Early baseball in Virginia/Club 15

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Location	Virginia
Year	1867
Month	5
City	Lynchburg
State	Virginia
Nickname	Hill City
Found by	Bruce Allardice

A Hill City Base Ball Club formed in Lynchburg in May of 1867. On June 3, this club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979.

Sources

W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979.