Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 11
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Location | Louisiana |
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Year | 1871 |
City | Pineville |
State | Louisiana |
Nickname | Lone Star |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Alexandria Louisiana Democrat, May 31, 1871, said the Rapides baseball club of Alexandria is playing the Lone Star Club of Pineville, La, for the “Red River championship.” The first game was played “last Saturday in Pineville,” with Rapides winning.
Sources
Alexandria Louisiana Democrat, May 31, 1871