Early baseball in Germany/Game 2
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Location | Germany |
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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.