Early baseball in Michigan/Game 3
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|Pagetext=This game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation (Detroit table) compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported on August 13, 1859 by Porter's Spirit, the correspondent calling it the "first match of Base Ball in this city." | |Pagetext=This game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation (Detroit table) compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported on August 13, 1859 by Porter's Spirit, the correspondent calling it the "first match of Base Ball in this city." | ||
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| + | Detroit's population in 1860 was about 45,500, and it was the 19th largest city in the US. | ||
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| + | Craig Waff's Games Tabulation for Detroit, at http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Detroit, which cites (1) M. H. H., “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” PSOT, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (2) Tate, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” PSOT, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (letter dated 9 Aug). | ||
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Revision as of 21:05, 8 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Michigan -> Early baseball in Michigan/Game 3 |
| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 8 |
| City | Detoit |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Site | Detroit Club Grounds |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Early Risers |
| Team 2 | Detroit |
| Team 1 Score | 21 |
| Team 2 Score | 59 |
This game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation (Detroit table) compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported on August 13, 1859 by Porter's Spirit, the correspondent calling it the "first match of Base Ball in this city."
Detroit's population in 1860 was about 45,500, and it was the 19th largest city in the US.
Sources
Craig Waff's Games Tabulation for Detroit, at http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Detroit, which cites (1) M. H. H., “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” PSOT, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (2) Tate, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” PSOT, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (letter dated 9 Aug).
