Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 30 June 1859: Difference between revisions
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|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=NJ | |State=NJ | ||
|Borough=Hudson County | |||
|City=Hoboken | |City=Hoboken | ||
|Field= | |Field=Elysian Fields | ||
|Home Team=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn | |Home Team=Excelsior Club of Brooklyn | ||
|Home Score=26 | |||
|Away Team=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York | |Away Team=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York | ||
|Away Score=22 | |||
|Description=<p>(BDE: “In this game the ball will be caught exclusively on the ‘fly.’ “)</p> | |Description=<p>(BDE: “In this game the ball will be caught exclusively on the ‘fly.’ “)</p> | ||
<p>(NYT: first fly game, played “in presence of nearly three thousand spectators …. The game was an experimental one; to determine the relative merits of putting out men when fair struck balls were caught on the fly: as contrasted with the rule adopted by the Base Ball Convention, of allowing men to be put out when fair struck balls were caught either on the bound or fly. In all respects the game was played according to the rules of the Convention.”)</p> | <p>(NYT: first fly game, played “in presence of nearly three thousand spectators …. The game was an experimental one; to determine the relative merits of putting out men when fair struck balls were caught on the fly: as contrasted with the rule adopted by the Base Ball Convention, of allowing men to be put out when fair struck balls were caught either on the bound or fly. In all respects the game was played according to the rules of the Convention.”)</p> | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Craig Waff | |Submitted by=Craig Waff | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 11 May 2020
Date of Game | Thursday, June 30, 1859 |
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Location | Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States |
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Field | Elysian Fields |
Home Team | Excelsior Club of Brooklyn |
Away Team | Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York |
Score | 26 - 22 |
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Description | (BDE: “In this game the ball will be caught exclusively on the ‘fly.’ “) (NYT: first fly game, played “in presence of nearly three thousand spectators …. The game was an experimental one; to determine the relative merits of putting out men when fair struck balls were caught on the fly: as contrasted with the rule adopted by the Base Ball Convention, of allowing men to be put out when fair struck balls were caught either on the bound or fly. In all respects the game was played according to the rules of the Convention.”) |
Sources | (1) “City News and Gossip,” BDE, vol. 18, no. 153 (29 Jun 1859), p. 3, col. 1 (2) “Base Ball: Excelsior Club, of South Brooklyn, versus Knickerbocker Club, of New-York,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2428 (1 Jul 1859), p. 4, col. 6 (3) “Knickerbocker vs. Excelsior,” NYC, vol. 7, no. 11 (2 Jul 1859), p. 87, col. [xx] [TBI – NOT YET SEEN] (4) “Catch on the Fly vs. First Bound,” NYC, vol. 7, no. 12 (9 Jul 1859), p. 95, col. [xx] (5) Peverelly, pp. 18 & 54 (6) Wright, pp. 31 & 37 |
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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#date1859-6-30 |
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