Early baseball in Virginia/Club 9

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Location	Virginia
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