Early baseball in Nevada/Game 2
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| Location | Nevada |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 11 |
| Date | 29 |
| City | Virginia City |
| State | NV |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Virginia BBC |
| Team 2 | Northwestern BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Nov. 22, 1866, says that there will be a match game in Virginia City on Nov. 29th for the city championship, between the Virginia and Northwestern clubs.
Virginia City NV (1860 pop. about 2,300; 1870 pop. about 7,000; ) is about 10 miles NE of Carson City. Its current pop is about 850.
Sources
The San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin, Nov. 22, 1866
