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Date of Game
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City/Town
Playing Field
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Outcome
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1857
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30 May
(Sat)
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Waukesha,
Wis.
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Carroll
College Club 11-11-21
Village residents 4-5-10
(SOT: “A Match Game of Base Ball was played on Saturday
last, between the following members of the Freshman Class of Carroll
College, and an equal number of residents of this village. … The Programme consisted of
two games of eleven tallies, and one of twenty-one, …”)
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(1) Waukesha Republican, 6 Jun 1857 [NOT YET SEEN;
REPRINTED IN (2)]
(2) “Cricket
and Base Ball: Base Ball,” SOT,
vol. 27, no. 20 (27 Jun 1857), p. 234,
col. 2
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1859
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30 Nov
(Wed)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
Fair Ground on Spring Street Avenue
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Hathaway’s side 40
King’s side 35
(MS: “This game, now so popular at the East, is about to be
introduced in our city. A very
spirited impromptu match was played …, yesterday afternoon, six on a
side, … Should the weather
be fair, the return match will be played, on the same ground, at 2
o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon.”)
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(1) “Base
Ball,” MS, vol. 16, no. 271 (1 Dec 1859), p. 1, col. 3
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10 Dec
(Sat)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
Fair Grounds
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Hathaway’s side 33
King’s side 23
(MS: “A vigorous game of base ball under the national
rules, was played on the Fair Grounds on Saturday afternoon.”)
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(1) “Base
Ball,” MS, vol. 16, no. 281 (13 Dec 1859), p. 1, col. 3
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17 Dec
(Sat)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
State Fair Grounds
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Hathaway’s side 54
King’s side 33
(MS: “The weather was blustering and patches of snow on the
ground made it slippery and rather too damp for sharp play.”)
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(1) “Match at
Base Ball,” MS, vol. 16, no.
287 (20 Dec 1859), p. 1, col. 4
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1860
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5 Apr
(Thu)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
Fair Grounds adjoining Spring Street
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Unspecified sides and score
(MS & DMN: “The game is now fairly inaugurated in Milwaukee, and the
first Base Ball Club in our City was organized last evening.”)
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(1) “Base Ball,”
MS, vol. 17, no. 70 (6 Apr 1860), p. 1, col. 4
(2) “Base
Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no. 151 (7 Apr 1860), p. 1, col. 1
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7 Jun
(Thu)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
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Unspecified sides; 33-27 score
(Milwaukee BBC intra-club game)
(MS: “They play again to-morrow afternoon, weather
permitting, and we advise the lovers of manly sports to go and see
them.”)
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(1) “Base
Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 124 (8 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 3
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16 Jun
(Sat)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
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Hathaway’s side 27
Chandler’s
side 26
(Milwaukee BBC intra-club game)
(DMN: “The game, as will be seen by the scorings, was close
and well played, and much interest was manifested, not only by the players,
but [also] spectators.”)
(MS: “The game was contested with great spirit, and some
capital play shown.—We will publish the score in our next.”)
(PSOT: “This Club is the only one in the State of Wisconsin which plays
the National Association game.
It was organized in March, 1860, …”)
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(1) “Base
Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no. 212 (17 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 4
(2) “Base
Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no. 132 (18 Jun 1860), p. 1, col. 4
(3) “Out-Door
Sports: Base-Ball: Milwaukee
Base Ball Club,” PSOT, vol.
8, no. 18 (26 Jun 1860), p. 276, col.
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(4)
“Base-Ball: Milwaukee Base Ball Club,” WSOT, vol. [xx], no. [xx] (30 Jun 1860),
p. 4, col. [xx]
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1 Sep
(Sat)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
Fair Grounds
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Excelsior (Milwaukee) 48
Milwaukee (Milwaukee)
13
(DMN: “We have not, at this late hour, room to give the
score.”)
(MS: “The first two or three innings were well played and
closely contested. After that,
the play of the Milwaukee
nine fell off, while that of the Excelsiors improved. The return match, we learn, will come
off next Saturday, when the Milwaukee Club hopes to improve their
score.”)
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(1) “Match at
Base Ball,” DMN, vol. 12, no.
277 (2 Sep 1860), p. 1, col. 2
(2) “Match at
Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no.
197 (3 Sep 1860), p. 1, col. 3
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10 Oct
(Wed)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
Old Fair Grounds
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Milwaukee
Excelsior
(scheduled)
(MS: “An omnibus will leave the corner of Wisconsin and Main streets at ten minutes
before three [start time of game].”)
[NOTE: Dennis Pajot reports finding no record of the game
result in the local papers.]
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(1) “Base
Ball Game,” MS, vol. 17, no.
228 (10 Oct 1860), p. 1, col. 5
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20 Oct
(Sat)
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Milwaukee,
Wis.
“On the old Fair Grounds, Spring Street hill.”
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Milwaukee
Excelsior
(scheduled return match)
(MS: “An omnibus will leave the corner of Main
and Wisconsin Streets at 2’oclock, to convey parties to the ground
[start time shortly after 2 o’clock]. Members of both Clubs are
particularly requested to be punctual in their attendance.”)
[NOTE: Dennis Pajot reports finding no record of the game
result in the local papers.]
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(1) “Match at
Base Ball,” MS, vol. 17, no.
237 (20 Oct 1860), p. 1, col. 5
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