Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 34
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| + | Taunton MA (1860 pop. about 15,000 -- the 58th largest US city then) is about 30 miles S of Boston. | ||
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| Location | Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 9 |
| City | Taunton |
| State | MA |
| Nickname | Metacomet |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Boston Journal Sept. 19, 1867, mentions the Metacomet BBC of Taunton playing the American Club of Fall River.
Taunton MA (1860 pop. about 15,000 -- the 58th largest US city then) is about 30 miles S of Boston.
Sources
Boston Journal Sept. 19, 1867
