Early baseball in Texas/Club 4
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Location | Texas |
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Year | 1869 |
Month | 12 |
Date | 25 |
Modern address | Bastrop TX |
City | Bastrop |
State | TX |
Nickname | Mina |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Galveston Daily News, December 31, 1869 notes the Mina Base Ball Club of Bastrop playing the Independents of Austin on Christmas Day, citing an Austin newspaper of December 24.
Bastrop TX is about 30 miles SE of Austin.
Sources
Galveston Daily News, December 31, 1869