Early baseball in Virginia/Club 21
From SABR Encyclopedia
SABR Origins Committee project on the |
Spread of baseball |
---|
Key pages |
Project home page Project map History of early baseball Research needs in the spread of baseball |
Lists |
Earliest games by state Earliest clubs by state All games ยท All clubs Predecessor games Other firsts in baseball |
Help |
Researching early baseball Submitting research online |
Spread of baseball: Home -> Virginia -> Early baseball in Virginia/Club 21 |
Location | Virginia |
---|---|
Year | 1868 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 5 |
Modern address | Boydton VA |
City | Boydton (Randolph-Macon College) |
State | VA |
Nickname | Athletics |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Athletics of Randolph-Macon played the Confederate club of Richmond on May 5, 1868. [Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.]
Boydton VA (current pop. about 450) is about 90 miles SW of Richmond. It is the former home of Randolph-Macon university and near the southern border of VA.
Sources
Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, p. 9.