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|Description=<p>[A] The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.</p>
|Description=<p>[A] The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.</p>
<p>[B and C] Alan Morris, on 9/10/13, adds that this game lasted four and one-half hours.</p>
<p>[B and C] Alan Morris, on 9/10/13, adds that this game lasted four and one-half hours.</p>
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|Sources=<p>[A] Franklin Garrett, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Atlanta and Its Environs</span> (1954), pp. 725-727.</p>
|Sources=<p>[A] Franklin Garrett, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Atlanta and Its Environs</span> (1954), pp. 725-727.</p>
<p>[B] Further details of this game are given in Tim Darnell, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball</span> (publication date and page ref &nbsp;TBA).</p>
<p>[B] Further details of this game are given in Tim Darnell, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball</span> (publication date and page ref &nbsp;TBA).</p>
<p>[C] The <em>Atlanta Constitution</em> carried a 40th anniversary account of this game in 1906 (date and page TBA).</p>
<p>[C] The <em>Atlanta Constitution</em>&nbsp;Oct. 21, 1906 carried a 40th anniversary account of this game and the Gate City team, including a photo of the team members. See also Atlanta Journal, May 5, 1971</p>
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|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris
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Nick Name Gate City BBC
Earliest Known Date Saturday, May 12, 1866
Location Atlanta, GA, United States
Description

[A] The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.

[B and C] Alan Morris, on 9/10/13, adds that this game lasted four and one-half hours.

Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah.

Sources

[A] Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727.

[B] Further details of this game are given in Tim Darnell, The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball (publication date and page ref  TBA).

[C] The Atlanta Constitution Oct. 21, 1906 carried a 40th anniversary account of this game and the Gate City team, including a photo of the team members. See also Atlanta Journal, May 5, 1971

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Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1866 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1867 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1868 1 Played 0 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied

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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1866-05-12 Atlanta GA Atlanta Base Ball Club Gate City BBC of Atlanta 29 - 127 Atlanta, GA Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris
Ballgame 1867-11-28 Knoxville TN Holston Club of Knoxville Gate City BBC of Atlanta 18 - 21 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1868-08-05 Athens GA Dixie Club of Athens Gate City BBC of Atlanta 51 - 14 Athens, GA Bruce Allardice

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