Early baseball in Georgia/Game 4
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Georgia -> Early baseball in Georgia/Game 4 |
Location | Georgia |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 5 |
Date | 12 |
City | Atlanta |
State | Georgia |
Country | |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Atlanta BBC |
Team 2 | Gate City BBC |
Team 1 Score | 29 |
Team 2 Score | 127 |
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