1859.49
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Clubs Form in New Orleans LA, Interclub Play Begins
| Salience | Noteworthy |
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| Location | US SouthUS South |
| City/State/Country: | New Orleans, LA, US |
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| Immediacy of Report | Contemporary |
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| Text | "The first interclub game reported in Louisiana took place on September 15, 1859, when the Empire Club beat the Louisiana Club, 77-64, a game which took two days to complete."
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| Sources | William Ryczek, Baseball's First Inning (McFarland, 2009), page 113. (no ref. given). A report and box score appears in the New York Clipper, Oct. 8, 1859. |
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| Comment | Another pair of clubs followed closely. The Southern and Magnolia clubs played in early October. [John Husman, "Ohio's First Baseball Game," July 16, 2004, page 4 (no source given).] Edit with form to add a comment |
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1859.49 Clubs Form in New Orleans LA, Interclub Play Begins"
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