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Old 01-16-2017, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by nebboy View Post
Omaha NE 1st recorded baseball team was the Green Socks and predates Kelly info you spoke of

1879 Omaha Green Stockings
1879 > Class No Classification > 1879 Northwestern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: E. Balch and George Mills
Represented: Omaha, NE
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Nice find. I was going to look through minor league teams back then, but then I realized the quote probably just meant Major League teams. I notice now that Omaha had that team name for just one year, so I wonder if they ditched the green immediately as well.
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