Hunkidoris of Joliet v Sleepers of Lockport on 6 August 1880

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Date of Game	Wednesday, August 6, 1851
Location	IL, United States
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Description	“The first game in IL was in 1851 between Joliet and Lockport.” John Freyer posting to 19CBB, May 28 2007. John does not provide a source. Protoball record 1851.4 from Protoball project
Sources	Bruce Allardice's note: Mark Rucker and John Freyer, "19th Century Baseball in Chicago" p. 13 provides more detail. It was a game on Aug. 6th between the Hunkidoris of Joliet and the Sleepers of Lockport. The authors cite "Baseball in Old Chicago" (1939), which in turn cites the Lockport Telegraph, date not given.
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Found by	John Freyer
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