Early baseball in New York (city)/Club 1
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| Location | New York (city) |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Month | 3 |
| City | Harlem |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Harlem Base Ball Club |
Table of charter members of the National Association of Base Ball Players [NABBP], in Henry Ellard, Baseball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 13. – From Protoball Entry #1859.20 – Two More BB Clubs Issue Rules
David Block, Baseball Before We Knew It, page 224, lists new rules in 1859 for the Harlem BB Club in NY and the Mercantile BB Club in Philadelphia.
