Pythian Club of Philadelphia v Mutual Club of Washington on 12 August 1871
| Date of Game | Saturday, August 12, 1871 |
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| Location | Philadelphia, PA, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page Athletic Clulb Grounds |
| Home Team | Pythian Club of Philadelphia |
| Away Team | Mutual Club of Washington |
| Score | 20 - 15 |
| Game Number | |
| Innings | 9 |
| Number of Players | 9 |
| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description |
PYTHIAN VS. MUTUAL
The grounds of the Athletic Club, Philadelphia were well attended on the 12th inst., when a game was played between the above named colored clubs, the Pythians, belonging to the Quaker City and their opponents to Wahington...
Pythian Cannon, 3b Valentine, ss Price, 2b Brown, p Neal, rf Hanley, cf Graham, lf Locke, 1b Adkins, c
Mutual (of Washington DC) Thomas, cf Parke, 1b Tyler, c Smith, p Jordan, ss Bell, 3b Brown, 2b Douglas (sic), lf Fisher, p
Pythian - 20 Mutual - 15 (9 innings)
Umpire - Theodore Bometsler of the Eureka of Newark, N.J. Time of game 2 hrs, 30 minutes |
| Sources | New York Clipper August 12, 1871 |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Note: This match between two African American clubs was later described as the US colored championship match, and, is reported as being played the same day as the account was printed. This may be a typo. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Greg Christiano |
| Submission Note | email, 2/3/2014 |
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| Players Locality | Local |
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