Early baseball in Kentucky/Game 3
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| Location | Kentucky |
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| Year | 1889 |
| City | Hazard |
| State | KY |
| Country | US |
| Site | Open field on Broadway |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Hindman |
| Team 2 | Hazard |
| Team 1 Score | 6 |
| Team 2 Score | 13 |
"The first baseball game in Hazard was played in 1889 between Hazard and Hindman on an open field on Broaday. The score was Hazard 13, Hindman 6.
Hazard is in Eastern KY, about 100 miles NE of Knoxville TN near the VA border. Hindman is about 15 miles NE of Hazard.
Sources
Martha Hall Quigley, Railroading Around Hazard and Perry County (Pubr? Date?), page 104. Accessed in snippet view via Google Books search.
