List of earliest baseball games by state

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This page lists the first known claim that modern base ball was played in each state. We would expect the entries on this list to change, once new data comes to light in each state. In some cases, more evidence is needed to confirm that games were played by New York rules.

You can also download the list of games in CSV format: Download list of first baseball games (CSV)

Page (click to view) Year Month Day City State Country
View game 1861 Mobile AL US
View game 1860 9 Sacramento CA US
View game 1862 4 26 Denver CO US
View game 1860 Manchester CT US
View game 1860 2 11 Macon GA US
Arguably the First Known Game in Today's Hawaii 1866 8 HI US
View game 1858 7 7 Chicago IL US
View game 1858 Davenport IA US
View game 1866 8 12 Kansas City KS US
View game 1858 7 Louisville KY US
View game 1859 8 New Orleans LA US
View game 1859 6 28 Portland ME US
View game 1858 9 9 Boston MA US
View game 1860 7 9 Saint Louis MO US
View game 1845 11 Hoboken NJ US
First intramural game under NY rules 1845 10 6 Hoboken NJ US
First Match Game Under NY Rules 1846 6 19 Hoboken NJ US
View game 1866 Asheville NC US
View game 1857 Cleveland OH US
View game 1864 8 27 Johnson Island OH US
View game 1866 10 13 Oregon City OR US
View game 1858 11 18 Philadelphia PA US
View game 1860 Nashville TN US
View game 1860 4 24 Norfolk VA US
View game 1860 5 5 Washington DC US
View game 1866 8 Wheeling WV US
View game 1859 11 30 Milwaukee WI US
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