Two Brooklyn baseball clubs Excelsior and Independent played a game at the Excelsior home ground. The powerhouse Excelsiors were run away winners by a score of 46-14, having led by the end of the second inning by 18-2. Meanwhile, in the Bronx, the Union Club was hosting Putnam, a game that the visitors broke open in the early innings, finally winning by a score of 12-6. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Excelsior vs Independent," New York Times, September 17, 1860.