Early baseball in Michigan/Game 4
From SABR Encyclopedia
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| Location | Michigan |
|---|---|
| Year | 1860 |
| Month | 6 |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Modern address | Detroit MI |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Detroit Cricket Club |
| Team 2 | Detroit Base Ball Club |
| Team 1 Score | 24 |
| Team 2 Score | 56 |
From Protoball Entry #1860.36 – In Detroit MI: Ball Club 56, Cricket Club 24.
"Cricket vs. Base Ball: A match game was played on the 21st inst., between the first nine of the Detroit Base Ball Club and nine of the first eleven of the Detroit Cricket Club. . . . No return game will be played, as the cricketers find base ball too much like hard work." New York Clipper ("June 1860" noted in hand on the clipping). Provided from the Mears Collection clippings by Craig Waff, September 2008.
Detroit's population in 1860 was about 45,500, and it was the 19th largest city in the US.
Sources
Protoball entry 1860.36 at http://protoball.org/Chronology:_1840_-_1870.
