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|Name=in Ballarat on 29 December 1888 | |Name=in Ballarat on 29 December 1888 | ||
|Coordinates=-37.5636495, 143.8671868 | |Coordinates=-37.5636495, 143.8671868 | ||
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|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1888/12/29 | |Date=1888/12/29 | ||
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|Country=Australia | |Country=Australia | ||
|State=Victoria | |State=Victoria | ||
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|City=Ballarat | |City=Ballarat | ||
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|NY Rules=Yes | |NY Rules=Yes | ||
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|Innings=9 | |Innings=9 | ||
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|Description=<p>During Spalding's 1888-89 world baseball tour, they played a game in Ballarat Dec. 29, 1888, with the All-Americans beating Chicago 11 to 7. Zeiler, <em>Ambassadors in Pinstripes</em> p. 73.</p> | |Description=<p>During Spalding's 1888-89 world baseball tour, they played a game in Ballarat Dec. 29, 1888, with the All-Americans beating Chicago 11 to 7. Zeiler, <em>Ambassadors in Pinstripes</em> p. 73.</p> | ||
<p>Ballarat was the center of the Victoria Gold Rush of the 1850s and beyond. The town was founded in 1871. The gold rush attracted many American prospectors, who (presumably) were familiar with baseball. Some sources suggest (without definite proof) that American miners played baseball here as early as 1857.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Zeiler, <em>Ambassadors in Pinstripes</em> p. 73.</p> | |Sources=<p>Zeiler, <em>Ambassadors in Pinstripes</em> p. 73.</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|First in Location=Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | |First in Location=Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:15, 7 November 2021
| Date of Game | Saturday, December 29, 1888 |
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| Location | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
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| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page |
| Away Team | Add Club Page |
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| Game Number | |
| Innings | 9 |
| Number of Players | |
| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | During Spalding's 1888-89 world baseball tour, they played a game in Ballarat Dec. 29, 1888, with the All-Americans beating Chicago 11 to 7. Zeiler, Ambassadors in Pinstripes p. 73. Ballarat was the center of the Victoria Gold Rush of the 1850s and beyond. The town was founded in 1871. The gold rush attracted many American prospectors, who (presumably) were familiar with baseball. Some sources suggest (without definite proof) that American miners played baseball here as early as 1857. |
| Sources | Zeiler, Ambassadors in Pinstripes p. 73. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
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