Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Continental Club of New York on 14 September 1858 1

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Date of Game	Tuesday, September 14, 1858
Location	Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Modern Address
Field	Wheat Hill
Home Team	Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team	Add Club Page Continental Club of New York
Score	33 - 18
Game Number	1
Innings	8
Number of Players	18
Game Officials
NY Rules	Yes
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Description	Eckford (Brooklyn) 33 [or 48] Continental (NY) 18 (NYC: “The largest number of spectators ever assembled on Wheat Hill, Brooklyn, congregated … to witness the contest between these two clubs.”)
Sources	(1) “Base Ball: Eckford vs. Continentals,” NYT, vol. 7, no. 2179 (14 Sep 1858), p. 5, col. 3 (2) “Continental vs. Eckford,” NYC, vol. 6, no. 23 (25 Sep 1858), p. 182, col. [xx] (3) Wright, pp. 20 & 22 (4) “Continental vs Eckford,” MBBS, vol. 1a (1853-1859), p. 17, col. 2 (EM)
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Comment	No reason listed for only eight innings played. (EM) Edit with form to add a comment
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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#date1858-9-14
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