Early baseball in Louisiana/Club 17
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| Location | Louisiana |
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| Year | 1893 |
| City | Pillette |
| State | LA |
| Nickname | Stonewall |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The LaFayette Gazette Sept. 23, 1893: "Base Ball. The Lafayette Favorite is the name of a base-ball club recently organized in Lafayette...." It is to play the Stonewalls of Pillette "tomorrow evening."
Sources
The LaFayette Gazette Sept. 23, 1893
