Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 62
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1861 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 4 |
| Note on date | No Later than July 1861 |
| City | Saratoga Springs |
| State | NY |
| Country | u |
| Found by | Peter Morris |
The Victory Club of Troy beat a club in Saratoga Springs on July 4, 1861, scoring over 80 runs.
Saratoga Springs NY is about 30 miles N of Albany
Sources
Peter Morris, "Victory Club of Troy," Baseball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), page 51.
