Early baseball in Missouri/Game 2

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Location Missouri
Year 1860
Month 7
Date 9
City Saint Louis
State MO
Country US
Modern address St. Louis MO
Was NY rules baseball Yes
Played by Locals
Team 1 Cyclone
Team 2 Morning Star
Team 1 Score 24
Team 2 Score 49
First in Missouri Yes

This game appears on the Protoball Game Tabulation [Misc. Table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported as "The first game of base ball that was ever played West of the Mississippi, under the rules of the National Association" by Porter's Spirit on July 17, 1860.

Sources

Porter's Spirit on July 17, 1860: “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball at St. Louis, Mo.,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 21 (17 Jul 1860), p. 325, col. 3.

http://retrosheet.org/Protoball/GT.Misc.htm


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