Early baseball in Ohio/Game 5
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| Location | Ohio |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 9 |
| Date | 8 |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Country | US |
| Modern address | Cincinnati OH |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Live Oak (Cincinnati) |
| Team 2 | Eagle (Brooklyn, KY) |
| Team 1 Score | 52 |
| Team 2 Score | 12 |
Henry Ellard, in Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), pages 20-21, describes this game as "the first match game of base ball ever played in Cincinnati." [page 20].
He also notes, however, that one of the visiting side batted one-handed using an 18-inch bat. [page 21].
Ellard does not provide the original source for his account.
Query: can we find that source?
Sources
Henry Ellard, in Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), pages 20-21
