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Old-Fashioned Base Ball in Buffalo NY

Salience Noteworthy
Location Western New York
City/State/Country: Akron, NY, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
Text

On July 4, 1860, a Buffalo newspaper reported "a very exciting and interesting game of old fashioned Base Ball" that had been played in Akron NY - about 20 miles east of Buffalo.  

Sources

Buffalo Morning Express (July 10, 1860), page 3. 

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This game featured 15 players on each side and a 3-out-side-out rule.

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