Base Ball in Albany on 10 June 1856

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Date of Game

Tuesday, June 10, 1856

Game

Base Ball

Location

Albany, NY, United States

Description

"The match game of Base Ball between the Empire and Excelsior Clubs, came off yesterday on the Cricket Grounds. The (illegible: "scorings?") are as follows:

	Empire	Excelsior
1st Hand	33	26
2nd do	12?	22
3rd do	22	24?
Total	67	72

Excelsior winning by 3. The playing of both Clubs was splendid; but no other result could have been expected, as several of the players of the Excelsior are members of the Cricket Club and rank among the best players. Taking this into consideration, the Excelsior ought to have won by 100. The Empire before playing expected to be beaten by 150."

One cannot conclude that this game was played by New York rules. The use of the term "hand" for "inning" is unusual, playing three frames is unusual, and the format appears close to a best-of-three arrangement not uncommon in round ball as played in New England and upstate New York.

[Note: a second notice on the same page reported that another club, the Athlete Club, had declined a challenge by the Excelsior Club.]

Sources

Albany Evening Journal, June 11, 1856.

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Richard Hershberger

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Base Ball in Albany on 10 June 1856

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