Early baseball in California/Game 9
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| Location | California |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
| Played by | Unknown |
A book on Oakland CA evidently indicates that "the first baseball game in Oakland" occurred in 1866.
James Harlow, Land of the Oaks (Pubr? 1955), page? Accessed as snippet view via Google Books search, February 2010.
