Early baseball in Massachusetts/Club 8
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| Location | Massachusetts |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Note on date | No Later Than October 1859 |
| City | Pittsfield |
| State | MA |
| Country | US |
The Protoball Games Tabulation (Capital Area table) shows Pittsfield losing to the Champion Club of Albany, 11-8, on October 24, 1859.
The Champion Club of Albany is listed as an NABBP member in 1860. M. Wright, The NABBP, page 53. The Champion Club playeby NY rules, and in fact scheduled a game using the fly game in September 1859.
