Early baseball in Greece/Game 2
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| Location | Greece |
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| Year | 1972 |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
By 1972, four Little League teams were playing baseball on the two baseball fields in Athens. Two teams were comprising children of U.S. military personnel and the other two teams were comprised mainly of local with some help from the Greek Americans residing in Athens."
Tom Mazarakis, The History of Baseball in Greece, 2006, page 7.
