Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 11
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Location | Arkansas |
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Year | 1873 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 14 |
City | Lonoke |
State | AR |
Country | |
Modern address | Lonoke AR |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Little Rock Capitols |
Team 2 | Lonoke Lone Stars |
Team 1 Score | 93 |
Team 2 Score | 9 |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, August 15, 1873, reports that the Capitols of Little Rock played the Lone Stars of Lonoke, at Lonoke, yesterday, with the Capitols winning 93 to 9.
Lonoke AR is about 25 miles E of Little Rock.
Sources
Little Rock Arkansas Gazette, August 15, 1873