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 |
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| 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 |
