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| Spread of baseball: Home -> Mississippi -> Early baseball in Mississippi/Predecessor Game 1
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| Location
| Mississippi
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| Year
| 1841
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| City
| Natchez
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| State
| Mississippi
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| Country
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| Name of game
| wicket, ball
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| Found by
| Bruce Allardice
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William Johnson’s famous diary mentions “wicket” and “ball” playing in Natchez in 1841 and 1843. See SABR Origins newsletter, June 2011.
Sources
SABR Origins newsletter, June 2011
