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1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball....
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1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings baseball....

Item # 717903 ·
NEW YORK HERALD, June 18, 1870 

* Cincinnati Red (reds) Stockings
* Early baseball w/ box scores


Page 5 has a brief article headed: "The National Game" with subhead and box scores. (see) The Redstockings win streak would end a few days later. 
Complete with 8 pages, a little margin wear, archival mend on page 3, generally in nice condition.

Background: On June 17, 1870, the Cincinnati Red Stockings defeated the Eckford Club of Brooklyn with a dominant 24–7 victory during their eastern tour. The game extended their historic winning streak. Their first loss did not come until June 22, 1870, when they were narrowly defeated by the Brooklyn Atlantics in extra innings.
Category: Post-Civil War
Price
$37
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.