Upset Gives Western Clubs First win vs. the East
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Date | Thursday, July 25, 1867 |
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Location | Rockford, IL, United States |
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Description | When the Forest City BBC of Rockford, IL, upset the touring National BBC of Washington, D.C., it marked the first win for a "western" club against a team from the east. |
Sources | John Thorn, "The Most Important Game in Baseball History?-- Rockford vs. Washington", in Inventing Baseball: The 100 Greatest Games of the 19th Century (SABR, 2013), pp. 55-57 |
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Submitted by | Larry McCray |
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