Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 1
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1865 |
| Month | 11 |
| City | Wheeling |
| State | WV |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Star, Anchor, Hunkidori |
| First in West Virginia | Yes |
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000", p. 7, says that in Nov. 1865 the Star and Anchor teams formed in Wheeling. The Hunkidoris organized in 1866. The Hunkidori Club of Wheeling WV is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier.
Sources
Peverelly, page 120.
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000"
