Early baseball in Massachusetts/Game 9
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| Location | Massachusetts |
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| Year | 1858 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 18 |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Country | |
| Site | The Common |
| Was NY rules baseball | Doubtful |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Bunker Hill BBC of Charlestown |
| Team 2 | Bay State BBC of Boston |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Boston Evening Transcript, Oct. 17, 1858, says a match game of base ball will be player "tomorrow afternoon" on the Common between the Bunker Hill Club of Charlestown and the Bay State Club of Boston.
Sources
Boston Evening Transcript, Oct. 17, 1858
