Early baseball in Minnesota/Game 19
From SABR Encyclopedia
Spread of baseball: Home -> Minnesota -> Early baseball in Minnesota/Game 19 |
Location | Minnesota |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 9 |
Date | 4 |
Note on date | likely in the week previous |
City | Blue Earth |
State | Minnesota |
Country | USA |
Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Blue Earth |
Team 2 | Frontier BBC of Mankato |
Team 1 Score | 67 |
Team 2 Score | 62 |
Found by | Joel Rippel |
"Some of the Mankato boys recently played a friendly game with the Blue Earth City "nine" at the latter place, and were beaten by 62 to 67. They suggest that their best players remained at home."
Sources
Winnebago (Mn) Free Homestead, September 4, 1867