Blue Earth City Base Ball Club
| Nick Name | Blue Earth City Base Ball Club |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1867 -- no later than June 16 |
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| Location | Blue Earth, MN, United States |
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| Nine Class | |
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| Description | The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club having received a challenge from the Garden City Club to play a matched game, have accepted and will go to Garden City on Wednesday of next week for that purpose. (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 12, 1869, pp. 3, col. 2) The Blue Earth City Base Ball Club returned from Garden City on Thursday with their colors flying, having achieved a decided victory over the Gopher Club at the latter place. The following is the score: Blue Earth (60) and Gopher Club (27)....gives runs scored each inning for each player.... Blue Earth Club: homeruns 4; outs on fouls 11; outs on bases 9; outs on flys 6 Gopher Club: homeruns 2; outs on fouls 6; outs on bases 9; outs on flys 6; struck out 4 The boys brought home as a trophy, a first class regulation ball. They desire us to return their thanks to the Gophers for the handsome treatment received at their hands. (Blue Earth City Post, Saturday, June 19, 1869, pp. 3, col. 3) Blue Earth MN (1880 pop. about 1,050) is about 120 miles SW of Minneapolis. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Keister, "History of Faribault County" p. 263 says the Frontier BBC lost to Blue Earth City on Aug. 30, 1867 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Blue Earth, MN |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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