Early baseball in Georgia/Club 8
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| Location | Georgia |
|---|---|
| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 5 |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | Georgia |
| Nickname | Gate City BBC, Atlanta BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727]
Sources
Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727
