Early baseball in Virginia/Club 16
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|Pagetext=The Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878, reports that the Red Stocking base ball club of Manchester played the Old Dominion of Petersburg yesterday in Petersburg, won by the home team 8-6. | |Pagetext=The Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878, reports that the Red Stocking base ball club of Manchester played the Old Dominion of Petersburg yesterday in Petersburg, won by the home team 8-6. | ||
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Location | Virginia |
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Year | 1878 |
Month | 8 |
Modern address | Mancheser, Richmond, VA |
City | Manchester |
State | VA |
Nickname | Red Stocking |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878, reports that the Red Stocking base ball club of Manchester played the Old Dominion of Petersburg yesterday in Petersburg, won by the home team 8-6.
Richmond VA is about 22 miles N of Petersburg VA.
Sources
Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878