A spirited match took place yesterday at the grounds on Eighth and Hickory streets, between the Empire and Hickory clubs. The former proved victors by a score of twenty-eight, to nine for the later.
-Missouri Republican, May 10, 1864
I believe that this is the only reference that I have to the Hickory Base Ball Club of St. Louis and we'll mark this up as a reference to another new club.
The location of the ball grounds at Eighth and Hickory is also significant. I don't think I have any other references to what most have been the Hickory's home grounds, which is just a few blocks south of where Busch Stadium currently stands. So this reference gives us both a new club and a new baseball ground.
The location of the ball grounds at Eighth and Hickory is also significant. I don't think I have any other references to what most have been the Hickory's home grounds, which is just a few blocks south of where Busch Stadium currently stands. So this reference gives us both a new club and a new baseball ground.
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