Lone Star Base Ball Club of Edgefield

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Nick Name	Lone Star
Earliest Known Date	Friday, April 17, 1868
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Location	Nashville, TN, United States
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Nine Class	Junior
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Description	"Base Ball. The "University" and "Lone Star" played for the junior championship of the county yesterday afternoon, the game resulting in favor of the former--the score being 31-27." The Nashville Union and Dispatch, April 18, 1868, says that on April 17th the Lone Star of Edgefield (today's East Nashville) beat the Arlington of South Nashville 61 to 28. By 1873 the "Edgefield Base Ball Club" was proclaimed the "champion club of the county." Nashville Union and American, July 31, 1873.
Sources	"Base Ball". Nashville Union and American, 24 Nov. 1868: 4. Web, Chronicling America, 27 Jun. 2015. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033699/1868-11-24/ed-1/seq-4/
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Found by	Christopher Ryland
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1868	2 Played	1 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1868-04-17	Nashville		TN	Lone Star Base Ball Club of Edgefield	Arlington Club of South Nashville	61 - 28		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-11-23	Nashville		TN	Lone Star Base Ball Club of Edgefield	University of Nashville Club	27 - 31		Christopher Ryland

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