Early baseball in Ohio/Club 26
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| Location | Ohio |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Portsmouth OH |
| City | Portsmouth |
| State | OH |
| Nickname | Riversides |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 19, 1867, says the Holt BBC of Newport played the Riversides of Portsmouth, with Portsmouth winning 44-37.
Portsmouth OH (1860 pop. about 6,200; 1870 pop. about 10,600) is about 100 miles SE of Cincinnati and near the WV border.
Sources
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Aug. 19, 1867.
