Early baseball in Alabama/Club 6
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| Location | Alabama |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Month | 7 |
| Modern address | Florence AL |
| City | Florence |
| State | AL |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Red Stockings of Decatur are to play the Florence Base Ball Club at Tuscumbia on the 29th. Nashville Union and American, July 28, 1875.
Florence AL (1870 population about 2000) is in the NW corner of the state. Tuscumbia is across the Tennessee River and about 5 miles S of Florence. Decatur is also on the river ans about 40 miles E of Florence and Tuscumbia.
Sources
Nashville Union and American, July 28, 1875.
