Early baseball in Utah/Game 1
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Location | Utah |
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Year | 1875 |
Month | 1 |
Date | 1 |
City | Nephi |
State | UT |
Country | US |
Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
Played by | Unknown |
Found by | lem |
"The first baseball game played in Utah](some reports say the first game played west of the Mississippi River) took place in Nephi on January 1, 1875."
Nephi UT is about 40 miles south of Provo UT and about 80 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Sources
Juab County Information for Students, at http:/www.juabtravel.com/kids, accessed 5/9/12. The site does not give a source for this observation.