Early baseball in California/Game 4

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Location	California
Year	1860
Month	9
City	Sacramento
State	CA
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Eagle Club (San Francisco)
Team 2	Sacramento
Team 1 Score	36
Team 2 Score	32
First in California	Yes

From Protobal Entry #1860.41 – Base Ball Tourney in California

SF’s Eagle Club beat Sacramento twice, 36-32 and 31-17 It was noted that SF’s Gelston, a leadoff batter and catcher, was from the Eagle Club in New York, and “the Sacs” pitcher and leadoff batter Robinson was from Brooklyn’s Putnams. In addition to a $100 prize for the winning team, the best player at each position received a special medal. The games took place in Sacramento.