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Table of Pre-Civil-War Base Ball Games Played in Louisville

 

Compiled by Craig B. Waff

 

(24 November 2008 version)

 

Acronyms:

 

NYC = New York Clipper

PSOT = Porter’s Spirit of the Times

 

 

 

Date of Game

City/Town

Playing Field

Outcome

Sources

 

 

 

 

1858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 Jul

(Sun)

Louisville, Ky.

Louisville Base Ball Club intra-club game with score of 52-42

(base ball)

(1) “Base Ball in Louisville,” NYC, [?] Jul 1858

 

 

 

 

1860

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Jun

(Thu)

Louisville, Ky.

Olympic Jr. 28

National Jr. 14

(base ball)

(1) “National vs. Olympic,” NYC, [?] Jul 1860

 

 

 

 

Prior to

31 Jul

Louisville, Ky.

[Overmeyer’s side] 20

[McPherson’s side] 11

(PSOT: “A very good base ball club has been organized in Louisville, of which we have very favorable reports.  They recently had a practice game, which exhibited good playing, and a thorough knowledge of the rules, on the part of the members.”)

(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Louisville Kentucky,” PSOT, vol. 8, no. 23 (31 Jul 1860), p. 365, col. 1