Forest Citys Base Ball Club contracts
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-SC33
Scope and Contents
Consists of contractual agreements of baseball players Adrian "Cap" Anson and Scott Hastings to play with the Rockford, IL team for the 1871 season.
Dates
- Created: 1871
Biographical / Historical
The Forest Citys Base Ball Club was a Rockford, IL, based amateur and professional baseball team started in 1865 by local businessmen. The Forest Citys played their only year as a professional team in the inaugural year of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players league. The club disbanded after the end of the 1871 season.
Extent
1 folder (1 folder: .5 linear inches (.042 linear feet)) : 2 items
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collection Repository
Contact:
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield IL 62701 US
(217) 558-8923
christopher.schnell@illinois.gov
112 North Sixth Street
Springfield IL 62701 US
(217) 558-8923
christopher.schnell@illinois.gov