Early baseball in Kentucky/Club 9

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Location	Kentucky
Year	1875
City	Maysville
State	Kentucky
Nickname	Eckford Base Ball Club

The Eckfords played professional and amateur baseball clubs throughout the Ohio Valley. The Chicago White Stockings made a memorable visit to Maysville in 1875. An overflow crowd at the Maysville Trotting Park watched the White Stocking defeat the Eckfords 31-8.

Sources

Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 1 July 1875 Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 19 August 1875