Type / Page |
Club / Match |
Date |
City |
|
State |
First in
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Club
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Gymnastics of Columbia College
|
1805
|
New York
|
Manhattan
|
NY
|
United States
|
Ballgame
|
First Ward Of New York v Ninth and Fifteenth Ward of New York
|
1832
|
New York
|
Manhattan
|
NY
|
United States
|
Ballgame
|
Gothams Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 23 - 1
|
1846-06-19
|
Hoboken
|
Hudson County
|
NJ
|
NJ First Match Game Under NY Rules
|
Club
|
Olympic Club of Boston
|
1853-07
|
Boston
|
|
MA
|
MA
|
Club
|
Club of Birmingham, MI
|
1854
|
Birmingham
|
|
MI
|
MI
|
Club
|
Washington Club of Orange
|
1855-05-26
|
Orange
|
Essex County
|
NJ
|
NJ
|
Ballgame
|
In Corvallis in 1856
|
1856
|
Corvallis
|
|
OR
|
OR
|
Club
|
Union Club of Chicago
|
1856-08-12
|
Chicago
|
|
IL
|
IL
|
Club
|
Club of New Orleans
|
1857
|
New Orleans
|
|
LA
|
LA
|
Club
|
Aurora Base Ball Club of Providence
|
1857-03
|
Providence
|
|
RI
|
RI
|
Club
|
Club of Little Rock
|
1857-04
|
Little Rock
|
|
AR
|
AR
|
Ballgame
|
In Bloomington on 12 June 1857
|
1857-06-12
|
Bloomington
|
|
IL
|
IL
|
Ballgame
|
In Falmouth on 4 July 1857
|
1857-07-04
|
Falmouth
|
|
MA
|
MA
|
Club
|
Nininger Base Ball Club
|
1857-08-03
|
Nininger
|
|
MN
|
MN
|
Ballgame
|
Nininger Base Ball Club v Inter-squad
|
1857-08-08
|
Nininger
|
|
MN
|
MN
|
Ballgame
|
In New Haven in December 1857
|
1857-12
|
New Haven
|
|
CT
|
CT
|
Club
|
Mazeppas Club of Stamford
|
1858
|
Stamford
|
|
CT
|
CT
|
Club
|
Louisville Base Ball Club
|
1858
|
Louisville
|
|
KY
|
KY
|
Club
|
Portland Base Ball Club
|
1858
|
Portland
|
|
ME
|
ME
|
Club
|
Excelsior Club of Baltimore
|
1858
|
Baltimore
|
|
MD
|
MD
|
Ballgame
|
In La Porte in 1858
|
1858
|
La Porte
|
|
CA
|
CA
|
Club
|
Pastime Base Ball Club No. 2 of Davenport
|
1858
|
Davenport
|
|
IA
|
IA
|
Club
|
San Francisco Base Ball Club
|
1858
|
San Francisco
|
|
CA
|
CA
|
Club
|
Base Ball Club of Chilton
|
1858-04
|
Chilton
|
|
WI
|
WI
|
Ballgame
|
In Peterborough in April 1858
|
1858-04
|
Peterborough
|
|
NH
|
NH
|
Club
|
Union Base Ball Club of Fisherville
|
1858-06-08
|
Fisherville
|
|
NH
|
NH
|
Ballgame
|
Louisville Base Ball Club v Louisville Base Ball Club 52 - 41
|
1858-06-18
|
Louisville
|
|
KY
|
KY
|
Ballgame
|
In Grand Rapids on 19 June 1858
|
1858-06-19
|
Grand Rapids
|
|
WI
|
WI
|
Club
|
Base Ball Club of Cincinnati
|
1858-07-22
|
Cincinnati
|
|
OH
|
OH
|
Ballgame
|
Base Ball Club of Cincinnati v Base Ball Club of Cincinnati
|
1858-07-23
|
Cincinnati
|
|
OH
|
OH
|
Ballgame
|
In Honolulu on 31 July 1858
|
1858-07-31
|
Honolulu
|
|
HI
|
HI
|
Club
|
Irasburg Base Ball Club
|
1858-08
|
Irasburg
|
|
VT
|
VT
|
Club
