Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 11

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Location	Louisiana
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