Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Gothams Club of New York on 13 September 1855
| Date of Game | Thursday, September 13, 1855 |
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| Location | Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States |
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| Field | Elysian Fields |
| Home Team | Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York |
| Away Team | Gothams Club of New York |
| Score | 22 - 7 |
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| Innings | 5 |
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| Description | (return game - 5 innings) (NYSM: “We never recalled seeing the Gothamites play so poorly as they did in this match. … The home-and-home match, which is to settle a two years contest—should by all precedent be played on the ground of the Gothamites at the Red House, but we understand that the Knickerbockers will ask to have it take place on some neutral field. The Putnam Club, of East Brooklyn, through their president Er. Sam Goodwin, the Atlantic of Brooklyn, and other clubs in the vicinity have already tendered their grounds for the match, should the Gotham Club decide to comply with the wish of the Knickerbockers. This last, conquering game, will doubtless be played next month, and will attract more attention than any other that has ever taken place in or about New York.”) (SOT: “These two Clubs, who rank foremost in the beautiful and healthy game of Base Ball, met on Thursday, …, to play the return match. The Gothams having won the first match this season, in June last, fully expected to beat their opponents on this occasion, but they were sadly disappointed. The Knickerbockers came upon the ground with a determination to maintain the first rank among the Ball Clubs, and they won the match handsomely, by superior playing …”) |
| Sources | (1) “New York City: Base Ball—Eagle vs. Gotham Glub,” NYDT, vol. 4, no. 1175 (23 Jun 1855), p. 1, col. 3 (2) “Base Ball: Gotham vs. Empire,” NYH, no. [xxx] (6 Sep 1855), p. 1, col. [xx] (3) ”Out-Door Sports: Base Ball,” NYSM, vol. 17, no. 38 (16 Sep 1855), p. 3, col. 1 (4) “Base Ball: Knickerbocker vs. Gotham Club,” SOT, vol. 25, no. 32 (22 Sep 1855), p. 373, col. 3 (5) “Base Ball—Knickerbockers vs. Gothams,” NYC, [?] Sep 1855 (6) Peverelly, pp. 16 & 22 (7) Orem, p. 14 (8) Wright, p. 4 |
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| Found by | Craig Waff |
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| Entry Origin | Games Tab |
| Entry Origin Url | http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1855-9-13 |
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