Independent Club of Petersburg

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Earliest Known Date	October 1866
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Location	Petersburg, VA, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	The Alexandria Gazette, October 30, 1866 notes that Petersburg has just organized a baseball club. Petersburg VA (current pop. about 32,500) is about 25 miles S of Richmond VA and about 55 miles N of the North Carolina border.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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First in Location	Petersburg, VA
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1867	2 Played	1 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-04	Petersburg		VA	Independent Club of Petersburg	Contest Club of Petersburg	80 - 56		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-09-10	Richmond		VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Independent Club of Petersburg	20 - 19		Bill Hicklin

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