Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 8
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Location | Louisiana |
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Year | 1869 |
Month | 6 |
Modern address | Mandeville LA |
City | Mandeville |
State | LA |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
A game between the Southern Base Ball Club of New Orleans and the Mandeville Base Ball Club is reported in the New Orleans Picayune, June 16, 1869.
Mandeville LA () is directly across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, 35 miles away. Its population is about 11,500.
Sources
New Orleans Picayune, June 16, 1869