Early baseball in North Dakota/Game 1
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| Location | North Dakota |
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| Year | 1885 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 30 |
| City | Bismarck |
| State | ND |
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| Modern address | Bismarck ND |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Bismarck |
| Team 2 | Mandan |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Bismarck Daily Tribune, May 31, 1885 says Bismarck and Mandan played a baseball game May 30th.
Bismarck ND (1880 pop. about 1,750; 1890 pop. about 2,200) is about 200 miles W of Fargo ND.
Sources
Bismarck Daily Tribune, May 31, 1885
