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Revision as of 22:06, 19 September 2014
| Nick Name | Bloomington |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1865 |
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| Location | Bloomington, IL, United States |
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| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | The Bloomington Pantagraph May 20, 1862, reported on "a preliminary meeting of the Base Ball Club" but it appears the club never formally organized. Same May 22, 1865: "our young men have concluded to form a Base Ball Club..." Same, June 5, 1865: H. A. Ewing, president, announces: "The Bloomington Base Ball Club will meet for practice at their grounds near the 5th Ward School House..." On August 7th this club defeated the Railroad Club 41-18. Same Aug. 9, 1865 gives the box score. Same Sept. 18, 1865 reports the Bloomington played the Railroad for "the championship of McLean County," with the Bloomington winning 45-12.
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 30, 1866, reports on the Rockford Baseball Tournament. The Bloomington Base Ball Club of Bloomington finished 2nd in the tournament, beating (among others) the Cream City club of Milwaukee 23 to 20. The same club lost to a Chicago team at the September 1866 baseball tournament in Bloomington. See the Springfield Illinois State Register, Sept. 10, Sept. 13, 1866. The "Star" club of Bloomington also played in this tournament. The same club attended the Northwest Base Ball Convention in Chicago that December. See the Cleveland Leader, Dec. 22, 1866, picking up a Chicago Tribune article. |
| Sources | The Bloomington Pantagraph June 5, 1865. The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 30, 1866 |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Bloomington, IL |
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Ballgames
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Players
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Playing Fields
| Field | Years | Edit Association with Club |
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| Bloomington Base Ball Club Grounds | 1860s |
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