Early baseball in Delaware/Game 2
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|Pagetext=The Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865, reported that the Lenapi BBC of New Castle will play the Diamond State BBC of Wilmington on Nov. 4th at New Castle. | |Pagetext=The Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865, reported that the Lenapi BBC of New Castle will play the Diamond State BBC of Wilmington on Nov. 4th at New Castle. | ||
| + | New Castle DE (1900 pop. about 3400) is about 6 miles S of Wilmington and on the Delaware River. | ||
| + | Wilmington DE (1860 pop. about 21,300; 1870 pop. about 31,000) is about 25 miles SW of Philadelphia PA. | ||
|Sources=Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865 | |Sources=Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 8 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Delaware -> Early baseball in Delaware/Game 2 |
| Location | Delaware |
|---|---|
| Year | 1865 |
| Month | 11 |
| Date | 4 |
| City | New Castle |
| State | DE |
| Country | |
| Modern address | New Castle DE |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Lenapi BBC of New Castle |
| Team 2 | Diamond State BBC of Wilmington |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865, reported that the Lenapi BBC of New Castle will play the Diamond State BBC of Wilmington on Nov. 4th at New Castle.
New Castle DE (1900 pop. about 3400) is about 6 miles S of Wilmington and on the Delaware River.
Wilmington DE (1860 pop. about 21,300; 1870 pop. about 31,000) is about 25 miles SW of Philadelphia PA.
Sources
Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865
