Occidental (Juniors) Club of Quincy

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Nick Name	Occidental (Juniors)
Earliest Known Date	1867
Last Known Game
Location	Quincy, IL, United States
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Description	The Quincy Whig, May 19, 1868 says the Occidental Juniors of Quincy beat the Hawkeye Juniors 31-15 at Keokuk, IA May 18th. Quincy IL is about 35 miles S of Keokuk IA; both are Mississippi river towns. Keokuk IA (1860 pop. about 8,000; 1870 pop. about 12,800 is about 150 N of St. Louis MO and about 10 miles SW of Des Moines. (Note: the news note does not specify a state for Quincy. Quincy IA is about 200 miles from Keokuk, while Quincy IL is much closer.)
Sources	Sampson, Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins (2023)
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Comment	This is a Quincy IL club.--BA The New York Clipper, Nov. 27, 1869 has a lengthy article on this club, which it labels the champion junior club of Illinois. They were 14-1 that year, the only loss being to a senior club of St. Louis. They averaged 39 runs a game to their opponents 23. Gives the names and batting averages of the players, and the reocrd of their games. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered 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
1869	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	1869-10-13	Quincy		IL	Occidental (Juniors) Club of Quincy	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	7 - 51		Bruce Allardice

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