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Pre-Civil-War “Base Ball”-Related Games Played Outside of NYC Region

Compiled by Craig B. Waff

(14 December 2008 version)

Acronyms:

NYC = New York Clipper

PSOT = Porter’s Spirit of the Times

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
1859
24 Nov (Thanks-giving)	Augusta, Ga. Parade Grounds	W.D.’s side 43 P.B.’s side 19 (town ball – 2 innings)	(1) “Town Ball,” NYC, [?] Nov 1859
1860
26 May	Evansville, Indiana	Single 99 Married 67 (town ball – 5-inning Evansville Town Ball Club intra-club game)	(1) “Town Ball at Evansville, Ind.,” NYC, [?] May 1860
9 Jul (Mon)	St. Louis, Mo.	Morning Star 49 Cyclone 24 (PSOT: “The first game of base ball that was ever played West of the Mississippi, under the rules of the National Association, …”)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball at St. Louis, Mo.,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 21 (17 Jul 1860), p. 325, col. 3
16 Jul (Mon)	Oberlin, Ohio Uptown grounds	Railroad 49 Uptown 45	(1) “Base Ball at Oberlin, O.,” NYC, [?] July 1860