Early baseball in Maryland/Game 2
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Location | Maryland |
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Year | 1860 |
Month | 9 |
Date | 22 |
City | Baltimore |
State | MD |
Country | US |
Site | Excelsior Grounds |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Excelsior (Brooklyn) |
Team 2 | Excelsior (Baltimore |
Team 1 Score | 51 |
Team 2 Score | 6 |
This game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation [Balt./Wash. Table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported by several papers, and the NY Clipper covered it in depth in September 1860.
The Baltimore Excelsior Club had formed with the support of the Brooklyn Excelsior Club.