Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 16
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 8 |
| Note on date | No Later than August 1 |
| City | Syracuse |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Syracuse Cricket Club |
| Team 2 | Syracuse Base Ball Club |
| Team 1 Score | 19 |
| Team 2 Score | 70 |
Syracuse's Base Ball and Cricket Clubs played a game of base ball and a game of cricket around August 1, 1859. The base ball game was reported by Porter's Spirit on August 6 and August 13, 1859. The game appears in the Protoball Games Tabulation (WNY table) compiled by Craig Waff.
