1861.14

"Silver Ball" Match Features Brooklyn and New York All-Stars, Attracts Up To 15,000

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Text	Harry Wright played 3B for New York, and atop the Brooklyn lineup were Dickie Pearce and Jim Creighton. The major NYC area clubs contributed leading players to this game, the first since 1858 to pit all-stars from New York and Brooklyn. New York held a 4-2 lead through 4 innings, but a 7-run fifth ["considerable muffy fielding took place by the New Yorkers"] propelled Brooklyn to a 18-6 win, and the silver ball was put in the hands of the Atlantic club, as its players had scored the most runs. Crowd estimates of 12,000 to 15,000 were printed. The game was played at the Gotham club grounds in Hoboken on October 21. A box score and inning-by-inning summary appeared in the New York Atlas on October 27, 1861. Facsimile contributed by Bill Ryczek, December 29, 2009.
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