Early baseball in Virginia/Predecessor Game 1
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Location | Virginia |
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Year | 1845 |
City | Leesburg |
State | Virginia |
Country | |
Name of game | town ball |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
SABR Origins newsletter March 2011 notes that town ball was played here in the 1840s.
Sources
SABR Origins newsletter March 2011