Early baseball in Canada/Predecessor Game 1

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Location	Canada
Year	1838
Month	6
Date	4
City	Beachville
State	Ontario
Country	Canada
Name of game	unknown
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The [online] Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball, says a predecessor game of ball was played in Beachville, Ontario, June 4, 1838.

Sources

Canadian Encyclopedia, article on Baseball