Early baseball in Virginia/Club 16
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| Location | Virginia |
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| Year | 1878 |
| Month | 8 |
| Modern address | Mancheser, Richmond, VA |
| City | Manchester |
| State | VA |
| Nickname | Red Stocking |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878, reports that the Red Stocking base ball club of Manchester played the Old Dominion of Petersburg yesterday in Petersburg, won by the home team 8-6.
Richmond VA is about 22 miles N of Petersburg VA.
Sources
Petersburg Index & Appeal, Aug. 17, 1878
