1862.10

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PA Base Ball Moves Beyond Philadelphia

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City/State/Country: Harrisburg, PA, United States
Game Base Ball
Immediacy of Report Contemporary
Age of Players Adult
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"Base Ball Match. Harrisburg, August 21. - The first match game of base ball ever play in Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, cam off here yesterday, between the Mountain Club of Altoona, and the Keystone Club of Harrisburg. It resulted in a victory for the latter."

 

Sources

PhiladelphiaInquirer, August 22, 1862. Accessed 5/20/2009 via subscription search. 

Warning

See 1860.38. Either the 1860 game in Allegheny was unknown, or not considered to have been played under National Association rules.

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Harrisburg PA is in central PA, about 90 miles W of Philadelphia. 

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