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| Location
| Virginia
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| Year
| 1867
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| City
| Bellvue
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| State
| Virginia
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| Found by
| Bruce Allardice
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On June 3, 1867. a Lynchburg 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.
