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|Name=First distance-estimated home run | |Name=First distance-estimated home run | ||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1859/06/28 | |Date=1859/06/28 | ||
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|Country=United States | |Country=United States | ||
|State=NY | |State=NY | ||
|City=Brooklyn | |City=Brooklyn | ||
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|Description=<p>For possibly the first home run whose distance was estimated (if not actually measured), see the following account of a game between the second nines of the Charter Oak and Vigilant clubs on 28 June 1859 on the Charter Oak grounds:</p> | |Description=<p>For possibly the first home run whose distance was estimated (if not actually measured), see the following account of a game between the second nines of the Charter Oak and Vigilant clubs on 28 June 1859 on the Charter Oak grounds:</p> | ||
<blockquote>. . . Home runs were made by Jerome and Sweezy [1b and ss for the Charter Oaks]. Jerome made a most splendid bat of over 350 feet before the ball struck the ground. . . .</blockquote> | <blockquote>. . . Home runs were made by Jerome and Sweezy [1b and ss for the Charter Oaks]. Jerome made a most splendid bat of over 350 feet before the ball struck the ground. . . .</blockquote> | ||
|Sources=<p>From "City News and Gossip," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 18, no. 154 (30 Jun 1859), p. 3, col. 2:</p> | |Sources=<p>From "City News and Gossip," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 18, no. 154 (30 Jun 1859), p. 3, col. 2:</p> | ||
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|Has Source On Hand=No | |Has Source On Hand=No | ||
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|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Craig Waff | |Submitted by=Craig Waff | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 16 November 2020
| Date | Tuesday, June 28, 1859 |
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| Location | Brooklyn, NY, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Description | For possibly the first home run whose distance was estimated (if not actually measured), see the following account of a game between the second nines of the Charter Oak and Vigilant clubs on 28 June 1859 on the Charter Oak grounds:
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| Sources | From "City News and Gossip," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 18, no. 154 (30 Jun 1859), p. 3, col. 2: |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
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| Submitted by | Craig Waff |
| Submission Note |
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