Ballgame in Nephi on 1 January 1875

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Date of Game	Friday, January 1, 1875
Location	Nephi, UT, United States
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Description	"The first baseball game played in Utah](some reports say the first game played west of the Mississippi River) took place in Nephi on January 1, 1875." Nephi UT (1890 pop. about 2000) is about 40 miles south of Provo UT and about 80 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Sources	Juab County Information for Students, at http:/www.juabtravel.com/kids, accessed 5/9/12. The site does not give a source for this observation.
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