Early baseball in Indiana
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Early games
| Page (click to view) | City | Year | Month | Day | Site | NY Rules? | Team 1 | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View game | Fort Wayne | 1862 | 5 | 5 | Summit City Club's grounds | Yes | Summit City (John E. Hill, captain) | Summit City (Samuel Lewis, captain) |
| View game | Elkhart | 1865 | 8 | 17 | Likely | Laporte BBC | Star of the West BBC, of Elkhart | |
| View game | Indianapolis | 1866 | Camp Morton | Unknown | Laporte BBC | Western BBC of Indianapolis | ||
| View game | Evansville | 1860 | Likely |
Early clubs
| Page (click to view) | City | Year | Month | Day | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View club | South Bend | 1860 | Hoosiers | ||
| View club | Evansville | 1867 | Resolutes | ||
| View club | Crawfordsville | 1867 | Wabash | ||
| View club | Greencastle (Asbury College) | 1867 | |||
| View club | New Albany | 1868 | 9 | 9 | |
| View club | Laporte | 1865 | Laporte | ||
| View club | Elkhart | 1865 | Star of the West | ||
| View club | Indianopolis | 1866 | Western | ||
| View club | Indianapolis | 1866 | The Base Ball and Cricket Club of Indianapolis | ||
| View club | Lafayette | 1867 | Star City | ||
| View club | Vincennes | 1872 | Excelsior | ||
| View club | Elkhart | 1866 | Elkhart | ||
| View club | Fort Wayne | 1867 | Alerts | ||
| View club | Fort Wayne | 1867 | Empires | ||
| View club | Indianapolis | 1868 | Westerns | ||
| View club | Indianapolis | 1868 | Actives | ||
| View club | Fort Wayne | 1862 | 5 | Summit City Base Ball Club | |
| View club | Fort Wayne | 1866 | 6 | Kekionga Base Ball Club |
Predecessor games
| Page (click to view) | City | Year | Month | Day | Name of game | Game notes |
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