Early baseball in Arkansas/Game 3
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| Location | Arkansas |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 6 |
| Note on date | No later than the 16th |
| City | Little Rock |
| State | AR |
| Country | US |
| Site | Arsenal Grounds (MacArthur Park) |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Rock City First Nine |
| Team 2 | Rock City Second Nine |
| Found by | Caleb Hardwick |
From the 1868 Arkansas Gazette Index:
"First and Second teams of Rock City Base-ball Club played before large crowd at Little Rock Arsenal grounds"
Sources
- 1968 Arkansas Gazette Index [The actual microfilm for the article cited n the index hasn't been found as of Sept. 2010.]
