Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 10
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Location | New York (state) |
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Year | 1858 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 6 |
City | Alexander |
State | NY |
Country | US |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Alexander |
Team 2 | Batavia |
Team 1 Score | 30 |
Team 2 Score | 50 |
Found by | Larry McCray |
This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [WNY table} compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported by Porter's Spirit on July 24 1858. The first game used a 3-out-side-out rules and used 9 innings. The second game, won 27-23 by Batavia, seems to reflect a one-out-side-out playing rule. It is possible that by priour agreement one game followe Association rules and the other didn't.
Both Batavia and Alexander are 30-35 miles E of Buffalo, and the two towns are about 10 miles apart.