Independents Club of Batesville

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Nick Name Independents
Earliest Known Date Saturday, July 3, 1869
Location Batesville, AR, United States
Description

On July 3, 1869, the Stonewalls of Newport, Jackson County, played the Independents of Batesville, Independence County. The game only lasted three innings, with the Batesville team winning thirty-two to three. The captain of the Stonewalls complained that the pitcher for the Independents threw too hard! [Pat Allen Bailey, “A Century of Baseball in Jackson County,” The Stream of History, vol 7 nos. 3-4 (July/October 1969), 7-13. Duane Huddleston, “A History of Batesville’s First Baseball Team, the Independents, and its 1869 Record,” Independence County Chronicle 9 (July 1968), 43-49.]

Batesville is 80 miles NE of Little Rock. Newport is about 30 miles SW of Batesville.

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See also Independence County Chronicle, Vol. 9, Issue 4 (Apr 1968)

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Batesville, AR
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1869 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied

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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1869-07-03 Batesville AR Independents Club of Batesville Stonewall Club of Jacksonport 32 - 3 Batesville, AR Bruce Allardice

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