Galena Base Ball Club of Galena

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Nick Name	Galena
Earliest Known Date	August 1866
Last Known Game
Location	Galena, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Don Korte's "Galena's Baseball Legacy" (citing old newspapers) says that in July of 1866 the youthful Hellman brothers put an ad in the paper looking for volunteers who were interested in playing baseball. Those interested were "to leave their names at the Hellman store at 130 Main Street. Later, during August, the self proclaimed but unofficial Galena Base Ball Club requested the full attendance of all members at the DeSoto House." There's no evidence this team played a game in 1866. The 1867 Jo Daviess team (which see) soon changed its name to the Galena. Korte's book gives brief bios of the players on this 1867 (and after) team.
Sources	Don Korte's "Galena's Baseball Legacy"
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Galena, IL
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1867	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-07-08	Hazel Green		WI	Club of Platteville	Galena Base Ball Club of Galena		Hazel Green, WI	Bruce Allardice

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Supplemental Text

Korte's book lists Galena teams that played in the 1870s, including the High School, Normal School, Rough and Readies. Sardines, Turks, Daisy Cutters, Silver Fetters and Badgers.