Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 12

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Location New Jersey
Year 1859
Month 8
Date 1
City Somerville
State NJ
Country US
Was NY rules baseball Yes
Played by Locals
Team 1 Liberty (New Brunswick)
Team 2 Independent (Somerville)
Team 1 Score 44
Team 2 Score 35
Length 8 innings

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [NYC Table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported in the NY Times on August 2, 1859.

Somerville NJ is about 25 miles west of Newark.


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