Early baseball in West Virginia/Game 1
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|Location=West Virginia | |Location=West Virginia | ||
|Year=1866 | |Year=1866 | ||
| + | |Month=8 | ||
| + | |City=Wheeling | ||
|State=WV | |State=WV | ||
|Country=US | |Country=US | ||
| + | |Modern-address=Wheeling Island WV | ||
|NYBaseball=Likely | |NYBaseball=Likely | ||
|Locals=Locals | |Locals=Locals | ||
| + | |Team1=Hunkidori BBC | ||
| + | |Team2=Union Club of Washington PA | ||
|First=Yes | |First=Yes | ||
|Approved=Yes | |Approved=Yes | ||
|Pagetext=A 2006 book evidently indicates that the first base ball game in West Virginia took place in 1866. | |Pagetext=A 2006 book evidently indicates that the first base ball game in West Virginia took place in 1866. | ||
| - | + | William Akin's book describes how, in August 1866, Jacob Hornbrook, of the Hunkidori Base Ball Club, became "the first West Virginian to bat in a "match game of Base Ball." He faced a pitcher from the Union Club of Washington, PA, on Wheeling Island WV. | |
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| + | Wheeling Island is an island on the Ohio River within Wheeling WV. | ||
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Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game? | Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game? | ||
| + | |Sources=William Akin, West Virginia Baseball: A History (McFarland, 2006), page 5. Obtained in snippet view, September 8, 2012. The source note for this find is not displayed. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 8 September 2012
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 8 |
| City | Wheeling |
| State | WV |
| Country | US |
| Modern address | Wheeling Island WV |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Hunkidori BBC |
| Team 2 | Union Club of Washington PA |
| First in West Virginia | Yes |
A 2006 book evidently indicates that the first base ball game in West Virginia took place in 1866.
William Akin's book describes how, in August 1866, Jacob Hornbrook, of the Hunkidori Base Ball Club, became "the first West Virginian to bat in a "match game of Base Ball." He faced a pitcher from the Union Club of Washington, PA, on Wheeling Island WV.
Wheeling Island is an island on the Ohio River within Wheeling WV.
Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game?
Sources
William Akin, West Virginia Baseball: A History (McFarland, 2006), page 5. Obtained in snippet view, September 8, 2012. The source note for this find is not displayed.
