Constellation Club of Brooklyn v Resolute Club of Brooklyn on 20 August 1859

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Date of Game Saturday, August 20, 1859
Location Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Field Wheat Hill
Home Team Constellation Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Resolute Club of Brooklyn
Score 14 - 9
Innings 7
Description

(7 innings, due to darkness)

(NYT: “Previous to playing the Constellations were presented with a handsome flag, with the following note: ‘We, the undersigned, take great pleasure in presenting for your acceptance, the flag now waving over your grounds, with the earnest wish that it may never be disgraced.’ Signed by eleven young ladies.”)

(BDE: “Only eight innings were played on account of darkness.”)

Sources

(1) “Base Ball: Constellation vs. Resolute,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2471 (22 Aug 1859), p. 5, col. 2

(2) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 18, no. 201 (24 Aug 1859), p. 3, col. 1 [states Resolute scored 17 runs, including 8 in 8th inning]

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Found by Craig Waff
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