1856 in sports

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Years in sports: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859
Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century
Decades: 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
Years: 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859

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[edit] Baseball

  • The four established New York (Manhattan) clubs play nine matches between August 30 and October 28. Several other clubs in present New York City play matches against a rival or two. Daily and weekly newspapers cover the game and some matches.
  • October 17 the Eagle club scores 8 against 2 for Gotham, an extreme example of the main problem with the 21-run rule (revised to nine innings next spring).

[edit] Lacrosse

[edit] Rowing

[edit] Births