A match game of base ball came off yesterday on the old Commercial grounds, between the Baltic (second nine) and the Independent Base Ball Clubs, which resulted in the defeat of the latter.-Missouri Democrat, June 5, 1863
Two days before this game was played, Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the North and was heading for Pennsylvania.
Of note here, besides the fact that this was a rare match game played in St. Louis during the Civil War between two senior clubs, is that Shepard Barclay was pitching and captaining the Baltic Club.
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