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Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of
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Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings
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Cincinnati Reds Baseball, Notable Players, World Series, History
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On This Date in Sports March 15, 1869: Going Professional
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On this day in history, March 7, 1857, baseball adopts nine
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Early history of American football - Wikipedia
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Season-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings
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The Snorting Bull: How's Baseball Season Going?
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This date in sports history: March 15
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Cincinnati Reds Professional Baseball Team
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Inside Baseball's Desperate Effort to Save Itself From Irrelevance
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Pro baseball began in Cincinnati in 1869
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Cincinnati Red Stockings become first professional baseball team
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150 years ago, Philly fielded its first pro baseball team - WHYY