Early baseball in Pennsylvania/Game 2
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| Location | Pennsylvania |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 26 |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Country | US |
| Site | West Common |
| Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Fort Pitt |
| Team 2 | Keystone |
"Base Ball in Alleghany. – A match game of base ball was played between the Fort Pitt and Keystone Clubs on the West Common, Alleghany, Pa., on the 26th inst." [Box score provided; it is consistent with the National Association rules.] New York Clipper ("July 1860 noted in hand on the clipping). Facsimile provided from the Mears Collection scrapbooks by Craig Waff, September 2008. Note" Assuming that "Alleghany" is an alternative spelling for "Allegheny," this game occurred in a town absorbed into Pittsburgh PA in 1907.
Sources
- Protoball record 1860.38 from Protoball chronology
