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|Name= | |Name=In Xalapa on 20 April 1847 | ||
|Coordinates=19.5437751, -96.91018059999999 | |Coordinates=19.5437751, -96.91018059999999 | ||
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|Description="Parque Los Berros, in Xalapa, Veracruz, is located a short distance to the southeast of the center of town, in the | |Description="Parque Los Berros, in Xalapa, Veracruz, is located a short distance to the southeast of the center of town, in the neighborhood of the Stadium. ... On his site, most probably the army campground, around April 20, 1847, that members of the Fourth Illinois Infantry Regiment played the first game of baseball in México, as gathered from oral tradition and recorded in a 1909 publication, perhaps the first ever played outside the U.S. As a bat, they used the "wooden peg leg" of Antonio López de Santa Anna that they had captured a day or so before, at the Battle of Cerro Gordo." | ||
|Sources=Wikipedia, citing Terry's 1909 Guide to Mexico | |Sources=Wikipedia, citing Terry's 1909 Guide to Mexico | ||
|Source Image= | |Source Image= | ||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
|Comment=<p>Xalapa is also spelled Jalapa.</p> | |Comment=<p>Xalapa is also spelled Jalapa.</p> | ||
<p>This account is probably apocryphal. </p> | |||
|Query= | |Query= | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice |
Latest revision as of 14:54, 27 February 2024
Date of Game | Tuesday, April 20, 1847 |
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Game | |
Location | Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
Modern Address | |
Field | Add Field Page |
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Away Team | Add Club Page |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
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Number of Players | |
NY Rules | No - Predecessor |
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Description | "Parque Los Berros, in Xalapa, Veracruz, is located a short distance to the southeast of the center of town, in the neighborhood of the Stadium. ... On his site, most probably the army campground, around April 20, 1847, that members of the Fourth Illinois Infantry Regiment played the first game of baseball in México, as gathered from oral tradition and recorded in a 1909 publication, perhaps the first ever played outside the U.S. As a bat, they used the "wooden peg leg" of Antonio López de Santa Anna that they had captured a day or so before, at the Battle of Cerro Gordo." |
Sources | Wikipedia, citing Terry's 1909 Guide to Mexico |
Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
Has Source On Hand | No |
Comment | Xalapa is also spelled Jalapa. This account is probably apocryphal. Edit with form to add a comment |
Query | Edit with form to add a query |
Submitted by | Bruce Allardice |
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Players Locality | Non-local |
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