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|Description=<p>The <em>Uniontown Morning Herald</em>, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945 reports that the first baseball team in Uniontown, the Vantage Base Ball Club, was organized in May of 1866 by (among others) Gen. S. M. Baily and Col. Andrew Stewart. James G. Johnston played. Hugh Oliphant of Princeton U. pitched.</p> | |Description=<p>The <em>Uniontown Morning Herald</em>, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945 reports that the first baseball team in Uniontown, the Vantage Base Ball Club, was organized in May of 1866 by (among others) Gen. S. M. Baily and Col. Andrew Stewart. James G. Johnston played. Hugh Oliphant of Princeton U. pitched.</p> | ||
<p>The first game in that town was Sept. 22, 1866, against a Waynesburg team that had future Iowa Governor Albert | <p>The first game in that town was Sept. 22, 1866, against a Waynesburg team that had future Iowa Governor Albert Cummins on it.</p> | ||
<p>Waynesburg is 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It had 1,272 residents in 1870.</p> | <p>Waynesburg is 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It had 1,272 residents in 1870.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>The <em>Uniontown Morning Herald</em>, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945</p> | |Sources=<p>The <em>Uniontown Morning Herald</em>, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, | ||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location=Waynesburg, PA | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:05, 22 November 2015
Nick Name | Waynesburg |
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Earliest Known Date | 1866 |
Last Known Game | |
Location | Waynesburg, PA, United States |
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NABBP Status | |
Nine Class | Senior |
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Description | The Uniontown Morning Herald, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945 reports that the first baseball team in Uniontown, the Vantage Base Ball Club, was organized in May of 1866 by (among others) Gen. S. M. Baily and Col. Andrew Stewart. James G. Johnston played. Hugh Oliphant of Princeton U. pitched. The first game in that town was Sept. 22, 1866, against a Waynesburg team that had future Iowa Governor Albert Cummins on it. Waynesburg is 60 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. It had 1,272 residents in 1870. |
Sources | The Uniontown Morning Herald, Feb. 12, 1946, Jan. 30, 1945 |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
First in Location | Waynesburg, PA |
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