Early baseball in New York (city)/Game 8

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Location	New York (city)
Year	1855
Month	8
Date	3
City	E. Brooklyn
State	NY
Country	US
Site	Putnam Grounds, Brooklyn
Was NY rules baseball	Yes
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Putnams
Team 2	Knickerbocker Base Ball Club
Team 1 Score	23
Team 2 Score	15
Found by	Larry McCray

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [NYC table] compiled by Craig Waff.

The source is the Spirit of the Times, August 11, 1855.