View source for In San Francisco on 10 November 1858

{{Ballgame
|Name=in San Francisco on 10 November 1858
|Coordinates=37.7749295, -122.4194155
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1858/11/10
|Country=United States
|State=CA
|City=San Francisco
|Field=The grounds opposite South Park
|NY Rules=Likely
|Home Score=17
|Away Score=19
|Description=<p>The New York <em>Mercury</em>, Jan. 6, 1861, has a "letter from a correspondent" objecting to the Mercury's Dec. 30, 1860 article which said the first base ball game in CA was in San Francisco Feb. 22, 1860. The letter says the 1st base ball game in CA was in San Francisco Nov. 10, 1858, "on the grounds opposite South Park," played by two pickup nines. The game had been introduced into SF by William V. Babcock of the (NY) Atlantic BBC. Since many players were unfamiliar with the rules, Babcock had to act as umpire. The article gives the names of the players (8 on each side), and a box score.</p>
<p>An article in the Aug. 8, 1892 Washington <em>Post</em> confirms the Mercury account. It is an interview of William V. Babcock, who says that in 1858 he traveled to San Francisco and while there, "with some friends... organized two clubs, which played the first regular game of ball on the Pacific Coast." The game was played that October, he remembered.</p>
|Sources=<p>The New York <em>Mercury</em>, Jan. 6, 1861. Aug. 8, 1892 Washington <em>Post</em></p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice
|First in Location=San Francisco, CA
|Players Locality=Local
}}