Early baseball in Wyoming/Club 1
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| Location | Wyoming |
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| Year | 1877 |
| Modern address | Cheyenne WY |
| City | Cheyenne |
| State | WY |
| Nickname | Red Stockings |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Salt Lake City Deseret News, 7-13-1877, mentions that the local Deseret team will play the Cheyenne (Wyo) Red Stockings at home the 23rd, 24th and 25th of the month. Same 7-25-77 reports that the Deserets won.
Cheyenne WY (1870 pop. about 1500; 1880 pop. about 3400) is about 50 miles SE of Laramie and within about 30 miles of the borders with Colorado and Nebraska.
Sources
Deseret News, 7-13-1877
