Early baseball in Virginia/Club 9
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Location | Virginia |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Charlottesville |
State | Virginia |
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.
Sources
Valley Vindicator, June 8, 1866