Historical Events tagged with "knickerbockers"
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Sports & Recreation
First Organized Baseball Game Recorded
June 19th, 1846 178 years ago
The New York Base Ball Club faced the Knickerbockers in a match played under the rules set by Alexander Cartwright in Hoboken, New Jersey. The game culminated in a decisive victory for the New Yorkers, winning 23-1, with Cartwright himself officiating as the umpire. This event marked a significant moment in the standardization of baseball as a formal, organized sport.
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