Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Gothams Club of New York on 1 July 1853

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Date of Game Friday, July 1, 1853
Location Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Field Elysian Fields
Home Team Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
Away Team Gothams Club of New York
Score 26 - 14
Innings 6
Description

(6 innings)

(SOT (1): “The first friendly game of the season … The game was commenced on Friday the 1st, but owing to the storm had to be postponed, the Knickerbockers making nine aces to two of the Gotham, …”) Game was completed on July 5.

Sources

(1) F. W. T., “Base Ball at Hoboken,” SOT, vol. 23, no. 21 (9 Jul 1853), p. 246, col. 1 [letter dated 6 Jul]

(2) William Cauldwell, New York Sunday Mercury, 10 Jul 1853 [NOT YET SEEN]

(3) “Base Ball,” NYC, 16 Jul 1853

(4) “Base Ball: Knickerbocker vs. Gotham Club,” SOT, vol. 25, no. 32 (22 Sep 1855), p. 373, col. 3 [list of Knickerbocker-Gotham games]

(5) Peverelly, pp. 14 & 21

(6) Orem, p. 11

(7) Wright, p. 4

(8) Paul Wendt, “The First Knick-Era Box Score?,” Nineteenth Century Notes, Anniversary Issue, 2003:1, p. 2

Ryczek, William J. (2009) Baseball's First Inning. McFarland & Co. Inc.

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Found by Craig Waff
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