Sacramento Base Ball Club v Union Club of Sacramento on 22 February 1860

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Date of Game	Wednesday, February 22, 1860
Location	Sacramento, CA, United States
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Home Team	Sacramento Base Ball Club
Away Team	Union Club of Sacramento
Score	22 - 14
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Innings	9
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NY Rules	Yes
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Description	While California's first modern game is claimed by two San Francisco clubs on February 22, 1860, "That same day, the Sacramento Base Ball Club squared off against the Unions in an afternoon contest in the capital city -- the second organized game in the state's history."
Sources	Kevin Nelson, The Golden Game: The Story of California Baseball (California Historical Society Press, San Francisco, 2004), page 10. The source may be J. E. Spalding, Always on Sunday: The California Baseball League, 1886-1915 (Ag Press, Maanhattan KS, 1992), page 9. Tholkes RIM
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