Early baseball in Virginia/Club 9
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Location | Virginia |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 6 |
Modern address | Charlottesville VA |
City | Charlottesville |
State | VA |
Nickname | Monticello |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Students at the University of Virginia organized a baseball club there soon after the war. The Monticello’s of the university played the Excelsiors of Staunton June 1, 1866 at Charlottesville, winning 42-5. Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866.
Charlottesville VA (current pop. 43,500)is about 70 miles NW of Richmond.
Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville.
Sources
Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866