Early baseball in Malta/Game 1
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| Location | Malta |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Month | 4 |
| Date | 29 |
| Country | Malta |
| Site | Malta Polo Grounds |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Non-locals |
| Team 1 | Atlanta team |
| Team 2 | Boston team |
"Malta received its first taste of baseball on 29 April 1890 when teams from Boston and Atlanta played a 'hotly contested match on the Malta polo grounds,' according to Spalding's 1891 Official Base Ball Guide. "The [attending military ] Englishmen seemed very much mystified all throughout the game, but the ladies enjoyed it very much.'"
Josh Chetwynd, Baseball in Europe (McFarland, 2008), pages 216-216.
