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{{Ballgame | {{Ballgame | ||
|Name= | |Name=Massapoag Club of Sharon v Olympic Club of Boston on 29 June 1857 | ||
| | |Coordinates=42.3584308, -71.0597732 | ||
|Entry Origin=Games Tab | |||
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Massachusetts#date1857-6-29 | |||
|Type of Date=Day | |Type of Date=Day | ||
|Date=1857/06/29 | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=MA | |||
|City=Boston | |||
|Field=Boston Common | |Field=Boston Common | ||
| | |Number of Players=12 | ||
| | |NY Rules=No - Predecessor | ||
|Innings Note=Mass Game | |||
| | |Home Team=Massapoag Club of Sharon | ||
|Home Team= | |Home Score=25 | ||
|Away Team=Olympic Club of Boston | |Away Team=Olympic Club of Boston | ||
|Away Score=21 | |Away Score=21 | ||
|Description=<p>Wassapoag (Sharon) | |Description=<p>[1] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Outcome</span></p> | ||
|Sources=<p>(1) | <p>Wassapoag (Sharon) 25-25-25</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Craig Waff | <p>Olympic (Boston) 21-24-19</p> | ||
| | <p>--</p> | ||
<p>[2] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Crowd</span></p> | |||
| | <p>(<em>Porter’s Spirit of the Times:</em> “These clubs enjoy the reputation of the “crack clubs of Massachusetts,” and a large crowd were present to witness the match.”)</p> | ||
<p>--</p> | |||
<p>[3] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Getting Home; Game Uniforms</span></p> | |||
<p>"A much more pleasing picture is the recreation enjoyed by the boys of the 33rd [MA] Regiment. There were thirteen Sharon boys in the regiment and most of them had been members of the Sharon Massapoags, the state baseball champions of 1857. They were very fond of telling their [Civil War] soldier friends of this exciting occasion in which they defeated their rivals, the Olympics, in three straight games. They had borrowed red flannel shirts from the Stoughton Fire Department and contended for the championship on Boston Common. The last train for Sharon left around four o'clock. By special arrangement with the Providence R. R. they had been allowed to ride home in an empty freight attached to a regular train."</p> | |||
<p>12 a side</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball Match at Boston,” <em>Porter’s Spirit of the Times,</em> vol. 2, no. 18 (4 Jul 1857), p. 276, col. 3</p> | |||
<p>(2) Base Ball: Interesting Match in Boston,” <em>New York Clipper,</em> vol. 5, no. 12 (11 Jul 1857), p. 92, col. [xx] [—NOT YET SEEN]</p> | |||
<p>(3) Amy Morgan Rafter Pratt, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The History of Sharon, Massachusetts to 1865</span> (Boston U master's thesis, 1935, page 74. Search string: <morgan rafter pratt>.</p> | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |||
|Comment=<p>A lengthy article on this game is in the Boston Globe, March 27, 1888</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Craig Waff; Paul S. Johnson | |||
|Submission Note=8/1/2015 | |||
|class=championship=Massachusetts for 1857 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 12:05, 25 February 2024
| Date of Game | Monday, June 29, 1857 |
|---|---|
| Location | Boston, MA, United States |
| Modern Address | |
| Field | Boston Common |
| Home Team | Massapoag Club of Sharon |
| Away Team | Olympic Club of Boston |
| Score | 25 - 21 |
| Game Number | |
| Innings | Mass Game |
| Number of Players | 12 |
| Game Officials | |
| NY Rules | No - Predecessor |
| Tags | |
| Description | [1] The Outcome Wassapoag (Sharon) 25-25-25 Olympic (Boston) 21-24-19 -- [2] Crowd (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “These clubs enjoy the reputation of the “crack clubs of Massachusetts,” and a large crowd were present to witness the match.”) -- [3] Getting Home; Game Uniforms "A much more pleasing picture is the recreation enjoyed by the boys of the 33rd [MA] Regiment. There were thirteen Sharon boys in the regiment and most of them had been members of the Sharon Massapoags, the state baseball champions of 1857. They were very fond of telling their [Civil War] soldier friends of this exciting occasion in which they defeated their rivals, the Olympics, in three straight games. They had borrowed red flannel shirts from the Stoughton Fire Department and contended for the championship on Boston Common. The last train for Sharon left around four o'clock. By special arrangement with the Providence R. R. they had been allowed to ride home in an empty freight attached to a regular train." 12 a side |
| Sources | (1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball Match at Boston,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 2, no. 18 (4 Jul 1857), p. 276, col. 3 (2) Base Ball: Interesting Match in Boston,” New York Clipper, vol. 5, no. 12 (11 Jul 1857), p. 92, col. [xx] [—NOT YET SEEN] (3) Amy Morgan Rafter Pratt, The History of Sharon, Massachusetts to 1865 (Boston U master's thesis, 1935, page 74. Search string: <morgan rafter pratt>. |
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| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | A lengthy article on this game is in the Boston Globe, March 27, 1888 Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Craig Waff; Paul S. Johnson |
| Submission Note | 8/1/2015 |
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| First in Location | |
| Players Locality | |
| Entry Origin | Games Tab |
| Entry Origin Url | http://protoball.org/Games Tab:Massachusetts#date1857-6-29 |
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