Early baseball in South Dakota/Game 2
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Location | South Dakota |
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Year | 1870 |
Month | 10 |
Date | 21 |
City | Yankton |
State | South Dakota |
Country | |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Non-locals |
Team 1 | Yankton Coyotes |
Team 2 | Sioux City (IA) White Caps |
Team 1 Score | 56 |
Team 2 Score | 25 |
Length | 7 innings |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Yankton Press & Dakotan, Oct. 27, 1870 reports theCoyotes of Yankton beat the "Iowa Boys" of the Sioux City White Caps 56-25 at Yankton on 10-21.
Yankton SD (1880 pop. about 3400) is in the SE corner of SD on the Missouri River. [See Yankton Coyotes entry. Same team?]
Sources
The Yankton Press & Dakotan, Oct. 27, 1870