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Sports in Syracuse - Wikipedia
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UPSTATE N.Y. SPORTS LORE: Baseball, Saints and Sister Leopoldina
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Major League Baseball has been around since 1869 and is considered
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Francisco Álvarez laces a double, 07/09/2022
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History of baseball in the United States - Wikipedia
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1869: Syracuse's role in the founding of Major League Baseball
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Pro baseball began in Cincinnati in 1869
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PIONEERS: Bob Addy. Eighth in a season-long series
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Places of Black Baseball (U.S. National Park Service)
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Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: November 5, 1869
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On this day in history, March 15, 1869, Cincinnati Red Stockings