Early baseball in The Netherlands/Game 2
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| Location | The Netherlands |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
| Played by | Unknown |
"Dutch baseball, called 'honkbal,' got its start in 1910 and two years later the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB) was founded."
Harvey Shapiro, Holland: An American Coaching Honkbal, in G. Gmelch, ed., Baseball Without Borders (U Nebraska Press, 2006), page 247.
