Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 44
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 4 |
| Note on date | not later than October 1859 |
| Modern address | Chittenango NY |
| City | Chittenango |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Chittenango Club |
The Chittenango club played the Olympic Club of Syracuse on October 3, 1859, the earliest ref we have to this club. They won the game by 9 runs.
The baseball clippings at the Onondaga Hist. Assn reveals three other games played, all in 1860.
Chittenango is about 15 miles east of Syracuse. Its population today is about 5000.
Sources
Syracuse Standard, October 4, 1859.
