Early baseball in Minnesota/Game 13
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Location | Minnesota |
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Year | 1877 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 21 |
City | Osakis |
State | Minnesota |
Country | USA |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Alexandria Indepedents |
Team 2 | Sauk Centre Clippers |
Team 1 Score | 30 |
Team 2 Score | 25 |
Length | 9 innings |
Found by | Stew Thornley |
Base Ball at Osakis
The match game of ball between the Independents of Alexandria and the Clippers of this place, at Osakis on Saturday last, commenced at 2:30 p.m., by the Clippers going to bat. After a few skirmishes our boys were decided "whitewashed." The Independents then taking the bat made five tallies, followed by three for the Clippers. The second inning the Ind. made their largest score and saved them from defeat. In the fourth inning they were "whitewashed" making them somewhat (?) resemble the Anglo-American race to a distant observer. After the first few innings our boys gained steadily on the Ind. as may be seen by the score below. We will have to say that there was some very poor playing on both sides, and therefore the game was not as scientific as was anticipated. The following is the score:
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Independents 5 9 3 0 2 3 1 3 4 - 30 Clippers 0 3 2 3 1 3 2 7 4 - 25
In favor of Independents .............................5 "Thus endeth the first lesson."
Most of the young people were present both from Alexandria and this place and an enjoyable and social time was the consequence. Melrose was represented by some of its leading men. Mr. Wind not being present the sail was indefinitely postponed. In the evening a social hop took place in the city hall which lasted until about eleven o'clock in the evening, when the party adjourned sine die, and the guests departed to their respective cities to mourn and rejoice over their defeat and their victory.
Sources
The Sauk Centre Herald, Saturday, July 28, 1877