Early baseball in South Carolina/Game 2
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|Pagetext=This famous game was played Christmas Day at Hilton Head, before some 10,000 spectators, between the nine of the 165th NY Infantry, and a team from the 47th and 48th NY Infantry. All three regiments were from NYC/Brooklyn, and presumably the members played amateur NY-style ball. | |Pagetext=This famous game was played Christmas Day at Hilton Head, before some 10,000 spectators, between the nine of the 165th NY Infantry, and a team from the 47th and 48th NY Infantry. All three regiments were from NYC/Brooklyn, and presumably the members played amateur NY-style ball. | ||
| - | |Sources=Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue & Gray", and online | + | |
| + | Hilton Head is on the Atlantic coast, about 70 miles SW of Charleston SC. | ||
| + | |Sources=Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue & Gray", and online sources. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 3 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> South Carolina -> Early baseball in South Carolina/Game 2 |
| Location | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1862 |
| Month | 12 |
| Date | 25 |
| City | Hilton Head |
| State | SC |
| Country | |
| Modern address | Hiltoin Head SC |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Non-locals |
| Team 1 | team from the 165th NY Infantry |
| Team 2 | team from the 47th and 48th NY |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
This famous game was played Christmas Day at Hilton Head, before some 10,000 spectators, between the nine of the 165th NY Infantry, and a team from the 47th and 48th NY Infantry. All three regiments were from NYC/Brooklyn, and presumably the members played amateur NY-style ball.
Hilton Head is on the Atlantic coast, about 70 miles SW of Charleston SC.
Sources
Kirsch, "Baseball in Blue & Gray", and online sources.
