Early baseball in Arizona/Game 1
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|Year=1871 | |Year=1871 | ||
|Month=10 | |Month=10 | ||
| - | |Date-note=No later than | + | |Date-note=No later than October 1871 |
|City=Camp Date Creek | |City=Camp Date Creek | ||
| - | |State= | + | |State=AZ |
| + | |Modern-address=Wickenburg AZ | ||
|NYBaseball=Likely | |NYBaseball=Likely | ||
|Locals=Non-locals | |Locals=Non-locals | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First=Yes | |First=Yes | ||
| - | |Approved= | + | |Approved=Yes |
|Pagetext=The Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871, reports that "a lively game of base ball" was "recently" played by the "boys in blue" at Camp Date Creek. | |Pagetext=The Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871, reports that "a lively game of base ball" was "recently" played by the "boys in blue" at Camp Date Creek. | ||
That camp is/was 60 miles south of Prescott, AZ. | That camp is/was 60 miles south of Prescott, AZ. | ||
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|Sources=Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871 | |Sources=Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871 | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:27, 4 September 2012
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| Location | Arizona |
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| Year | 1871 |
| Month | 10 |
| Note on date | No later than October 1871 |
| City | Camp Date Creek |
| State | AZ |
| Country | |
| Modern address | Wickenburg AZ |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Non-locals |
| First in Arizona | Yes |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871, reports that "a lively game of base ball" was "recently" played by the "boys in blue" at Camp Date Creek. That camp is/was 60 miles south of Prescott, AZ.
Sources
Prescott Weekly Arizona Miner, Oct. 28, 1871
