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{{Ballgame | {{Ballgame | ||
|Name=Atlanta BBC v Gate City BBC on 12 May 1866 | |Name=Atlanta BBC v Gate City BBC on 12 May 1866 | ||
| | |Coordinates=33.7489954, -84.3879824 | ||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1866/05/12 | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=GA | |||
|City=Atlanta | |City=Atlanta | ||
| | |NY Rules=Yes | ||
|Home Team=Atlanta BBC | |Home Team=Atlanta BBC | ||
|Away Team=Gate City BBC | |Away Team=Gate City BBC | ||
|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> | |||
|Sources=<p>Franklin Garrett, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Atlanta and Its Environs</span> (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>A description of the game, apparently played by New York rules, appears in Tim Darnell, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball </em></span>(pub. date and page ref. TBD).</p> | ||
</p><p>Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727 | |||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | ||
|First in Location=Atlanta, GA | |||
|Players Locality=Local | |Players Locality=Local | ||
| | |Home Score=29 | ||
| | |Away Score=127 | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 4 November 2013
| Date of Game | Saturday, May 12, 1866 |
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| Location | Atlanta, GA, United States |
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| Field | Add Field Page |
| Home Team | Add Club Page Atlanta BBC |
| Away Team | Add Club Page Gate City BBC |
| 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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| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Atlanta, GA |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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