Atlanta Base Ball Club v Gate City BBC of Atlanta on 12 May 1866
| Date of Game | Saturday, May 12, 1866 |
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| Location | Atlanta, GA, United States |
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| Field | Hunter Street Grounds |
| Home Team | Atlanta Base Ball Club |
| Away Team | Gate City BBC of Atlanta |
| Score | 29 - 127 |
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| NY Rules | Yes |
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| Description | The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.[Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727] Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah. We are trying to verify the location of Gate City GA. |
| Sources | Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727. A description of the game, apparently played by New York rules, appears in Tim Darnell, The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball (pub. date and page ref. TBD). |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | For a modern article on this game and the clubs, see https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-12-1866-atlantas-first-recorded-game-of-base-ball/ Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Alan Morris, Bruce Allardice |
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| First in Location | Atlanta, GA |
| Players Locality | Local |
| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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