Early baseball in Texas/Club 45

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Location	Texas
Year	1870
Modern address	Denton TX
City	Denton
State	TX
Nickname	Red Stockings
Found by	Bruce Allardice

“Base Ball at Pilot Point” is the headline reporting on a match July 4th between the Denton Red Stockings and the White Stockings of Pilot Point, at Pilot Point, won in nine innings 44-18 by Pilot Point. Galveston Daily News, July 5, 1870.

Denton TX is about 40 miles NW of Dallas.

Sources

Galveston Daily News, July 5, 1870