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Joseph Emley Borden

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Joseph Emley Borden

Birth
Jacobstown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Death
14 Oct 1929 (aged 75)
Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
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Sports figure. He was the winning pitcher of the first Major League Baseball game ever played. Borden was the pitcher for the Boston Red Caps who beat the hometown Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 on April 22, 1876 in front of a crowd of three thousand.
Sports figure. He was the winning pitcher of the first Major League Baseball game ever played. Borden was the pitcher for the Boston Red Caps who beat the hometown Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 on April 22, 1876 in front of a crowd of three thousand.

Bio by: Paul S.

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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23:6

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Mar 31, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10711108/joseph_emley-borden: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Emley Borden (9 May 1854–14 Oct 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10711108, citing Oaklands Cemetery, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.