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1899 Baseball Game and Axe Theft
- When
- 15 April 1899
- Where
- Cal–Stanford baseball game site at 16th Street and Folsom, San Francisco
Berkeley students stole the Stanford Axe following an April 15, 1899 baseball game, establishing the Axe as a rivalry symbol.
The Axe made its second appearance on April 15, 1899, at a Cal–Stanford baseball game played at 16th Street and Folsom in San Francisco. Berkeley students stole the Stanford Axe from Stanford University, establishing the Axe as a symbol of the rivalry between the schools.
Sources
- Stanford Axe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
- Big Game (American football) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
- Stanford University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
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