Empire Club of Columbus: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 6 June 2020
| Nick Name | Empire |
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| Earliest Known Date | June 1866 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Columbus, GA, United States |
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| Nine Class | |
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| Description | The Columbus Daily Sun, June 16, 1866 notes that 18 young men have enrolled in the baseball club. July 28, 1866 gives their names, and July 29, 1866 reports that the baseball club is “flourishing” with 30 members. July 28, 1866 reports on a game between two nines of the baseball club, captained by local merchants Charles Etheridge and Thomas Spear. The teams played on the city’s “old race track.” The Sun August 11, 1866 reports on a game between the two nines of this club, now named the “Empire.” Columbus GA (about 9600 inhabitants in 1860, about 7400 in 1870) is on the AL border and about 100 miles S of Atlanta. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Columbus, GA |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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Ballgames
No games have been posted for this Club yet.
Players
No players have been associated with this Club yet.
Playing Fields
| Field | Years | Edit Association with Club |
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| Old Race Track | 1860s |
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