San Francisco Base Ball Club v Red Rover Base Ball Club of San Francisco on 22 February 1860

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Date of Game	Wednesday, February 22, 1860 No later than the 22nd
Location	San Francisco, CA, United States
Modern Address
Field	Center Bridge
Home Team	San Francisco Base Ball Club
Away Team	Red Rover Base Ball Club of San Francisco
Score	33 - 33
Game Number
Innings
Number of Players
Game Officials
NY Rules	Yes
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Description	"According to John E. Spalding in his book Always on Sunday, among the early [San Francisco] residents was a group of cricket players who organized the first base ball team -- late in 1859. Called the San Franciscos, the members issued a challenge in January 1860, to 'any nine base ball players, to a match game' on February 22 at the Center Bridge. A group called the Red Rovers accepted." "Using a ball made of woolen yarn from a sock and rubber from a pair of overshoes, teams battled to a 33-33 tie over nine innings in the Washington's birthday holiday contest." Note -- Angus MacFarlane reports that the Red Rovers refused to play extra innings because they thought the SFBBC pitcher was pitching illegally.
Sources	John E. Spalding, Always on Sunday: The California Baseball League, 1886-1915 (Ag Press, Manhattan KS, 1992. William F. McNeil, The California Winter League (McFarland, 2002), page 9. California Spirit of the Times, February 22, 1860. NY Mercury, March 18, 1860; Dec. 30, 1860. The NY Mercury, March 18, 1860, notes this game. The Mercury, Dec. 30, 1860, labels this Feb. 22 game the first game ever played in CA. [BA]
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Found by	Angus Macfarlane
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Players Locality	Local
Entry Origin	Sabrpedia
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