Early baseball in Montana/Club 1

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Location	Montana
Year	1866
Month	5
City	Virginia City
State	Montana
Nickname	Rocky Mountain
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Montana Post (Virginia City) May 26, 1866, says "the young men of the city are organizing a base ball club." Same, June 2, 1866, reports the game between the two nines of thr "Rocky Mountain Base Ball Club", won by the first nine by "thirty-three points."

Sources

The Montana Post (Virginia City) May 26, 1866, June 2, 1866