|
Penn Tigers Club of Philadelphia
|
1858-09-30
|
Philadelphia
|
|
PA
|
PA
|
Ballgame
|
Penn Tigers Club of Philadelphia v Penn Tigers Club of Philadelphia 24 - 23
|
1858-11-18
|
Philadelphia
|
|
PA
|
PA
|
Ballgame
|
In Emporia on 25 December 1858
|
1858-12-25
|
Emporia
|
|
KS
|
KS
|
Club
|
Potomac Club of Washington
|
1859
|
Washington
|
|
DC
|
DC
|
Club
|
Cyclone Club of St. Louis
|
1859
|
St. Louis
|
|
MO
|
MO
|
Ballgame
|
In Savannah in 1859
|
1859
|
Savannah
|
|
GA
|
GA
|
Club
|
Coyottes Club of Otoe University
|
1859
|
Nebraska City
|
|
NE
|
NE
|
Club
|
Club of Galveston
|
1859-02-24
|
Galveston
|
|
TX
|
TX First Club in Texas
|
Ballgame
|
In Washington in March 1859
|
1859-03
|
Washington
|
|
IA
|
IA
|
Ballgame
|
Burlington Times employees v Tobacconists
|
1859-04-08
|
Burlington
|
|
VT
|
VT
|
Club
|
Club of Logansport
|
1859-04-28
|
Logansport
|
|
IN
|
IN
|
Ballgame
|
Dowagiac Base Ball Club v Club of Pokagon
|
1859-05-21
|
Dowagiac
|
|
MI
|
MI
|
Ballgame
|
Portland Base Ball Club v Tri-Mountain Club of Boston 21 - 14
|
1859-06-28
|
Portland
|
|
ME
|
ME
|
Ballgame
|
Louisiana Club of New Orleans v Louisiana Club of New Orleans 82 - 24
|
1859-07-29
|
New Orleans
|
|
LA
|
LA
|
Ballgame
|
Empire Club of New Orleans v Louisiana Club of New Orleans
|
1859-08-12
|
New Orleans
|
|
LA
|
LA First match game between two different clubs in LA.
|
Club
|
Olympic Club of Macon
|
1859-09
|
Macon
|
|
GA
|
GA
|
Ballgame
|
In Camp Floyd in 1859
|
1859
|
Camp Floyd
|
|
UT
|
UT
|
Ballgame
|
In Ceredo on 24 December 1859
|
1859-12-24
|
Ceredo
|
|
WV
|
WV
|
Club
|
Wickersham Base Ball Club of Memphis
|
1860-01-26
|
Memphis
|
|
TN
|
TN
|
Ballgame
|
Excelsior Club of Baltimore v Excelsior Club of Baltimore
|
1860-03-30
|
Baltimore
|
|
MD
|
MD
|
Ballgame
|
Marion Club of Brooklyn v Sumpter Club of Norfolk 12 - 11
|
1860-04-24
|
Norfolk
|
|
VA
|
VA
|
Club
|
Sumpter Club of Norfolk
|
1860-04-24
|
Norfolk
|
|
VA
|
VA
|
Ballgame
|
Jefferson Club of Washington v Atlanta Club of Washington 24 - 16
|
1860-06-23
|
Washington
|
|
DC
|
DC
|
Ballgame
|
In Biloxi in July 1860
|
1860-07
|
Biloxi
|
|
MS
|
MS
|
Ballgame
|
In Nashville in July 1860
|
1860-07
|
Nashville
|
|
TN
|
TN
|
Ballgame
|
In New Albany in February 1861
|
1861-02
|
New Albany
|
|
IN
|
IN
|
Ballgame
|
Union army POWs v Union army POWs
|
1861
|
San Antonio
|
|
TX
|
TX
|
Ballgame
|
In Denver on 1 November 1861
|
1861-11-01
|
Denver
|
|
CO
|
CO
|
Ballgame
|
In Salisbury in 1862
|
1862
|
Salisbury
|
|
NC
|
NC
|
Ballgame
|
In Beaufort in 1862
|
1862
|
Beaufort
|
|
SC
|
SC
|
Club
|
Denver Base Ball Club
|
1862-03-29
|
Denver
|
|
CO
|
CO First Club in Colorado Territory
|
Ballgame
|
Brown University Club of Providence v Harvard Base Ball Club of Harvard 17 - 27
