Early baseball in South Dakota/Game 4

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Location	South Dakota
Year	1874
Month	7
Date	31
State	Dakota Territory
Country	United States
Site	Custer Park
Modern address	Custer, SD
Was NY rules baseball	Yes
Played by	Non-locals
Team 1	Actives
Team 2	Benteens
Team 1 Score	11
Team 2 Score	6
Length	2:25
Found by	Terry Bohn

Both teams were comprised of soldiers with the Seventh Cavalry, U.S. Army, under the command of Lt. Col. George Custer. The Actives represented Company L, and the Benteens Company H. The Seventh Cavalry was on what was known as the Black Hills Expedition, having left their post at Fort Abraham Lincoln, near present day Bismarck, ND earlier in July, 1874. Many of the soldiers/players participating in the game were either killed or wounded at the Battle of the Little Big Horn two years later in July, 1876.

Sources

Bismarck Tribune, September 2, 1874