September 12, 1877 at ColumbusBuckeyes 1, Rochester 1GameID g09121877-01 Game 1
| Buckeyes c King Kelly ss Mike Burke lf Charlie Pabor 1b Chub Sullivan cf Edward Callahan 2b George Strief 3b Harry Spence p Jim McCormick rf Eddie Booth | Rochester 2b Steve Brady 3b Ed Caskin cf Harry Luff 1b Charles Junkins c Doc Kennedy rf Ed Shattuck ss Richard Dixon lf Jim Tipper p James Sullivan |
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