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|City=Depot Island
|City=Depot Island
|NY Rules=Unknown
|NY Rules=Unknown
|Description=According to the anonymous log keeper of the ''Black Eagle'' out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the ship’s crew played baseball on back-to-back days—November 22 and 23, 1862—while wintering at Depot Island in Hudson Bay. The ''Black Eagle'' had been locked in the ice since September 1862 with 10 other whaling ships.&nbsp;<p>On November 23, some of the men went hunting and those who stayed behind once again turned to sport to pass the time. '''“The rest employed in playing ball,” '''notes the log book.</p>
|Description=<p>According to the anonymous log keeper of the ''Black Eagle'' out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the ship&rsquo;s crew played baseball on back-to-back days&mdash;November 22 and 23, 1862&mdash;while wintering at Depot Island in Hudson Bay. The ''Black Eagle'' had been locked in the ice since September 1862 with 10 other whaling ships.&nbsp;</p>
|Sources=Logbook of the whaling ship ''Black Eagle'' (May 5, 1862 - September 24, 1863).<br>Digitized by the New Bedford Whaling Museum and available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/blackeaglebarkof00blac/page/34/mode/2up
<p>On November 23, some of the men went hunting and those who stayed behind once again turned to sport to pass the time. '''&ldquo;The rest employed in playing ball,&rdquo; '''notes the log book.</p>
|Sources=<p>Logbook of the whaling ship ''Black Eagle'' (May 5, 1862 - September 24, 1863).<br />Digitized by the New Bedford Whaling Museum and available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/blackeaglebarkof00blac/page/34/mode/2up</p>
|Source Image 5=Black Eagle - November 23, 1862.png
|Source Image 5=Black Eagle - November 23, 1862.png
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Comment=<p>This is probably a bat-ball game, but this is not certain, nor is it certain that the bat-ball game is baseball. [ba]</p>
|Reviewed=No
|Submitted by=Steve Rennie
|Submitted by=Steve Rennie
|Entered by=Steve Rennie
|Entered by=Steve Rennie
|Players Locality=Non-local
}}
}}

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Date of Game Sunday, November 23, 1862
Location Depot Island, Nunavut, Canada
NY Rules Unknown
Description

According to the anonymous log keeper of the Black Eagle out of New Bedford, Massachusetts, the ship’s crew played baseball on back-to-back days—November 22 and 23, 1862—while wintering at Depot Island in Hudson Bay. The Black Eagle had been locked in the ice since September 1862 with 10 other whaling ships. 

On November 23, some of the men went hunting and those who stayed behind once again turned to sport to pass the time. “The rest employed in playing ball,” notes the log book.

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Logbook of the whaling ship Black Eagle (May 5, 1862 - September 24, 1863).
Digitized by the New Bedford Whaling Museum and available on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/blackeaglebarkof00blac/page/34/mode/2up

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This is probably a bat-ball game, but this is not certain, nor is it certain that the bat-ball game is baseball. [ba]

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