Early baseball in Wisconsin/Game 4
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| Location | Wisconsin |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 10 |
| Date | 23 |
| Note on date | Inferred |
| City | Racine |
| State | WI |
| Country | US |
| Was NY rules baseball | Yes |
| Played by | Locals |
| Team 1 | Racine Club, first nine |
| Team 2 | Belle City Club |
| Team 1 Score | 21 |
| Team 2 Score | 25 |
| Found by | Dennis Pajot |
"The Racine and Belle City clubs met a few weeks later, Belle City winning 25 to 21.
Sources
Racine Journal, October 24, 1866, per Michael Epstein, "A 'Yaller Kivered' Game," in NINE, volume 6, number 1; submitted by Dennis Pajot October 2, 2010.
