Early baseball in Maine/Club 7
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| Location | Maine |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Lewiston |
| State | ME |
| Nickname | Androscoggins |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" mentions the Androscoggins of Lewiston playing in 1866.
Lewiston ME (1860 pop. about 7,500; 1870 pop. about 13,500) is about 40 miles N of Portland.
Sources
Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870," page 10.
