Early baseball in New Mexico/Game 2
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| Location | New Mexico |
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| Year | 1876 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 1 |
| City | Santa Fe |
| State | NM |
| Country | |
| Site | west of the Capitol Bldg. |
| Modern address | Santa Fe NM |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Collegians of St. Michael's College |
| Team 2 | Union BBC |
| Length | 9 innings |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Santa Fe Daily New Mexican June 2, 1876, reports on a base ball game June 1 between the "Collegians" of St. Michael's College, and the "Union" BBC, both of Santa Fe, for 9 innings, at "the playground west of the Capitol Building."
Santa Fe's population in 1870 was about 4800. It was about 6600 in 1880.
Sources
Santa Fe Daily New Mexican June 2, 1876
