Early baseball in North Dakota/Game 4

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Location	North Dakota
Year	1877
Month	7
Date	4
City	Bismarck
State	Dakota Territory
Country	United States
Was NY rules baseball	Yes
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Merchants
Team 2	County Officers
Team 1 Score	27
Team 2 Score	2
Found by	Terry Bohn

The County Officers accused the Merchants of hiring outside professionals as an explanation for the lop-sided score.

Sources

Bismarck (North Dakota) Tribune, July 6, 1877