First 6-4-3 Noted

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Date	Saturday, August 17, 1861
Location	Newark, NJ, United States
Modern Address	3966 Reservoir Blvd
Description	"Mills reached his first base by a good hit to right field, but was put out at second base by F. Seinsoth, the play being a double one, as Stout hit the ball to P. O'Brien at short field, he forwarded it to second, and Seinsoth to first, the latter cutting off Stout's career at first base..."
Sources	New York Clipper, August 17, 1861. First account of a 6-4-3 double play, by Atlantic Club of Brooklyn vs. Newark Club of Newark. Referenced in Peter Morris, A Game of Inches, 2010, p.176
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	4/7/2015

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