Early baseball in Kentucky/Predecessor Game 4
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Location | Kentucky |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 27 |
City | Newport |
State | Kentucky |
Country | United States of America |
Name of game | Town Ball |
Found by | Greg Perkins |
"TOWN BALL - A match game of Town Ball took place on the common, Friday, between the Holt and Morning Star Clubs - the latter a new organization - with the following result: Holt 57, Morning Star 45."
boxscore in article
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 28 July 1866
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Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, 28 July 1866