Early baseball in Virginia/Club 17
From SABR Encyclopedia
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| Location | Virginia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 11 |
| Modern address | New Market VA |
| City | New Market |
| State | VA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Harrisonburg played New Market at New Market “two or three weeks” ago, “and got whipped out decently.” Harrisonburg American Union, December 1, 1866.
New Market (current pop. about 2,100) is about 115 miles NW of Richmond and nnear the WV border. Harrisonburg VA (1890 pop. about 2800, current pop. about 49,000)is less than 20 miles SW of New Market.
Sources
Harrisonburg American Union, December 1, 1866
