Alert Club of Elmira v Union Club of Elmira on 26 April 1866

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Date of Game Thursday, April 26, 1866
Location Elmira, NY, United States
Home Team Alert Club of Elmira
Away Team Union Club of Elmira
Description

According to the Chemung County Historical Society, the first organized baseball game played in Elmira was April 26, 1866, between the Erastus Ransom Alerts of Elmira and the Chemung Union club. The game was played where (in 1976) the Howell Box Company stood.

Erastus Ransom was a local lawyer. Elmira is in Chemung County.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice



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