Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 31
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Location | New York (state) |
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Year | 1860 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 17 |
City | Clifton |
State | NY |
Country | US |
Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
Played by | Unknown |
Team 1 | Burlington Club (Hamilton ONT) |
Team 2 | Queen City (Clifton?) |
Team 1 Score | 25 |
Team 2 Score | 30 |
This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [WNY Table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported as "the first match ever played by Clubs from the United States and Canada." in the Buffalo ME on August 18, 1860.
Clifton NY is no longer found near Buffalo. Perhaps it was the former name of a section of the city. Buffalo is sometimes called the Queen City. Clifton Heights is on Lake Erie SW of Buffalo.