Cumberland Base Ball Club of Nashville v Louisville Base Ball Club on 31 July 1866

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Date of Game Tuesday, July 31, 1866
Location Nashville, TN, United States
Modern Address Jubilee Hall
Field Fort Gillem
Home Team Cumberland Base Ball Club of Nashville
Away Team Louisville Base Ball Club
Score 23 - 39
NY Rules Likely
Description

"The Louisville Base Ball Club arrived home this morning in high spirits, having beaten the Cumberland at Nashville by thirty-nine to twenty-three. They stand Champions of Tennessee and Kentucky. The return game will be played here next week."

Nashville's population was about 19,000 in 1860 and about 26,000 in 1870.

Louisville's population was about 68,000 in 1860 and 101,000 in 1870.

Nashville is about 175 miles SW of Louisville.

 

Sources

Chicago Tribune, 2 August 1866

"Great Match Base Ball Game." Daily Union and American [Nashville, TN], Aug. 1, 1866, 3. Web Chronicling America, Mar. 22, 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038519/1866-08-01/ed-1/seq-3/

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