Early baseball in Georgia/Club 25
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| Location | Georgia |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 9 |
| Modern address | Griffin GA |
| City | Griffin |
| State | GA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Macon Telegraph, September 27, 1867 reported on a match between the Young America Base Ball Club of Macon and the Griffin Base Ball Club, won by Griffin 55 to 40.
Griffin GA (current population about 23,000) is about 35 miles S of Atlanta in central GA.
Sources
Macon Telegraph, September 27, 1867
