Early baseball in Georgia/Game 6

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Location	Georgia
Year	1868
Month	10
Date	13
City	Marietta
State	Georgia
Country
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Southern Star
Team 2	Kennesaw
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Marietta Journal, October 16, 1868, mentions a game Tuesday afternoon (the 13th) between the “Southern Stars” of Capt. Gable and the “Kennesaw” of Capt. Nutting, won by the latter.

Sources

Marietta Journal, October 16, 1868