Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866

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Date of Game	Saturday, May 12, 1866
Location	Atlanta, GA, United States
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Home Team	Add Club Page Atlanta BBC
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Score	29 - 127
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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.
Sources	Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727
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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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