Early baseball in Germany/Game 2

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Location Germany
Year 1912
Month 6
Date 12
City Berlin
Country Germany
Was NY rules baseball Yes
Played by Unknown

"The first baseball game in Berlin, Germany was plalyed on June 12, 1912. To call balls and strikes behind the plate, the umpire wore a medieval suit of armor.

Michael Pellowski, The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts (Pubr? Date?) Page? The book does not give a source.

Note: There is another claim that Berlin first saw baseball in 1909.


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