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Blood and Base Ball, Part 5, by John Thorn
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1869 Red Stockings: Who were the first professional baseball team?
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The Disciplines of the sciences of society: introduction
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News Fremont County Museums
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The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Romance of the Colorado River, by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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The 1869 Red Stockings: The Team That 'Made Baseball Famous
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The Collection — Glessner House
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Trips by the 1869 Cincinnati team made the game famous
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1869 Red Stockings Pavilion to be Dedicated Saturday
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Happy Birthday Ohio!