Early baseball in Massachusetts/Game 10

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Location	Massachusetts
Year	1859
Month	10
Date	12
City	Worcester
State	Massachusetts
Country
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Non-locals
Team 1	Excelsiors of Upton
Team 2	Union of Medway
Team 1 Score	100
Team 2 Score	57
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The New York Herald, Oct. 13, 1859, reported on a game played in Worcester Oct. 11 and 12th between the Excelsior of Upton and the Union of Medway, won by the Excelsior 100 to 57.

Sources

The New York Herald, Oct. 13, 1859