Early baseball in New Jersey/Game 10
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Location | New Jersey |
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Year | 1859 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 11 |
City | Elizabeth |
State | NJ |
Country | US |
Site | Union BBC Grounds |
Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Liberty (New Brunswick) |
Team 2 | Union (Elizabeth) |
Team 1 Score | 46 |
Team 2 Score | 12 |
The game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation [NYC Table] compiled by Craig Waff. It was reported in the New York Times on July 14, 1859.
Elizabeth NJ is about 5 miles S of Newark.