Hunkidori Club of Wheeling v Union Club of Washington in August 1866

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Date of Game	August 1866
Location	Wheeling, WV, United States
Modern Address	Wheeling Island WV
Field	Wheeling Island
Home Team	Hunkidori Club of Wheeling
Away Team	Union Club of Washington
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NY Rules	Likely
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Description	A 2006 book evidently indicates that the first base ball game in West Virginia took place in 1866. William Akin's book describes how, in August 1866, Jacob Hornbrook, of the Hunkidori Base Ball Club, became "the first West Virginian to bat in a "match game of Base Ball." He faced a pitcher from the Union Club of Washington, PA, on Wheeling Island WV. Wheeling Island is an island on the Ohio River within Wheeling WV. Open Issue: Can we find any details about this game?
Sources	William Akin, West Virginia Baseball: A History (McFarland, 2006), page 5. Obtained in snippet view, September 8, 2012. The source note for this find is not displayed.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Wheeling, WV
Players Locality	Local
Entry Origin	Sabrpedia
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