Early baseball in Virginia/Club 16

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Location Virginia
Year 1878
Month 8
Modern address Mancheser, Richmond, VA
City Manchester
State VA
Nickname Red Stocking
Found by Bruce Allardice

The Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878, reports that the Red Stocking base ball club of Manchester played the Old Dominion of Petersburg yesterday in Petersburg, won by the home team 8-6.

Richmond VA is about 22 miles N of Petersburg VA.

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Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878

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