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|Submitter=Larry McCray
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|First note=First Match Game Under NY Rules
 
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|Pagetext=From Protoball Entry #1846.1 – Knicks Play NYBBC in First Recorded Match Game, in Hoboken
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The Knickerbockers meet the New York Base Ball Club at the Elysian Fields of Hoboken, New Jersey, in the first match game played under the 1845 rules. The Knickerbockers lose the contest 23-1. Some historians regard this game as the first instance of inter-club or match play under the modern {Knickerbocker] rules.
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