Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Union Club of Morrisania on 17 September 1856

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Date of Game	Wednesday, September 17, 1856
Location	Harlem, Manhattan, NY, United States
Modern Address
Field	Red House
Home Team	Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team	Union Club of Morrisania
Score	22 - 8
Game Number
Innings	7
Number of Players
Game Officials	Referee, R. G. Cornell; Umpire Eckford, T.G. Van Cott; Umpire Union, T.E. Sutton (E. Miklich)
NY Rules	Likely
Tags
Description	(7 innings)
Sources	(1) “Cricket and Base Ball: Base Ball,” PSOT, vol. 1, no. 2 (13 Sep 1856), p. 28, col. 2 (2) “Eckford vs. Union,” NYC, vol. 4, no. 23 (27 Sep 1856), p. 183, col. [xx] (3) “Base Ball,” PSOT, vol. 1, no. 4 (27 Sep 1856), p. 53, col. 2 (4) NYSM list (5) Peverelly, pp. 49 & 73 (6) Wright, pp. 5 & 6 (7) “Eckford vs Union,” Mears Base Ball Scrapbooks, vol. 1a (1853-1859), p. 6, col. 3 (E. Miklich)
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Comment	First Eckford match against an organized club. (E. Miklich) Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Craig Waff
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First in Location	Harlem, NY
Players Locality	Local
Entry Origin	Games Tab
Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1856-9-17
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