Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 55
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 12 |
| Modern address | Rome NY |
| City | Rome |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Rome BBC |
| Found by | Scott Fiesthumel |
The Utica Base Ball Club beat Rome, 50-10.
Rome NY (current pop. about 34,000) is about 15 mile NW of Utica NY, and both cities are abot 40 miles E of Syracuse.
Sources
Utica Base Ball Club Score Book, 1860-1865, Submitted by Scott Fiesthumel, September 2012
