Early baseball in Kentucky/Club 9
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|Location=Kentucky | |Location=Kentucky | ||
|Year=1875 | |Year=1875 | ||
| + | |Modern-address=Maysville KY | ||
|City=Maysville | |City=Maysville | ||
|State=Kentucky | |State=Kentucky | ||
|Nickname=Eckford Base Ball Club | |Nickname=Eckford Base Ball Club | ||
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|Pagetext=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. | |Pagetext=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. | ||
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| + | Maysville KY is in the eastern part of the state on the Ohip border. It is about 60 miles NE of Lexington KY and 60 miles SE of Cincinnati. Its current population is about 9,000. | ||
|Sources=Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 1 July 1875 | |Sources=Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 1 July 1875 | ||
Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 19 August 1875 | Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 19 August 1875 | ||
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Revision as of 22:24, 29 August 2012
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| Location | Kentucky |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Modern address | Maysville KY |
| 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.
Maysville KY is in the eastern part of the state on the Ohip border. It is about 60 miles NE of Lexington KY and 60 miles SE of Cincinnati. Its current population is about 9,000.
Sources
Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 1 July 1875 Maysville (Ky.) Bulletin, 19 August 1875
