Early baseball in Vermont/Club 7
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| Location | Vermont |
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| Year | 1867 |
| City | Brattleboro |
| State | VT |
| Nickname | Burnside |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Keene (NH) Sentinel Oct. 3, 1867 reports that the Burnside BBC of Brattleboro, VT, beat the Union of Hinsdale 24-23 in a game called after 8 innings by darkness.
Hinsdale NH is adjacent to Brattleboro, which is in the SE corner of VT.
Sources
Keene (NH) Sentinel Oct. 3, 1867
