1862.5

Brooklynites and Philadelphians Play Series of Games

Salience	Noteworthy
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Location	Philadelphia, Greater New York CityPhiladelphia, Greater New York City
City/State/Country:	Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Newark, NY, PA, United States
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	Various assortments of leading players from Brooklyn and Philadelphia vied in both cities in 1862. Philadelphia sent an all-star assortment north in June, where it lost to Newark and to select nines in Brooklyn's eastern and western districts, but beat an aggregation of Hoboken players. Two select Brooklyn nines headed south and played two all-Philly sides in early July. At the end of August, the Mutual club traveled to Philadelphia, winning 2 of 3 against Phila clubs. In October, the Eckford traveled to Philadelphia for a week of play against individual local clubs, and also played an "amalgamated nine" of locals, winning all games played.
Sources	Sources: various, including overviews at "Philadelphia vs. Brooklyn," Wilkes Spirit, July 12, 1862, and "Base Ball Match," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 1862.
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Submitted by	John Maurath; Greg Christiano
Submission Note	1/18/2008; 12/22/2009
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