Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Gothams Club of New York on 1 July 1853
Date of Game | Friday, July 1, 1853 |
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Location | Hoboken, Hudson County, NJ, United States |
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Field | Elysian Fields |
Home Team | Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York |
Away Team | Gotham Club of New York |
Score | - 12 |
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Innings | 6 |
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Description | (6 innings) (SOT (1): “The first friendly game of the season … The game was commenced on Friday the 1st, but owing to the storm had to be postponed, the Knickerbockers making nine aces to two of the Gotham, …”) Game was completed on July 5. |
Sources | (1) F. W. T., “Base Ball at Hoboken,” SOT, vol. 23, no. 21 (9 Jul 1853), p. 246, col. 1 [letter dated 6 Jul] (2) William Cauldwell, New York Sunday Mercury, 10 Jul 1853 [NOT YET SEEN] (3) “Base Ball,” NYC, 16 Jul 1853 (4) “Base Ball: Knickerbocker vs. Gotham Club,” SOT, vol. 25, no. 32 (22 Sep 1855), p. 373, col. 3 [list of Knickerbocker-Gotham games] (5) Peverelly, pp. 14 & 21 (6) Orem, p. 11 (7) Wright, p. 4 (8) Paul Wendt, “The First Knick-Era Box Score?,” Nineteenth Century Notes, Anniversary Issue, 2003:1, p. 2 Ryczek, William J. (2009) Baseball's First Inning. McFarland & Co. Inc. |
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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#date1853-7-1 |
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