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|Name=Covington Base Ball Club v Live Oak (Cincinati) on 15 September 1866
|Name=Covington Base Ball Club v Live Oak Club of Cincinnati on 15 September 1866
|Date=9/15/1866
|Coordinates=37.8510341, -84.3309332
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia
|Type of Date=Day
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1866/09/15
|Country=United States
|State=KY
|City=Covington
|Field=Willow Run Bottom
|Modern Address=Interstate 75
|Modern Address=Interstate 75
|Field=Willow Run Bottom
|NY Rules=Yes
|City=Covington
|State=KY
|Country=United States
|Coordinates=37.8510341, -84.3309332
|Home Team=Covington Base Ball Club
|Home Team=Covington Base Ball Club
|Away Team=Live Oak (Cincinati)
|Home Score=28
|Home Score=28
|Away Team=Live Oak Club of Cincinnati
|Away Score=21
|Away Score=21
|NY Rules=Yes
|Description=<p>"This was the first game ever played in Covington, KY, and it was played near the residence of [captain and catcher] B. W. Foley"</p>
|Description=<p>"This was the first game ever played in Covington, KY, and it was played near the residence of [captain and catcher] B. W. Foley"
<p>Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 22. Ellard does not give a source for this account.</p>
</p><p>Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 22. Ellard does not give a source for this account.
<p>Ellard's recollection of the location is apparently incorrect. The Cincinnati Daily Commercial announced that the game would be played "in Willow Run Bottom, at the foot of Eighth Street." Willow Run Bottom was a popular location for town ball and base ball during the 19th and 20th centuries.</p>
</p><p>Ellard's recollection of the location is apparently incorrect. The Cincinnati Daily Commercial announced that the game would be played "in Willow Run Bottom, at the foot of Eighth Street." Willow Run Bottom was a popular location for town ball and base ball during the 19th and 20th centuries.
|Sources=<p>Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 15 September 1866</p>
</p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Sources=<p>Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 15 September 1866
</p>
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|First in Location=Covington, KY
|Players Locality=Local
|Players Locality=Local
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia
|First in Location=Covington, KY
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Date of Game Saturday, September 15, 1866
Location Covington, KY, United States
Modern Address Interstate 75
Field Willow Run Bottom
Home Team Covington Base Ball Club
Away Team Live Oak Club of Cincinnati
Score 28 - 21
Description

"This was the first game ever played in Covington, KY, and it was played near the residence of [captain and catcher] B. W. Foley"

Henry Ellard, Base Ball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 22. Ellard does not give a source for this account.

Ellard's recollection of the location is apparently incorrect. The Cincinnati Daily Commercial announced that the game would be played "in Willow Run Bottom, at the foot of Eighth Street." Willow Run Bottom was a popular location for town ball and base ball during the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Cincinnati Daily Commercial, 15 September 1866

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First in Location Covington, KY
Players Locality Local
Entry Origin Sabrpedia


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