Early baseball in Tennessee/Game 3
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| Location | Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 4 |
| Date | 21 |
| Note on date | no later than April 1866 |
| City | Nashville |
| State | TN |
| Country | |
| Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Cumberland BBC |
| Team 2 | Rock City BBC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Nashville Union, April 21, 1866 announces that the Cumberland Base Ball Club was formed yesterday, and that a game between Cumberland and the Rock City Base Ball Club will be played near Fort Gillem “today”.
Nashville's population was about 19,000 in 1860 and about 26,000 in 1870.
Sources
Nashville Union, April 21, 1866
