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|Coordinates=45.2938143, -111.94609109999999 | |Coordinates=45.2938143, -111.94609109999999 | ||
|Name=Occidental Base Ball Club of Virginia City | |Name=Occidental Base Ball Club of Virginia City | ||
|Club Name= | |Club Name=Occidentals | ||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1868/07/17 | |Date=1868/07/17 | ||
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|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>The (Virginia City) <em>Montana Post</em>, July 24, 1868 reports last Friday, July 17, the Occidental BBC was formed at Justice A. J. Edwards' office. Henry Burdick, Esq. was chosen president.</p> | |Description=<p>The (Virginia City) <em>Montana Post</em>, July 24, 1868 reports last Friday, July 17, the Occidental BBC was formed at Justice A. J. Edwards' office. Henry Burdick, Esq. was chosen president.</p> | ||
<p>The new club practiced "on the grounds situated opposite Taylor and Thompson's claim, on the right hand side of the gulch, this afternoon." The "gulch" appears to be Alder's Gulch, which runs southeast to northwest through the town, which was the center of a huge gold strike 1864-69.</p> | |||
<p><span>Browning, "Montana Baseball History" p. 22 says the Occidental Base Ball Club of this town was formed in 1868, with Henry Burdick (later the state's attorney general) as president.</span></p> | |||
|Sources=<p>The (Virginia City) <em>Montana Post</em>, July 24, 1868</p> | |Sources=<p>The (Virginia City) <em>Montana Post</em>, July 24, 1868</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 18 April 2020
| Nick Name | Occidentals |
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| Earliest Known Date | Friday, July 17, 1868 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Virginia City, MT, United States |
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| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | The (Virginia City) Montana Post, July 24, 1868 reports last Friday, July 17, the Occidental BBC was formed at Justice A. J. Edwards' office. Henry Burdick, Esq. was chosen president. The new club practiced "on the grounds situated opposite Taylor and Thompson's claim, on the right hand side of the gulch, this afternoon." The "gulch" appears to be Alder's Gulch, which runs southeast to northwest through the town, which was the center of a huge gold strike 1864-69. Browning, "Montana Baseball History" p. 22 says the Occidental Base Ball Club of this town was formed in 1868, with Henry Burdick (later the state's attorney general) as president. |
| Sources | The (Virginia City) Montana Post, July 24, 1868 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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