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Cincinnati Reds 150th anniversary: 29th best game, the first game
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February, 2021
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Origins of Baseball – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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1869 Red Stockings: Who were the first professional baseball team?
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orion Dane Fine Art
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David Voigt's History of Baseball, by John Thorn
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The Crane School of Music History Timeline
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Rockford's History of Amazing Athletes, Rockford IL
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Romance of the Colorado River
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Trips by the 1869 Cincinnati team made the game famous