Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 7

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Location	New York (state)
Year	1858
Month	5
Date	20
City	Genesee
State	NY
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Doubtful
Played by	Unknown
Team 1	Rough and Ready BBC side 1
Team 2	Rough and Ready BBC side 2
Found by	Larry McCray

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [WNY table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported in Porter's Spirit on May 29 1858.

A best-of-three format was used, suggesting that the game did not observe Association rules. Genesee NY is abut 85 miles SW of Rochester, and near the PA border.