Early baseball in Maine/Club 6
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Location | Maine |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Augusta |
State | ME |
Nickname | Cushnocs |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 10,mentions the Augusta Cushnocs playing Portland in 1866.
Augusta ME (1860s pop. about 7,700)is about 55 miles NE of Portland.
Sources
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870"