Early baseball in Minnesota/Game 12
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| Location | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 15 |
| City | St. Paul |
| State | MN |
| Country | USA |
| Site | St. Paul |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Upper Town Base Ball Club |
| Team 2 | Lower Town Base Ball Club |
| Team 1 Score | 51 |
| Team 2 Score | 25 |
| Length | 9 innings ? |
| Found by | Rich Arpi |
Match Game--The Upper and Lower Town Base Ball Clubs had a match game on Monday evening last, in which the Upper Town Club came out ahead, having fifty-one tallies, while the Lower Town Club had twenty-five.
Note: Upper and Lower Town are neighborhoods of St. Paul (present day downtown). Lower Town is farther down the Mississippi River and was the site of the major steamboat landing and a warehouse district. Upper Town was further up the River and on a slight rise of ground in relation to Lower Town.
Sources
St. Paul Daily Minnesotan, Wednesday, August 17, 1859
