Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 8 July 1858

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Date of Game Thursday, July 8, 1858
Location Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Field  Add Field Page Excelsior grounds at Carroll Park
Home Team Excelsior Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
Score 31 - 13
Description

(BDE (6): “The Knickerbocker being the oldest club in existence, and, as we understand, they do not intend playing any other match this season, it is expected the attendance upon this occasion will be very large to witness the play of the organizers of this pleasing game”) (BDE (7): “… the spectators … numbered about two thousand.”)

(PSOT (9): [Long extensive account by Chadwick]

(NYC: [Lengthy description]

Sources

(1) Knickerbocker game book (recorded after 26 Aug 1858)

(2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Matches to Be Played,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 15 (12 Jun 1858), p. 228, col. 2

(3) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 16 (19 Jun 1858), p. 245, col. 1

(4) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 17 (26 Jun 1858), p. 260, col. 3

(5) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Matches to Come,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 18 (3 Jul 1858), p. 277, col. 1

(6) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball.” BDE, vol. 17, no. 159 (7 Jul 1858), p. 3, col. 1

(7) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball Match.” BDE, vol. 17, no. 161 (9 Jul 1858), p. 3, col. 1

(8) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Matches to Come,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 19 (10 Jul 1858), p. 293, col. 2

(9) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Great Base-Ball Match in Brooklyn: Excelsior vs. Knickerbocker,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 20 (17 Jul 1858), p. 309, col. 1

(10) “Great Base-Ball Match in Brooklyn: Excelsior vs. Knickerbocker,” NYC, vol. 6, no. 13 (17 Jul 1858), p. 102, col. [xx]

(11) Peverelly, pp. 18 & 54

(12) Wright, p. 19 & 26

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Found by Craig Waff
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Entry Origin Url http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1858-7-8



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