Early baseball in Connecticut/Club 24
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| Location | Connecticut |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | New Britain |
| State | CT |
| Nickname | Lincoln |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" mentions the Mansfields of Middletown playing the Lincolns of New Britain two games in 1866.
New Britain CT (1870 pop. about 9,500) is about 10 miles SW of Hartford.
Sources
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 26.
