Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 3
From SABR Encyclopedia
Spread of baseball: Home -> West Virginia -> Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 3 |
Location | West Virginia |
---|---|
Year | 1877 |
Month | 5 |
Modern address | Grafton WV |
City | Grafton |
State | WV |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Wheeling Register, May 5, 1877: "State News. Grafton boasts six base ball clubs."
Grafton WV (current pop. about 5500) is about 25 miles S of Morgantown in eastern WV.
Sources
Wheeling Register, May 5, 1877