Early baseball in Oregon/Game 1

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Location	Oregon
Year	1866
Note on date	Possibly 1867
City	Oregon City
State	OR
Country	US
Was NY rules baseball	Likely
Played by	Locals
Team 1	Pioneer BBC (Portland)
Team 2	Clackamas Club (Oregon City)
Team 1 Score	77
Team 2 Score	45
First in Oregon	Yes

"Base Ball in Oregon." [The two clubs are the Pioneer in Portland and the Clackamas in Oregon City.] Recently thte Pioneers visited Oregon Cioty and played a friendly game with the Clackamas. Score, 77 to 45, in favor of Pioneer."

Charles Peverelly, The Book of American Pastimes, page 497.