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|State=KY | |State=KY | ||
|Country=US | |Country=US | ||
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|Locals=Locals | |Locals=Locals | ||
|Team1=Louisville Base Ball Club side 1 | |Team1=Louisville Base Ball Club side 1 | ||
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|Score1=52 | |Score1=52 | ||
|Score2=41 | |Score2=41 | ||
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|Pagetext=From Protoball Entry #1858.19 -- First KY Box Score Appears in Louisville Newspaper | |Pagetext=From Protoball Entry #1858.19 -- First KY Box Score Appears in Louisville Newspaper | ||
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“Not much is known about the Louisville Base Ball Club. It was probably not more than a year or two old by the time of the 1858 box score.” | “Not much is known about the Louisville Base Ball Club. It was probably not more than a year or two old by the time of the 1858 box score.” | ||
+ | “Chapter 1 -- Beginnings: From Amateur Teams to Disgrace in the National League,” mimeo, Bob Bailey, 1999, page 2. | ||
- | + | Possible describing the same July game, but reporting different dates, The New York Clipper (date and page omitted from Mears Collection scrapbook; “July, 1858” annotated in hand) said: “BASE BALL IN LOUISVILLE – The game of Base Ball is making its way westward. In Louisville they have a well-organized club, called the ‘Louisville Base Ball Club.’ They played a game on the 18th, with the following result [box score for 52-42 intramural game shown]” Facsimile provided by Craig Waff, September 2008. | |
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+ | Protoball record 1858.19 from | ||
+ | [http://retrosheet.org/Protoball/chron.htm Protoball project] | ||
Open issue: Does the box score give us an indication that the game was played by New York rules? | Open issue: Does the box score give us an indication that the game was played by New York rules? | ||
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