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|NY Rules=No - Predecessor
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|Date=1834/01/01
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|Country=United States
|State=PA
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|City=Wilkes-Barre
|City=Wilkes-Barre
|Description=<p>The Boston Post, March 22, 1834 reports that a young man of Wilkes Barre, George Gobel, "while playing ball... received a several blow from a ball-club" and died 24 hours later.</p>
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<p>Note enough detail to say for sure what kind of ball game this was.</p>
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|Sources=<p><span>The Boston Post, March 22, 1834</span></p>
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|Description=<p>The Boston Post, March 22, 1834 reports that a young man of Wilkes Barre, George Gobel, "while playing ball... received a several blow from a ball-club" and died 24 hours later.</p><p>Note enough detail to say for sure what kind of ball game this was. Bat referred to as a "ball club"; other sources from that time refer to it as a bat. Also, being killed by a bat was, it seems, not a rarity at that time.</p>
|Sources=<p><span>The Boston Post, March 22, 1834. Baltimore Gazette, March 20, 1834.</span></p>
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|Has Source On Hand=No
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Comment=
|Query=
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|Reviewed=No
|Submission Note=
|Reviewed=Yes
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Latest revision as of 06:25, 17 July 2024

Pre-pro Baseball
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Date of Game 1834
Game Ball
Location Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States
Has Source On Hand No
NY Rules No - Predecessor
Description

The Boston Post, March 22, 1834 reports that a young man of Wilkes Barre, George Gobel, "while playing ball... received a several blow from a ball-club" and died 24 hours later.

Note enough detail to say for sure what kind of ball game this was. Bat referred to as a "ball club"; other sources from that time refer to it as a bat. Also, being killed by a bat was, it seems, not a rarity at that time.

Sources

The Boston Post, March 22, 1834. Baltimore Gazette, March 20, 1834.

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Submitted by Bruce Allardice



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