Early baseball in Japan/Game 2
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| Location | Japan |
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| Year | 1869 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 26 |
| City | Yokohama |
| Country | Japan |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | American residents |
| Team 2 | Nine from the USS Colorado |
| Team 1 Score | 11 |
| Team 2 Score | 14 |
| Length | 4 innings |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New York Herald, Dec. 18, 1871: "Yokohama, Nov. 2, 1871.... The first base ball match ever played in Yokohama came off on the 26th ult., between nine American residents of this place, and a picked nine of the United States Ship Colorado." The sailors won 14-11 in a game called on account of darkness after 4 innings.
Is this the first ever ballgame in Japan?
Sources
The New York Herald, Dec. 18, 1871
