Wednesday, September 28, 2011

A Recreational Gathering

The first baseball game played with all black teams was held September 28th 1860 in New Jersey.
Held at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey the first all black baseball game was played September 28th 1860.  The final score of the game was 11-0 and was played between “The Weeksville”, who won the game and “The Colored Union Club”.  The sport wasn’t officially organized at the time, but was more of a recreational gathering.

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