Early baseball in Georgia/Game 5

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Location	Georgia
Year	1860
Month	11
Date	7
City	Augusta
State	GA
Country
Modern address	Augusta GA
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Augusta Chronicle, November 8, 1860 reported that a baseball club had been formed in 1859. On November 7, 1860 they played their first game of 1860.

Augusta GA is near the SC border and about 120 miles inland from Savannah. Its population in 1860 was about 12,500.

Sources

Augusta Chronicle, November 8, 1860