1857.12

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The First Vintage Game?

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Tags Pre-modern Rules
City/State/Country: Newark, NJ, US
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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John Thorn writes on 2/24/2006 that Porter's Spirit of the Times for November 14, 1857 [page 165] includes an account of "the first regular match" of the 'Knickerbocker Antiquarian Base Ball Club (who play the old style of the game)'"

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Rules played are unknown. The score was 86-69, and three players are listed in the box score as "not out".

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