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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