Early baseball in Louisiana/Game 4
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|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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| + | |First note=First in LA unless Baton Rouge ballplaying is found to precede August 1859. | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
|Pagetext=The first “match” game in New Orleans between two different clubs was played August 12, 1859 between the Empire and Louisiana Base Ball Clubs, won by Empire [Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859]. | |Pagetext=The first “match” game in New Orleans between two different clubs was played August 12, 1859 between the Empire and Louisiana Base Ball Clubs, won by Empire [Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859]. | ||
|Sources=Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859 | |Sources=Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859 | ||
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Revision as of 23:06, 1 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Louisiana -> Early baseball in Louisiana/Game 4 |
| Location | Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 12 |
| City | New Orleans |
| State | LA |
| Country | |
| Modern address | New Orleans LA |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Empire |
| Team 2 | Louisiana |
| First in Louisiana | Yes |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The first “match” game in New Orleans between two different clubs was played August 12, 1859 between the Empire and Louisiana Base Ball Clubs, won by Empire [Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859].
Sources
Times-Picayune, August 13, 1859
