To test the market for professional baseball, a team of professional players played an amateur all-star team in St. Louis, winning 15 to 0. One thousand people attended the game, and the next year the city got a pro team.
This post was contributed by Joe Sonderman. Joe has written many books on Missouri and Route 66 history. You can find his books on Amazon.com and on 66postcards.com.Missouri History Today
March 27, 1875
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