Early baseball in Italy/Game 1
From SABR Encyclopedia
Spread of baseball: Home -> Italy -> Early baseball in Italy/Game 1 |
Location | Italy |
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Year | 1884 |
City | Livorno |
Country | Italy |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Unknown |
"America's pastime had made a brief appearance in 1884 in the Italian port town of Livorno, but Spalding . . . [in his 1889 tour visit] offered it on a grander platform."
Josh Chetwynd, Baseball in Europe (McFarland, 2008), page 38. We are unclear on a source for Livorno ballplaying.