Early baseball in Colorado/Game 2
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| Location | Colorado |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Month | 3 |
| Date | 15 |
| City | Denver |
| State | CO |
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| Site | "Near the Court House, West Denver" |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Denver Rocky Mountain News, March 14, 1862: "There will be a game of base ball tomorrow afternoon, commencing at three o'clock, near the Court House, West Denver."
Denver's population in 1860 and in 1870 was about 4,800.
Sources
The Denver Rocky Mountain News, March 14, 1862
