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First Base Ball Match in St. Louis MO
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | MissouriMissouri |
| City/State/Country: | St. Louis, MO, United States |
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| Game | Base BallBase Ball |
| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
| Age of Players | AdultAdult |
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| Text | [A] "The historical record states that the St. Louis Republican newspaper announced on July 9, 1860 that the first regular game of baseball in St. Louis was to be played that day at a location of what we know today as Fair Grounds Park in St. Louis. The game was to be played between the 'Cyclone' and the 'Morning Star' Baseball Clubs." [B] Jeff Kittel has found the report of the match. It turns out that a 17-run 2nd inning was decisive. The article reports "a large number of spectators, among whom were several ladies." New Yorker S. L. Putnam was the ump. |
| Sources | [A] Website of the Missouri Civil War Museum, http://www.mcwm.org/ history_baseball.html, accessed April 10, 2009. [B] St. Louis Daily Bulletin, Wednesday, July 11, 1860. |
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| Comment | The result and box score appeared in Wilkes Spirit of the Times, July 28, 1860 Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
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| Submitted by | Jeffrey Kittel |
| Submission Note | 4/9/2009 |
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1860.52 First Base Ball Match in St. Louis MO"
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