Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 1
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Spread of baseball: Home -> New Jersey -> Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 1 |
Location | New Jersey |
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Year | 1845 |
Month | 11 |
Note on date | Possibly the 10th |
City | Hoboken |
State | NJ |
Country | US |
Site | Elysian Fields |
Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | NYBBC Side 1 |
Team 2 | NYBBC Side 2 |
Team 1 Score | 24 |
Team 2 Score | 23 |
First in New Jersey | Yes |
NEW YORK BASE BALL CLUB: The second Anniversary of the Club came off yesterday, on the ground in the Elysian fields.” The game matched two nine-player squads, and ended with a 24-23 score. “The Club were honored by the presence of representatives from the Union Star Cricket Club, the Knickerbocker Clubs, senior and junior, and other gentlemen of note.” NY Club players on the box score included Case, Clair, Cone, Gilmore, Granger, Harold, Johnson, Lalor, Lyon, Murphy, Seaman, Sweet [on both sides!], Tucker, Venn, Wheaton, Wilson, and Winslow. Posted to 19CBB by John Thorn, 3/31/2008. Source: The New York Herald, November 11, 1845.
Sources
- Protoball record 1845.18 from Protoball project