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Pre-Civil-War Base Ball Games Played in Allegheny County, Pa.

 

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

 

 

 

 

1857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Oct

(Fri)

Alleghany, Pa.

Alleghany 98

Pittsburgh 77

(suspended in third inning due to darkness; game was scheduled to be completed on Saturday afternoon)

(PSOT: “The match was played by thirty men, equally divided, and consisted of three innings.”

(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Alleghany vs. Pittsburgh,” PSOT, vol. 3, no. 7 (17 Oct 1857), p. 108, col. 3

 

 

 

 

1860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Jun

(Wed)

?

Allegheny (Allegheny, Pa.) 32

Duquesne 31

(1) Peverelly, p. 109

 

 

 

 

19 Jul

(Thu)

?

Allegheny (Allegheny, Pa.) 27

Duquesne 26

(return match)

(1) Peverelly, p. 109

 

 

 

 

26 Jul

(Thu)

Allegheny, Pa.

West Commons

Fort Pitt 50

Keystone 30

(1) “Base Ball in Alleghany,” NYC, [?] Aug 1860

 

 

 

 

13 Sep

(Thu)

?

Allegheny (Allegheny, Pa.) 28

Pioneer 19

(1) Peverelly, p. 109

 

 

 

 

31 Oct

(Wed)

?

Allegheny (Allegheny, Pa.) 34

Keystone 22

(1) Peverelly, p. 109