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{{Ballgame | {{Ballgame | ||
|Name=Atlanta | |Name=Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866 | ||
|Coordinates=33.7489954, -84.3879824 | |Coordinates=33.7489954, -84.3879824 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | ||
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|State=GA | |State=GA | ||
|City=Atlanta | |City=Atlanta | ||
|Field=Hunter Street Grounds | |||
|NY Rules=Yes | |NY Rules=Yes | ||
|Home Team=Atlanta | |Home Team=Atlanta Base Ball Club | ||
|Away Team=Gate City BBC | |Home Score=29 | ||
|Away Team=Gate City BBC of Atlanta | |||
|Away Score=127 | |||
|Description=<p>The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727]</p> | |Description=<p>The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727]</p> | ||
<p>Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. We are trying to verify the location of Gate City GA.</p> | <p>Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. We are trying to verify the location of Gate City GA.</p> | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris | ||
|First in Location=Atlanta, GA | |||
|Players Locality=Local | |Players Locality=Local | ||
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Revision as of 07:11, 4 April 2020
Date of Game | Saturday, May 12, 1866 |
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Location | Atlanta, GA, United States |
Modern Address | |
Field | Hunter Street Grounds |
Home Team | Atlanta Base Ball Club |
Away Team | Gate City BBC of Atlanta |
Score | 29 - 127 |
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Game Officials | |
NY Rules | Yes |
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Description | The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727] Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. We are trying to verify the location of Gate City GA. |
Sources | Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727. A description of the game, apparently played by New York rules, appears in Tim Darnell, The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball (pub. date and page ref. TBD). |
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Has Source On Hand | No |
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Found by | Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris |
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First in Location | Atlanta, GA |
Players Locality | Local |
Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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