Club of Oklahoma City
| Nick Name | Oklahoma City |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1889 |
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| Location | Oklahoma City, OK, United States |
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| Description | Bob Burke, "Baseball in Oklahoma City" (2003), p. 7: "By the fall of 1889 [the year the city was founded], Oklahoma City's first baseball grandstand was built near the location of the present Municipal Building.... The ballpark was thrown up quickly to host a series of games between Oklahoma City and its biggest rival, the team from Oklahoma Territory capitol city Guthrie." Oklahoma City's pop. in 1890 was about 4,151. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | The Oklahoma City Daily Times, March 23, 1891, reports that a meeting will be held that night in the Klein Bldg. to form a base ball club. https://dougdawg.blogspot.com/2010/08/oklahoma-city-baseball.html states that the first recorded baseball game in Oklahoma City was July 2, 1889. See also https://www.writedownmemorylane.com/blog/oklahoma-city-baseball-genesis which states that the Oklahoma City Browns played the Guthrie Howlers June 30, 1889 in Guthrie, winning 12-10 in 10 innings. The Guthrie Daily Capital, July 3, 1889, mentions the June 30th game. The Oklahoma City Evening Gazette, July 5, 1889 mentions the stadium stands collapse after the July 2 ball game. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Oklahoma City, OK |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know
Warning: Users should not rely on a team's won-loss record as a reflection of its "standing" among all base ball clubs. Team schedules were not balanced, and a good record against mostly weak opponents does not signify a leading club.
| Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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| 1889 | 1 Played | 0 Won | 1 Lost | 0 Tied |
Ballgames
| Page | Date | City | Borough | State | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | First in | Contributor |
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| Ballgame | 1889-06-30 | Guthrie | OK | Club of Guthrie | Club of Oklahoma City | 12 - 10 | Guthrie, OK | Bruce Allardice |
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