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Town Ball Takes Off in Philadelphia
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| Location | PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia |
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| Game | Town BallTown Ball |
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| Text | "Town ball was pioneered in Philadelphia in the late 1820s by a group of young rope makers who were first heard from in 1829, while playing at 18th and Race Streets." William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 114. Ryczek cites a 2006 email from Richard Hershberger as the source of the location of the game. In 1831 two organized groups, which later merged, played town ball: for a succinct history of the origins of Philadelphia town ball, see Richard Hershberger, "A Reconstruction of Philadelphia Town Ball," Base Ball, volume 1 number 2 (Fall 2007), pp 28-29. |
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1829. Town Ball Takes Off in Philadelphia"
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