Early baseball in Ireland/Game 1
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Location | Ireland |
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Year | 1874 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 24 |
City | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Non-locals |
Team 1 | Philadelphia Athletics |
Team 2 | Boston Red Stockings |
"The first known game of baseball played in Ireland took place in Dublin on 24 August 1874. Following a 12-game tour of England, two of America's most prominent clubs [Boston and Philadelphia] traveled to Ireland to display the game."
Josh Chetewynd, Baseball in Europe (McFarland, 2008), page 206.