1859 Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club team

Played in the first Knickerbocker Rules college baseball game March 2026 August 2023 baseball 1859 Fordham Rose Hill 320px Independent 1–0 none Fordham Rams The 1859 Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club team played in the first college baseball game under Knickerbocker Rules in the 1859 college baseball season. The team was composed of students at Fordham University's St. John's College. In the game played November 3, 1859, they beat St. Francis Xavier 33–11.https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2020-07-01/story-first-ever-college-baseball-game-1859 NCAA The story of the first-ever college baseball game, in 1859 July 1, 2020 Daniel Wilco March 12, 2021http://ourgame.mlblogs.com/2012/12/04/the-first-intercollegiate-ball-game-1859/ MLB Blogs The First Intercollegiate Ball Game, 1859 December 4, 2012 November 19, 2014https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/sports/baseball/06fordham.html?_r=0 Jack Curry For 150 Years, Fordham Baseball's Tradition of Winning The New York Times April 6, 2009 D7 November 19, 2014https://books.google.com/books?id=R3BcW37dcI0C&q=1920+college+baseball+season&pg=PT110 Sport in Industrial America, 1850-1920 Stephen Ross John Wiley & Sons 2012 9781118537824 December 18, 2016 Schedule 1859 Fordham Rose Hill Baseball Club Game LogRegular season Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record Nov 3 St. Francis Xavier New York, NY W 33–11 1–0 References Fordham Rose Hill Category:Fordham Rams baseball seasons Fordham Rose Hill baseball Category:19th century in sports in New York City