Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Metropolitan Club of New York on 21 July 1859

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Date of Game	Thursday, July 21, 1859
Location	New York, Manhattan, NY, United States
Modern Address
Field	Metropolitan grounds at Hamilton Square
Home Team	Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team	Metropolitan Club of New York
Score	41 - 15
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Description	(NYT: “The Eckford is well known as one of the crack Base Ball Clubs, and a numerous assemblage was upon the grounds to see the strife.”
Sources	(1) “Base Ball: Eckford, of Greenpoint, vs. Metropolitan, of New-York,” NYT, vol. 8, no. 2446 (23 Jul 1859), p. 5, col. 2
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Comment	Query about game location. Hamilton Square is in NYC, not Newark, NJ. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Craig Waff
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Entry Origin	Games Tab
Entry Origin Url	http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1859-7-21
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