Early baseball in New Mexico/Club 1
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Location | New Mexico |
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Year | 1871 |
Month | 8 |
Modern address | Santa Fe NM |
City | Santa Fe |
State | New Mexico |
First in New Mexico | Yes |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, Aug. 22, 1872, says a base ball game will be played next Saturday. "It is nearly a year since the last game was played here." Same Aug. 30 reports on this match game between the military and the citizens.
As of August 2012, this club appears to be the first formed in New Mexico.
Sources
The Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, Aug. 22, 1872