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|Coordinates= | |Coordinates=59.32893000000001, 18.064910000000054 | ||
|Name=Stockholm club (club name unreported) | |Name=Stockholm club (club name unreported) | ||
|Club Name=(unreported) | |Club Name=(unreported) | ||
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|Date=1949/06/01 | |Date=1949/06/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Country= | |Country=Sweden | ||
|City=Stockholm | |||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|Description=<p>"Towards the end of World War II, Sweden, which was a neutral, decided to buy fifty P-51 Mustang aircraft, to re-equip its air force. These were flown to Sweden by American pilots, and American pilots had to instruct Swedes n handling these planes. During this contact, they also taught baseball to the Swedes. </p> | |||
<p>"Arising out of this interest, a club was formed n Stockh9olml in 1949."</p> | |||
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Clubs in Sweden had formed in 1910, but "a long period followed during which the game probably died out, and it appears to have been reintroduced in 1945."</p> | |||
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|Sources=<p><em>Swedish Baseball History</em>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Mercury</span> (England, William Morgan, ed.) Issue 13, August 1976, page 3. Accessed 6/24/2013 at <a href="http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/materials.html">http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/materials.html</a>. </p> | |Sources=<p><em>Swedish Baseball History</em>, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Baseball Mercury</span> (England, William Morgan, ed.) Issue 13, August 1976, page 3. Accessed 6/24/2013 at <a href="http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/materials.html">http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/materials.html</a>. </p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No |
Revision as of 09:21, 24 June 2013
Nick Name | (unreported) |
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Earliest Known Date | 1949 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
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Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | "Towards the end of World War II, Sweden, which was a neutral, decided to buy fifty P-51 Mustang aircraft, to re-equip its air force. These were flown to Sweden by American pilots, and American pilots had to instruct Swedes n handling these planes. During this contact, they also taught baseball to the Swedes. "Arising out of this interest, a club was formed n Stockh9olml in 1949." Note: Clubs in Sweden had formed in 1910, but "a long period followed during which the game probably died out, and it appears to have been reintroduced in 1945."
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Sources | Swedish Baseball History, Baseball Mercury (England, William Morgan, ed.) Issue 13, August 1976, page 3. Accessed 6/24/2013 at http://www.projectcobb.org.uk/materials.html. |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Joe Gray |
Submission Note | Via Project Cobb Website (url above) |
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