Early baseball in Panama/Game 1
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Location | Panama |
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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.