Early baseball in Panama/Game 1

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"There was "a Panamanian baseball tradition that has deep roots and conciderable boasting points.  In the late 1940's, the country featured a strong winter league affiliated with organized baseball.  Panama's winter pro circuit was launched in 1946."
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Note: it seems likely that the game was played locally before the winter league materialized.
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Location Panama
Year 1946
Country Panama
Was NY rules baseball Yes
Played by Non-locals

"There was "a Panamanian baseball tradition that has deep roots and conciderable boasting points. In the late 1940's, the country featured a strong winter league affiliated with organized baseball. Panama's winter pro circuit was launched in 1946."

Peter C. Bjarkman, Diamonds Around the Globe (Greenwood, 2005), page 324.

Note: it seems likely that the game was played locally before the winter league materialized.