[Ads-l] Antedating of "Minor Leaguer"

[Shapiro, Fred]

minor leaguer (OED 1897)

“Add to these the players of the various minor leagues and State associations, and it will be found that an aggregate of over 1,200 professional players were in the baseball arena during 1884.<https://www.newspapers.com/image/80848834/>” The Salt Lake Herald, December 21, 1884, p8

NOTE: This antedating was found by Ken Liss.

Fred Shapiro


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