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|Description=<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899: "The Harlem Maroons and the Elmhurst Club played a game of ball at the Lathrop Grounds on Tuesday afternoon." Harlem won 9-8, with a clutch double in the last inning driving in the winning runs.</p> | |Description=<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899: "The Harlem Maroons and the Elmhurst Club played a game of ball at the Lathrop Grounds on Tuesday afternoon." Harlem won 9-8, with a clutch double in the last inning driving in the winning runs.</p> | ||
<p>Same July 21, 1899 has Elmhurst beating the Harlem Giants 9-1.</p> | <p>Same July 21, 1899 has Elmhurst beating the Harlem Giants 9-1.</p> | ||
<p>Elmhurst was founded | <p>Elmhurst was founded in 1869, and incorporated in 1882. It had 1728 residents in 1900. A heavily German community, it seems to have adopted baseball relatively late. This is the first instance I've found of an organized team, though undoubtedly baseball was played informally prior to 1899.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899</p> | |Sources=<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899</p> | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Nick Name | Elmhurst |
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Earliest Known Date | 1899 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Elmhurst, IL, United States |
Modern Address | |
NABBP Status | |
Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | The Oak Park Vindicator, June 2, 1899: "The Harlem Maroons and the Elmhurst Club played a game of ball at the Lathrop Grounds on Tuesday afternoon." Harlem won 9-8, with a clutch double in the last inning driving in the winning runs. Same July 21, 1899 has Elmhurst beating the Harlem Giants 9-1. Elmhurst was founded in 1869, and incorporated in 1882. It had 1728 residents in 1900. A heavily German community, it seems to have adopted baseball relatively late. This is the first instance I've found of an organized team, though undoubtedly baseball was played informally prior to 1899. |
Sources | The Oak Park Vindicator, June 2, 1899 |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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