Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 17 June 1846: Difference between revisions

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{{Ballgame
|Name=White v Black in Hoboken on 17 June 1846
|Name=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 17 June 1846
|Date=1846-06-17
|Coordinates=40.7439905, -74.0323626
|Entry Origin=Games Tab
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#date1846-6-17
|Type of Date=Day
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1846/06/17
|Country=United States
|State=NJ
|Borough=Hudson County
|City=Hoboken
|Field=Elysian Fields
|Field=Elysian Fields
|City=Hoboken
|Home Team=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
|State=NJ
|Away Team=Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
|Country=United States
|Description=<p>This intra-club game was between the "Black" and the "White" squads of the team.&nbsp; Interestingly, before "White" had been written down, the gamebook listed the opponent as "New York," but it was scratched out.&nbsp; This evidence indicates that the famous "first game" between the Knicks and New York Ball Club (formerly the Gothams) was scheduled to take place two days before it ultimately happened.</p>
|Coordinates=40.7439905, -74.0323626
|Sources=<p>(1) Knickerbocker game book (recorded in Sep 1849)</p>
|Home Team=White
<p>(2) Cited in Zoss and Bowman, Diamonds in the Rough, p. 56</p>
|Away Team=Black
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Description=<p>White (“New York” crossed out)</p> <p>Black</p> <p>(Knickerbocker BBC intra-club game)</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) Knickerbocker game book (recorded in Sep 1849)</p> <p>(2) Cited in Zoss and Bowman, Diamonds in the Rough, p. 56</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Entry Origin=Games Tab
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City#date1846-6-17
|Borough=Hudson County
}}
}}

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Date of Game Wednesday, June 17, 1846
Location Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States
Field Elysian Fields
Home Team Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
Away Team Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York
Description

This intra-club game was between the "Black" and the "White" squads of the team.  Interestingly, before "White" had been written down, the gamebook listed the opponent as "New York," but it was scratched out.  This evidence indicates that the famous "first game" between the Knicks and New York Ball Club (formerly the Gothams) was scheduled to take place two days before it ultimately happened.

Sources

(1) Knickerbocker game book (recorded in Sep 1849)

(2) Cited in Zoss and Bowman, Diamonds in the Rough, p. 56

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Found by Craig Waff
Entry Origin Games Tab
Entry Origin Url http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1846-6-17


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