Early baseball in Kentucky/Game 5
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Location | Kentucky |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 9 |
Date | 8 |
City | Dayton |
State | KY |
Country | |
Site | next to a school on the Jamestown/Brookly border |
Modern address | Dayton, Kentucky |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Live Oak Base Ball Club of Cincinnati, Ohio |
Team 2 | Eagle Base Ball Club of Brooklyn, Kentucky |
Team 1 Score | 52 |
Team 2 Score | 41 |
Dayton KY is across the Ohio River from Cincinnati.
Sources
Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 9 September 1866 Cincinnati Post, 14 August 1919