Shawnee Club of Topeka

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Nick Name	Shawnee
Earliest Known Date	1867
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Location	Topeka, KS, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Harold Evans, "Baseball in Kansas, 1867-1940," Kansas Historical Quarterly v. 9, issue 2 (1940), quotes the Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867: "We now boast three base ball clubs in Topeka: The Shawnees, the Prairie Club (whilom Old Maids), and the Capitol." The games were played on the south side of Capitol Square. Topeka Weekly Leader, Sept. 26, 1867. Club reorganized March 23, 1870. See 1870/71 Topeka City Directory p. 256 Topeka KS (1860 pop. about 750, 1870 pop. about 5800) is about 60 miles W of Kansas City KS. Wikipedia: "Topeka means "to dig good potatoes" in the languages of the Kansa and the Ioway."
Sources	Topeka Leader of Aug. 22, 1867 1868 Topeka City Directory, p. 141. Shawnee County Historical Society Bulletin Issue 55 (Dec 1978)
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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
1867	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-08-06	Topeka		KS	Shawnee Club of Topeka	Kaw Valley BBC Club of Lawrence	15 - 52	Topeka, KS	Bruce Allardice, Jeffrey Kittel

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Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Capitol Square, Topeka	1867

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