| Date of Game
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City/Town Playing Field
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Outcome
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Sources
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| 5 Apr (Thu)
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Milwaukee, Wis. Fair Grounds adjoining Spring Street
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Unspecified sides and score (MS & DMN: “The game is now fairly inaugurated in Milwaukee, and the first Base Ball Club in our City was organized last evening.”)
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(1) “Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 70 (6 Apr 1860), p. 1, col. 4 (2) “Base Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no. 151 (7 Apr 1860), p. 1, col. 1
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| 7 Jun (Thu)
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Unspecified sides; 33-27 score (Milwaukee BBC intra-club game) (MS: “They play again to-morrow afternoon, weather permitting, and we advise the lovers of manly sports to go and see them.”)
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(1) “Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 124 (8 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 3
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| 16 Jun (Sat)
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Milwaukee, Wis.
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Hathaway’s side 27 Chandler’s side 26 (Milwaukee BBC intra-club game) (DMN: “The game, as will be seen by the scorings, was close and well played, and much interest was manifested, not only by the players, but [also] spectators.”) (MS: “The game was contested with great spirit, and some capital play shown.—We will publish the score in our next.”) (PSOT: “This Club is the only one in the State of Wisconsin which plays the National Association game. It was organized in March, 1860, …”)
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(1) “Base Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no. 212 (17 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 4 (2) “Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 132 (18 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 4 (3) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Milwaukee Base Ball Club,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 18 (26 Jun 1860), p. 276, col. 3 (4) “Base-Ball: Milwaukee Base Ball Club,” WSOT, vol. [xx], no. [xx] (30 Jun 1860), p. 4, col. [xx]
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| 1 Sep (Sat)
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Milwaukee, Wis. Fair Grounds
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Excelsior (Milwaukee) 48 Milwaukee (Milwaukee) 13 (DMN: “We have not, at this late hour, room to give the score.”) (MS: “The first two or three innings were well played and closely contested. After that, the play of the Milwaukee nine fell off, while that of the Excelsiors improved. The return match, we learn, will come off next Saturday, when the Milwaukee Club hopes to improve their score.”)
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(1) “Match at Base Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no. 277 (2 Sep 1860), p. 1, col. 2 (2) “Match at Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 197 (3 Sep 1860), p. 1, col. 3
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| 10 Oct (Wed)
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Milwaukee, Wis. Old Fair Grounds
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Milwaukee Excelsior (scheduled) (MS: “An omnibus will leave the corner of Wisconsin and Main streets at ten minutes before three [start time of game].”) [NOTE: Dennis Pajot reports finding no record of the game result in the local papers.]
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(1) “Base Ball Game,” MS, vol. 17, no. 228 (10 Oct 1860), p. 1, col. 5
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| 20 Oct (Sat)
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Milwaukee, Wis. “On the old Fair Grounds, Spring Street hill.”
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Milwaukee Excelsior (scheduled return match) (MS: “An omnibus will leave the corner of Main and Wisconsin Streets at 2’oclock, to convey parties to the ground [start time shortly after 2 o’clock]. Members of both Clubs are particularly requested to be punctual in their attendance.”) [NOTE: Dennis Pajot reports finding no record of the game result in the local papers.]
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(1) “Match at Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 237 (20 Oct 1860), p. 1, col. 5
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