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|Description=<p>Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234 has a section on the Pecatonica BBC of 1866. The Pecatonica team was so bad it was the butt of jokes nationwide. The Chicago Cubs were not in existence at this time to provide Pecatonica any competition for that honor.</p> | |Description=<p>Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234 has a section on the Pecatonica BBC of 1866. The Pecatonica team was so bad it was the butt of jokes nationwide. The Chicago Cubs were not in existence at this time to provide Pecatonica any competition for that honor.</p> | ||
<p>The <em>Rockford Weekly Register Gazette</em>, Oct. 13, 1866 reports on a recent base ball tournament in Pecatonica, giving box scores. The clubs participating were Farmers and Bummers of Winnebago, the Eureka and Clippers of Lysander, the Prairie Boys and Plow Boys of Seward, and the Club of Pecatonica.</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p>Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234</p> | |Sources=<p>Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|First in Location=Pecatonica, IL | |First in Location=Pecatonica, IL | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |Is No Later Than=Yes | ||
|First Newspaper Mention= | |First Newspaper Mention=1866/01/01 | ||
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | |First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:54, 6 June 2020
| Nick Name | Pecatonica |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1866 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Pecatonica, IL, United States |
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| Description | Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234 has a section on the Pecatonica BBC of 1866. The Pecatonica team was so bad it was the butt of jokes nationwide. The Chicago Cubs were not in existence at this time to provide Pecatonica any competition for that honor. The Rockford Weekly Register Gazette, Oct. 13, 1866 reports on a recent base ball tournament in Pecatonica, giving box scores. The clubs participating were Farmers and Bummers of Winnebago, the Eureka and Clippers of Lysander, the Prairie Boys and Plow Boys of Seward, and the Club of Pecatonica.
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| Sources | Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 234 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Pecatonica, IL |
| First in Location Note | |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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