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Early American Baseball with John Horrigan

Wed, Jun 15

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Five-time Boston/New England Emmy Award-winning folklorist John Horrigan explores the origins of baseball and presents a Boston-themed chronology of the greatest teams of the 19th century and the early 20th century.

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Early American Baseball with John Horrigan
Early American Baseball with John Horrigan

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Jun 15, 2022, 7:00 PM

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"Early American Baseball"

Five-time Boston/New England Emmy Award-winning folklorist John Horrigan explores the origins of baseball and presents a Boston-themed chronology of the greatest teams of the 19th century and the early 20th century including:

  • Pittsfield Baseball Bylaw of 1791

  • Rounders, Town Ball and the Doubleday Myth

  • The Dedham Rules and Baseball on the Boston Common (1858)

  • First Collegiate Baseball Game Harvard vs. Yale (1868)

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