Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Gothams Club of New York on 1 July 1853
| Date of Game | Friday, July 1, 1853 |
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| Location | Hoboken, NJ, United States |
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| Field | Elysian Fields |
| Home Team | Add Club Page Knickerbocker Club of New York |
| Away Team | Gotham Club of New York |
| Score | 21 - 12 |
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| Innings | 6 |
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| Description | (6 innings) (SOT (1): “The first friendly game of the season … The game was commenced on Friday the 1st, but owing to the storm had to be postponed, the Knickerbockers making nine aces to two of the Gotham, …”) |
| Sources | (1) F. W. T., “Base Ball at Hoboken,” SOT, vol. 23, no. 21 (9 Jul 1853), p. 246, col. 1 [letter dated 6 Jul] (2) William Cauldwell, New York Sunday Mercury, 10 Jul 1853 [NOT YET SEEN] (3) “Base Ball,” NYC, 16 Jul 1853 (4) “Base Ball: Knickerbocker vs. Gotham Club,” SOT, vol. 25, no. 32 (22 Sep 1855), p. 373, col. 3 [list of Knickerbocker-Gotham games] (5) Peverelly, pp. 14 & 21 (6) Orem, p. 11 (7) Wright, p. 4 (8) Paul Wendt, “The First Knick-Era Box Score?,” Nineteenth Century Notes, Anniversary Issue, 2003:1, p. 2 |
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| Found by | Craig Waff |
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| Entry Origin | Games Tab |
| Entry Origin Url | http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Greater New York City#date1853-7-1 |
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