Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 14
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| Location | Louisiana |
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| Year | 1878 |
| Modern address | St. Francisville LA |
| City | St. Francisville |
| State | LA |
| Country | US |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Francisville club beat the Waterloo club of Pointe Coupee 31-17 on June 23, 1878 at Bayou Sara. See Feliciana Sentinel, June 29, 1878.
St. Francisville LA (pop. about 1700)is about 30 miles NW of Baton Rouge.
Sources
Feliciana Sentinel, June 29, 1878
