Early baseball in Alabama/Game 9
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|Pagetext=The Mobile Register 11-24-68 reported a game at the State Fair between two Montgomery teams, where the Montgomery BBC beat Capitol City 37-15. There were teams, and undoubtedly games, prior to this. | |Pagetext=The Mobile Register 11-24-68 reported a game at the State Fair between two Montgomery teams, where the Montgomery BBC beat Capitol City 37-15. There were teams, and undoubtedly games, prior to this. | ||
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+ | Montgomery AL (pop. about 205,000 -- 103rd in the US) is in central Alabama, about 95 miles S of Birmingham and 160 miles NE of Pensacola. In the 1860s its population was 9000 to 10,500. | ||
|Sources=Mobile Register, Nov. 24, 1868 | |Sources=Mobile Register, Nov. 24, 1868 | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 2 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> Alabama -> Early baseball in Alabama/Game 9 |
Location | Alabama |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 11 |
Date | 20 |
City | Montgomery |
State | AL |
Country | |
Site | The AL State Fair |
Modern address | Montgomery AL |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Montgomery BBC |
Team 2 | Capitol City BBC |
Team 1 Score | 37 |
Team 2 Score | 15 |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Mobile Register 11-24-68 reported a game at the State Fair between two Montgomery teams, where the Montgomery BBC beat Capitol City 37-15. There were teams, and undoubtedly games, prior to this.
Montgomery AL (pop. about 205,000 -- 103rd in the US) is in central Alabama, about 95 miles S of Birmingham and 160 miles NE of Pensacola. In the 1860s its population was 9000 to 10,500.
Sources
Mobile Register, Nov. 24, 1868