Early baseball in Wyoming/Club 5
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Location | Wyoming |
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Year | 1869 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 6 |
City | Cheyenne |
State | WY |
Nickname | Wyoming BBC |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Denver Rocky Mountain News, May 7, 1869, prints an item from Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, saying the Franklin BBC of Fort Russell [near Cheyenne] played the Wyoming BBC of Cheyenne May 6th at Cheyenne.
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The Denver Rocky Mountain News, May 7, 1869