Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 20 August 1858
Date of Game | Friday, August 20, 1858 |
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Location | Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States |
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Field | Elysian Fields |
Home Team | Excelsior Club of Brooklyn |
Away Team | Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York |
Score | 15 - 14 |
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Description | (return match) (NYT: played in the “presence of the largest number of spectators that have been present at any match in that locality for some time … one of the finest and most exciting contests which has occurred in Base-ball annals for some time …”) (PSOT (5): [Long description]) |
Sources | (1) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 17, no. 195 (18 Aug 1858), p. 3, col. 1 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Matches to Come,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 25 (21 Aug 1858), p. 388, col. 2 (3) “Base Ball: Knickerbocker and Excelsior Clubs—Splendid Game, Dinner, Speeches, &c,” NYT, vol. 7, no. 2160 (23 Aug 1858), p. 5, col. 3 (4) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 17, no. 199 (23 Aug 1858), p. 3, col. 1 (5) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Grand Base-Ball Match: Knickerbocker vs. Excelsior,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 26 (28 Aug 1858), p. 404, col. 2 (6) Peverelly. pp. 18 & 54 (7) Wright, pp. 19 & 26 |
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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#date1858-8-20 |
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