Early baseball in Indiana/Game 3
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| Location | Indiana |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Indianapolis |
| State | IN |
| Country | |
| Site | Camp Morton |
| Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
| Played by | Unknown |
| Team 1 | Laporte BBC |
| Team 2 | Western BBC of Indianapolis |
| Team 1 Score | 49 |
| Team 2 Score | 21 |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
W. C. Madden, "Baseball in Indianapolis" (2003), p. 7, says in 1866 Laporte beat the Westerns of Indianapolis 49-21 at Camp Morton in a match game for the state championship.
Sources
W. C. Madden, "Baseball in Indianapolis" (2003), p. 7
