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Pre-Civil-War Base Ball Games Played in New Hampshire

 

Compiled by Craig B. Waff

 

(21 November 2008 version)

 

Acronyms:

 

BDE = Brooklyn Daily Eagle

NYC = New York Clipper

NYT = New York Times

PSOT = Porter’s Spirit of the Times

 

Date of Game

City/Town

Playing Field

Outcome

Sources

 

 

 

 

1858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Apr

(Tue)

Manchester, N.H.

Manchester Mirror printers 25-17-25

Other Manchester printers 3-25-8

(1) “Base-Ball: Base-Ball in New Hampshire,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 7 (17 Apr 1858), p. 100, col. 3

 

 

 

 

1860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 May

Manchester, N.H.

Company 2 (Smith’s side) 28

Company 1 (Whittle’s side) 23

(Base Ball Association of Manchester intra-club game)

(1) “Base Ball in New Hampshire,” NYC, [?] May 1860

 

 

 

 

5 May

Manchester, N.H.

H. C. Bullard’s side 77

D. H. Nelson’s side 63

(2 innings)

(Granite BBC intra-club game)

(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: The Granite Base Ball Club,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 13 (26 May 1860), p. 196, col. 3

(2) “The Granite Base Ball Club,” NYC, [?] May 1860

 

 

 

 

21 Jun

(Thu)

Manchester, N.H.

Company 2 (Kinsley’s side) 25

Company 1 (Cochrane’s side) 15

(Manchester BBC intra-club game)

(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Manchester N. H. Base Ball Club,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 19 (3 Jul 1860), p. 293, col. 2