“Hatfield came in from third on the play, scoring an unearned run.” Chicago Tribune, July 24, 1870, p4
Previous earliest use (Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009):
1ST USE. 1879 (Spirit of the Times, Aug. 23; Edward J. Nichols).
Earliest uses of baseball terms
“Hatfield came in from third on the play, scoring an unearned run.” Chicago Tribune, July 24, 1870, p4
Previous earliest use (Dickson Baseball Dictionary, 3rd edition, 2009):
1ST USE. 1879 (Spirit of the Times, Aug. 23; Edward J. Nichols).