Early baseball in Illinois/Game 6
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Spread of baseball: Home -> Illinois -> Early baseball in Illinois/Game 6 |
Location | Illinois |
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Year | 1859 |
Month | 6 |
City | Rockford |
State | IL |
Country | |
Was NY rules baseball | Doubtful |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 Score | 50 |
Team 2 Score | 21 |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 11, 1859, reports that "last Friday" a game of base ball was played in that town, for a prize of ice cream. Ten players to a side, and "the game was to fifty tallies."
Sources
The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 11, 1859