Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 23

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Location	New York (state)
Year	1858
Month	9
Note on date	No Later than October 1858
City	Syracuse
State	NY
Country	US
Nickname	Syracuse Base Ball Club

The Syracuse Base Ball Club, reportedly formed "a few weeks before" an October 6, 1858 newspaper article that reported on an early intramural game.

It also played an intramural game on about October 21, 1858. This game, reported by Porter's Spirit and by the Clipper, WNY table) compiled by Craig Waff.

Sources

Syracuse Standard, October 6, 1858; Porter's Spirit of the Times, October 30, 1858; and Clipper, November 6, 1858.