Early baseball in New York (city)/Game 5

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Location	New York (city)
Year	1846
Month	6
Date	19
City	Hoboken
State	NJ
Country	US
Site	Elysian Fields
Was NY rules baseball	Yes
Played by	Locals
Team 1	New York Club
Team 2	Knickerbocker Base Ball Club
Team 1 Score	23
Team 2 Score	1
First in New York (city)	Yes
Found by	Larry McCray

From Protoball Entry #1846.1 – Knicks Play NYBBC in First Recorded Match Game, in Hoboken

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.