Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 1
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Revision as of 17:02, 14 April 2010
| Spread of baseball: Home -> New York (state) -> Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 1 |
| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1855 |
| City | Rochester |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Live Oak |
From Protoball Entry #1855c.14 – New York Game Comes to Rochester NY
According to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (August 6, 1869), the town's first team, the Live Oak Club, had formed in 1855.
"The first baseball club in Rochester was organized about 1855. . . . The first club was the Olympics." "Baseball Half a Century Ago," Rochester Union and Advertiser, March 21, 1903. Other base ball pioneers have cited 1857 and 1858 for Rochester's first games. Information supplied by Priscilla Astifan, 2006-2007.
