Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 8
From SABR Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
(Created page with '{{Origins-game |Location=Arkansas |Year=1868 |Month=7 |Date=8 |State=Hopefield |Country=Arkansas |NYBaseball=Likely |Locals=Non-locals |Team1=Bluff City, Memphis |Team2=Pride of …') |
|||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
|Date=8 | |Date=8 | ||
|State=Hopefield | |State=Hopefield | ||
| - | |Country= | + | |Country=AR |
| + | |Site=Hopefield AR | ||
|NYBaseball=Likely | |NYBaseball=Likely | ||
|Locals=Non-locals | |Locals=Non-locals | ||
| Line 11: | Line 12: | ||
|Team2=Pride of the South, Memphis | |Team2=Pride of the South, Memphis | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
| - | |First= | + | |First=No |
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=Yes |
|Pagetext=The Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 reported that two Memphis teams, the Bluff City and the Pride of the South, will play at Hopefield today. | |Pagetext=The Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 reported that two Memphis teams, the Bluff City and the Pride of the South, will play at Hopefield today. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Hopefield appears to be across the Mississippi River from Memphis, in easternmost Arkansas. | ||
|Sources=Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 | |Sources=Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 13:27, 1 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Arkansas -> Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 8 |
| Location | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 8 |
| State | Hopefield |
| Country | AR |
| Site | Hopefield AR |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Non-locals |
| Team 1 | Bluff City, Memphis |
| Team 2 | Pride of the South, Memphis |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868 reported that two Memphis teams, the Bluff City and the Pride of the South, will play at Hopefield today.
Hopefield appears to be across the Mississippi River from Memphis, in easternmost Arkansas.
Sources
Memphis Appeal, July 8, 1868
