Early baseball in Missouri/Game 5

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Location	Missouri
Year	1866
Month	8
Date	12
City	Kansas City
State	Missouri
Country
Site	diamond near 14th and Oak Streets, KC
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Antelopes of Kansas City
Team 2	Pomeroys of Atchison, KS
Team 1 Score	48
Team 2 Score	28
Found by	Bruce Allardice

According to the Kansas City Times, April 28, 1927, article titled "First Team a Knockout: Old Timers Recall Antelopes' Debut here in 1866," and online sources, the third game of a series betweend the Antelopes of KC and the Pomeroys of Atchison, was played in KC Aug. 12, 1866. Western legend Wild Bill Hickok was chosen an umpire, in the hope that his pistol prowress would keep the crowd controlled. The home team won 48 to 28. It should be noted that more modern research suggests that Hoickok did not umpire this game.

Sources

Kansas City Times, April 28, 1927, and various online sources.