Early baseball in Tennessee/Game 4
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Location | Tennessee |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 2 |
City | Nashville |
State | TN |
Country | US |
Modern address | Nashville TN |
Was NY rules baseball | Likely |
Played by | Unknown |
Team 1 | Louisville BBC of Louisville, Kentucky |
Team 2 | Cumberland BBC |
Team 1 Score | 39 |
Team 2 Score | 23 |
"The Louisville Base Ball Club arrived home this morning in high spirits, having beaten the Cumberland at Nashville by thirty-nine to twenty-three. They stand Champions of Tennessee and Kentucky. The return game will be played here next week."
Nashville's population was about 19,000 in 1860 and about 26,000 in 1870.
Louisville's population was about 68,000 in 1860 and 101,000 in 1870.
Nashville is about 175 miles SW of Louisville.
Sources
Chicago Tribune, 2 August 1866