In Charleston on 19 May 1866

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Date of Game	Saturday, May 19, 1866
Location	Charleston, SC, United States
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Description	The first confirmed public exhibition of a game of baseball in Charleston took place here on Saturday, May 19th, 1866. A few days later, the men who fielded that first game, led by A. W. Wardell and J. W. Denny, organized the city’s first team, the Palmetto Base Ball Club.
Sources	Charleston Daily News, May 22, 1866. https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/charleston-baseball-riots-1869#_edn2
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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