First Known Use of "Homer" to Reference a Home Run: Difference between revisions
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|Sources=<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">New York Clipper October 31, 1868</span>.</p> | |Sources=<p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">New York Clipper October 31, 1868</span>.</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | |Submitted by=Richard Hershberger | ||
|Submission Note=19CBB Posting, 2/14/2014 | |Submission Note=19CBB Posting, 2/14/2014 | ||
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Revision as of 02:32, 15 February 2014
| Date | Saturday, October 31, 1868 |
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| Location | Bronx, NY, United States |
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| Description | [English cricketers vs. Union of Morrisania 10/20/1868] "In the fourth innings the cricketers made five runs on good hits, Willisher hitting clean for a "'homer.'" Note: previously, the earliest usage was believed to be in 1875, per Dickson. |
| Sources | New York Clipper October 31, 1868. |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Submission Note | 19CBB Posting, 2/14/2014 |
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