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Rufus Brown: A Forgotten Pioneer
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Cincinnati Reds will honor history with throwback uniforms, benches
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Reds open new 1869 Red Stockings Pavilion
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Trips by the 1869 Cincinnati team made the game famous
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Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings
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1997.2.2611 - Newsletter Santa Clara County Parks Archives
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The 1869 Red Stockings: The Team That 'Made Baseball Famous
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1869 Red Stockings: Who were the first professional baseball team?
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Blood and Base Ball, Part 5, by John Thorn
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Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings
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Before the Harbaughs came baseball's Wright brothers
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Ventura County's First Baseball Game - Museum of Ventura County
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On this day in history, March 15, 1869, Cincinnati Red Stockings become first professional baseball team