Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 26

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Location	New York (state)
Year	1859
Month	9
Note on date	September 25?
City	Brighton
State	NY
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Unknown
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Scrub Oak
Team 2	Brighton
Team 1 Score	9
Team 2 Score	19

This game appears on the Protoball Games Tabulation [WNY Table} compiled by Craig Waff. The game was reported in the Rochester Union and Advertiser on September 27, 1859.

Brighton NY is about 4 miles SE of downtown Rochester, of which it is now a suburb.