East Tennessee History This team was mostly northerners and unionists, whereas the Holstons were mostly ex-Confederates. First meeting March 19 at Ramsey's Hall, according to Knoxville Whig March 20, 1867. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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Ballgames
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Players
Player | Years | Roles | Edit Association with Club |
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J. C. Luttrell | 1867 | ||
Spencer Munson | 1867 |
Playing Fields
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