Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866
Date of Game | Saturday, May 12, 1866 |
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Location | Atlanta, GA, United States |
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Field | Hunter Street Grounds |
Home Team | Atlanta Base Ball Club |
Away Team | Gate City BBC of Atlanta |
Score | 29 - 127 |
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NY Rules | Yes |
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Description | The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727] Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. It was known as the Gate City. |
Sources | Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727. A description of the game, apparently played by New York rules, appears in Tim Darnell, The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball (pub. date and page ref. TBD). |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | For a modern article on this game and the clubs, see https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-12-1866-atlantas-first-recorded-game-of-base-ball/
A PHD thesis doubts Clayton's 1888 account of the game, which is the basis for Garrett's treatment, noting there's no contemporary account of the game. See Dunder, "Baseball, with a Southern Accent." Smith Clayton, “After 22 Years: The First Match Game of Base Ball in Atlanta,” Atlanta Constitution, May 27, 1888: 5 Edit with form to add a comment |
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Found by | Alan Morris, Bruce Allardice |
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First in Location | Atlanta, GA |
Players Locality | Local |
Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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