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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=37.78402080000001, -79.4428157 | |||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Entry Origin Url= | |||
|Name=Club of Lexington | |Name=Club of Lexington | ||
|Club Name=Lexington | |||
|Type of Date=Year | |||
|Date=1866/01/01 | |Date=1866/01/01 | ||
| | |Date Note= | ||
|Is | |Is Foundation Date= | ||
| | |Date of Dissolution Type=Day | ||
| | |Date of Dissolution Note= | ||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=VA | |||
|Borough= | |||
|City=Lexington | |City=Lexington | ||
| | |Modern Address= | ||
| | |NABBP Status= | ||
| | |NABBP Note= | ||
|Description=<p>VMI cadets formed a baseball team in the fall of 1866, and won 20 of 23 contests against local teams, including teams from crosstown rival Washington College. In 1867 they traveled to Lynchburg to play the Hill City Club. From VMI baseball website, <a | |Description=<p>VMI cadets formed a baseball team in the fall of 1866, and won 20 of 23 contests against local teams, including teams from crosstown rival Washington College. In 1867 they traveled to Lynchburg to play the Hill City Club. From VMI baseball website, <a class="external free" title="http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/766257.pdf" href="http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/766257.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/766257.pdf</a></p> | ||
</p><p>Lexington VA (current pop. about 7,000) is about 125 miles W of Richmond. | <p>The Richmond Times, April 26, 1867 reports on a game between the VMI Cadet Club and the Beechenbrook Club of Washington College. General Robert E. Lee, then president of Washington College, attended the game.</p> | ||
</p> | <p>Lexington VA (current pop. about 7,000) is about 125 miles W of Richmond.</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|First in Location=Lexington, VA | |First in Location=Lexington, VA | ||
|First in Location Note= | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |||
|First Newspaper Mention=1866/01/01 | |||
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Year | |||
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Latest revision as of 09:44, 16 April 2021
| Nick Name | Lexington |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1866 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Lexington, VA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| NABBP Status | |
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| Description | VMI cadets formed a baseball team in the fall of 1866, and won 20 of 23 contests against local teams, including teams from crosstown rival Washington College. In 1867 they traveled to Lynchburg to play the Hill City Club. From VMI baseball website, http://www.vmikeydets.com/pdf8/766257.pdf The Richmond Times, April 26, 1867 reports on a game between the VMI Cadet Club and the Beechenbrook Club of Washington College. General Robert E. Lee, then president of Washington College, attended the game. Lexington VA (current pop. about 7,000) is about 125 miles W of Richmond. |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Lexington, VA |
| First in Location Note | |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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