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How the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings turned baseball into a national sensation
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Trips by the 1869 Cincinnati team made the game famous
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Origins of Baseball – SABR's Baseball Cards Research Committee
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David Voigt's History of Baseball, by John Thorn
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Trips by the 1869 Cincinnati team made the game famous
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Printed & Manuscript Americana — Swann Galleries
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How the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings turned baseball into a national sensation
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Pioneer Portraits I: 1850-1874 – Ars Longa Art Cards
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1869 Red Stockings: Who were the first professional baseball team?
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1869 Red Stockings Pavilion to be Dedicated Saturday
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Cincinnati Red Stockings - Wikipedia