The Great Base Ball Re-Match was an event first held as part of the the City of Ansonia’s 125th birthday celebration, Summerfest, on July 19, 2014. The game matched the Ansonia Coppermen against the Derby Osbornedales. The teams had players from Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Oxford, Beacon Falls, Shelton and Monroe, CT. They played at Nolan Athletic Complex in Ansonia. The game was organized by Greg Martin. Newspaper sources have conflicting info about what rules they used for the match.
- Valley players needed for 1880s-themed ballgame in Ansonia – New Haven Register (12 May 2014)
- WANTED:19th CENTURY BALL PLAYERS – Valley Independent Sentinel (19 May 2014)
- 1890s baseball game to highlight Ansonia’s 125th birthday – Michael P. Mayko/CT Post (22 June 2014)
- Ansonia To Derby: We’ll Beat You At Baseball Or Feed Your Seniors – Valley Independent Sentinel (13 July 2014)
- Old-fashioned baseball to make a comeback in the Valley – New Haven Register (20 April 2015)
Ansonia Coppermen & Derby Osbornedales – Great Base Ball Re-Match 2014 (Photo by Valley Independent Sentinel)
The following year another event, the Great Base Ball Re-Match 2, was organized with the Ansonia and Derby teams returning and two new teams, the Seymour Blacksmiths and Shelton Housatonics. It’s has not been verified whether those matches actually took place.
- Old-fashioned baseball to make a comeback in the Valley – New Haven Register (20 April 2015)