1848 NYK Season
No Champion Declared
League Note
Historical records of game results and player statistics are missing or incomplete.
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The Knickerbocker Rules Era (NYK)
1848 NYK Season Overview
First publication of the Knickerbocker rules.
“In Barre, Massachusetts [about 20 miles northwest of Worcester], the anniversary of the organization of government was celebrated by a game of ball – round or base ball, we suppose – twelve on a side. It took four hours to play three heats, and the defeated party paid for a dinner at the Barre Hotel.”
A team size of 12 and three-game match are consistent with some Mass game contests.