Early baseball in Louisiana/Game 4

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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