Covington Base Ball Club v Live Oak Club of Cincinnati on 15 September 1866

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Date of Game	Saturday, September 15, 1866
Location	Covington, KY, United States
Modern Address
Field	Willow Run Bottom
Home Team	Covington Base Ball Club
Away Team	Live Oak Club of Cincinnati
Score	28 - 21
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NY Rules	Yes
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Description	"This was the first game ever played in Covington, KY, and it was played near the residence of [captain and catcher] B. W. Foley" Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 22. Ellard does not give a source for this account. Ellard's recollection of the location is apparently incorrect. The Cincinnati Daily Commercial announced that the game would be played "in Willow Run Bottom, at the foot of Eighth Street." Willow Run Bottom was a popular location for town ball and base ball during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Sources	Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 15 September 1866; Daily Gazette, 17 September 1866
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First in Location	Covington, KY
Players Locality	Local
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