Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 72
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|Submitter=Priscilla Astifan | |Submitter=Priscilla Astifan | ||
|First=No | |First=No | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
- | |Pagetext=The Lone Star Club of Rochester was announced in August 1858. It won the city championship in | + | |Pagetext=The Lone Star Club of Rochester was announced in August 1858. It won the city championship in 1860 in a July contest with the Live Oak Club. Undefeated, the club played the Niagara Club of Buffalo for the championship of Western New York state in`September. The Rochester club prevailed, 32-10. |
|Sources=Priscilla Astifan, "The [Rochester] Lone Star Club," in Peter Morris, et. al., Base Ball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 98. | |Sources=Priscilla Astifan, "The [Rochester] Lone Star Club," in Peter Morris, et. al., Base Ball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 98. | ||
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Location | New York (state) |
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Year | 1858 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 16 |
City | Rochester |
State | NY |
Country | US |
Nickname | Lone Star BBC |
Found by | Priscilla Astifan |
The Lone Star Club of Rochester was announced in August 1858. It won the city championship in 1860 in a July contest with the Live Oak Club. Undefeated, the club played the Niagara Club of Buffalo for the championship of Western New York state in`September. The Rochester club prevailed, 32-10.
Sources
Priscilla Astifan, "The [Rochester] Lone Star Club," in Peter Morris, et. al., Base Ball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 98.