Early baseball in California/Game 3

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Location	California
Year	1860
Month	5
Date	25
City	Stockton
State	CA
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Unknown
Team 1	SBBC
Team 2	Live Oaks

From Protoball Entry #1860.55 – Ballplaying Near Stockton CA

"A base ball match was played yesterday at Carson's Ranch, about [illeg.] miles from Stockton, between Stockton and the Live Oak Clubs. A great deal of interest was manifested in the match, a large number of spectators, both from town and country, being present . . . ." Two games were played, the second resulting in a tie that was then played off.

San Joaquin Republican, May 26, 1860. Accessed via subscription search May 20, 2009. Stockton is about 60 miles east of Oakland CA.