Early baseball in New York (state)/Game 35
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| Location | New York (state) |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 21 |
| Note on date | Belding club played on Wednesdays |
| City | Piermont |
| State | NY |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Belding Club Side 1 |
| Team 2 | Belding Club Side 2 |
| Team 1 Score | 20 |
| Team 2 Score | 21 |
| Length | Unknown |
| Found by | Jerry Kuntz |
Belding Base Ball Club -- Wednesday was one of the regular days of exercise with the Belding Base Ball Club, and the members were on the ground at the appointed time. Sides were chosen, when the game commenced, and was continued throughout in a very spirited manner, as the following figures will show; R. R. Carr acting as umpire:
Box score lists runs by each player; ten players per side; game played to 21 runs (in 13 innings); 3 outs per half inning.
Piermont, NY is just north of the NJ border on the west side of the Hudson River. It is across from White Plains and about 25 miles north of New York City.
Sources
Rockland County (NY) Journal, May 24, 1856
