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|Club Name=Elmhurst | |Club Name=Elmhurst | ||
|Type of Date=Year | |Type of Date=Year | ||
|Date= | |Date=1885/01/01 | ||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
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|City=Elmhurst | |City=Elmhurst | ||
|Nine Class=Senior | |Nine Class=Senior | ||
|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>Wheaton Illinoian</em>, July 31, 1885 reports that the Elmhurst BBC recently lost to Bensenville at Bensenville.</p> | ||
<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. Original name: Cottage Hill. It had 1728 residents in 1900, 723 in 1880 and 329 in 1870. 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 1885.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Wheaton Illinoian</em>, July 31, 1885</p> | ||
<p>The<em> Oak Park Vindicator</em>, June 2, 1899</p> | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location=Elmhurst, IL | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 19 October 2023
| Nick Name | Elmhurst |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1885 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Elmhurst, IL, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | The Wheaton Illinoian, July 31, 1885 reports that the Elmhurst BBC recently lost to Bensenville at Bensenville. 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. Original name: Cottage Hill. It had 1728 residents in 1900, 723 in 1880 and 329 in 1870. 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 1885. |
| Sources | The Wheaton Illinoian, July 31, 1885 The Oak Park Vindicator, June 2, 1899 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | 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 | Elmhurst, IL |
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