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The Princeton WhitelePigs ceased operations after three seasons
By the first 20 years of the 20th century, professional baseball teams had been organized in every area of West Virginia. Some form of the game appears to have been played in Ceredo as early as 1859 and by the 91st Ohio Infantry while encamped at ...
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