December 29, 1878, today marks the 144th anniversary of the start of the 1st Baseball Championship in Cuba, a game between Habana and Almendares won by Habana 21 runs x 20, played on the El Siboney grounds on Tulipán street in Cerro de La Havana. In the year 1940 it was decided that this day would be "Base Ball Day" and on December 29 the exaltations to the Hall of Fame of Cuba were made, I show a photo from an old newspaper announcing this historic game.
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