Shaffers Club of Freeport

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Nick Name	Shaffers
Earliest Known Date	1865
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Location	Freeport, IL, United States
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Description	Peter Morris et al., editors, "Base Ball Pioneers. 1850-1870" p. 224 says the Freeport Empires and Shaffers played in a tournament in Sept. 1865. See also the Freeport Journal, June 6, 1866, which gives a history of the Empire Club, and mentions their games with the Shaffers.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1865	2 Played	0 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-09-19	Rockford		IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Shaffers Club of Freeport	37 - 3		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-10-20	Freeport		IL	Shaffers Club of Freeport	Forest City Club of Rockford	23 - 31		Bruce Allardice

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