|
1863-06-27
|
Providence
|
|
RI
|
RI
|
Ballgame
|
In Decatur in 1864
|
1864
|
Decatur
|
|
AL
|
AL
|
Ballgame
|
In Fort Abercrombie on 2 March 1864
|
1864-03-02
|
Fort Abercrombie
|
|
ND
|
ND
|
Club
|
Union Base Ball Club of Salt Lake City
|
1864-04
|
Salt Lake City
|
|
UT
|
UT
|
Club
|
Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg
|
1864-10
|
Vicksburg
|
|
MS
|
MS
|
Club
|
Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth
|
1865
|
Fort Leavenworth
|
|
KS
|
KS
|
Club
|
Star Club of Wheeling
|
1865
|
Wheeling
|
|
WV
|
WV
|
Club
|
Lenapi Club of New Castle
|
1865-04
|
New Castle
|
|
DE
|
DE
|
Ballgame
|
Lenapi Club of New Castle v Diamond State Base Ball Club of Wilmington
|
1865-11-04
|
New Castle
|
|
DE
|
DE
|
Ballgame
|
Officers of the garrison v Officers of the garrison
|
1865-11-13
|
Fort Laramie
|
|
WY
|
WY
|
Ballgame
|
In Lake City in December 1865
|
1865-12
|
Lake City
|
|
FL
|
FL
|
Club
|
Clackamas Base Ball Club of Oregon City
|
1866
|
Oregon City
|
|
OR
|
OR
|
Club
|
Palmetto Club of Charleston
|
1866
|
Charleston
|
|
SC
|
SC
|
Ballgame
|
Rocky Mountain Club of Virginia City v Rocky Mountain Club of Virginia City 121 - 88
|
1866
|
Virginia City
|
|
MT
|
MT
|
Club
|
Pioneer Club of Raleigh
|
1866
|
Raleigh
|
|
NC
|
NC
|
Club
|
Base Ball Club of Fort Laramie
|
1866-04-06
|
Fort Laramie
|
|
WY
|
WY
|
Club
|
Rocky Mountain Club of Virginia City
|
1866-05
|
Virginia City
|
|
MT
|
MT
|
Club
|
Club of Huntsville, AL
|
1866
|
Huntsville
|
|
AL
|
AL
|
Club
|
Club of Prescott
|
1866-07
|
Prescott
|
|
AZ
|
AZ
|
Ballgame
|
In Eagle Valley in August 1866
|
1866-08
|
Eagle Valley
|
|
NV
|
NV
|
Club
|
Club of Punahou School
|
1866-09
|
Honolulu
|
|
HI
|
HI
|
Club
|
Virginia Club of Virginia City
|
1866-11-29
|
Virginia City
|
|
NV
|
NV
|
Ballgame
|
Club of Santa Fe v Club of Santa Fe 24 - 16
|
1867
|
Santa Fe
|
|
NM
|
NM
|
Club
|
Continental Club of Vancouver
|
1867
|
Vancouver
|
|
WA
|
WA
|
Club
|
Club of Jacksonville
|
1867-02
|
Jacksonville
|
|
FL
|
FL
|
Ballgame
|
Club of Omaha v Club of Fort Calhoun 110 - 50
|
1867-05-09
|
Omaha
|
|
NE
|
NE
|
Ballgame
|
Pulaski Club of Little Rock v Galaxy Club of Little Rock 67 - 15
|
1867-05-11
|
Little Rock
|
|
AR
|
AR
|
Ballgame
|
Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland v Occidental Base Ball Club of Vancouver 79 - 62
|
1867-05-29
|
Vancouver
|
|
WA
|
WA
|
Club
|
Club of Santa Fe
|
1867-07
|
Santa Fe
|
|
NM
|
NM
|
Club
|
Pioneer BBC Club of Boise
|
1868-03-24
|
Boise
|
|
ID
|
ID
|
Ballgame
|
In Idaho City on 1 May 1868
|
1868-05-01
|
Idaho City
|
|
ID
|
ID
|
Club
|
Knock down and Skin em Club of St. Paul Island
|
1868-07
|
St. Paul Island
|
|
AK
|
AK
|
Ballgame
|
7th US Cavalry v 19th Kansas
|
1869
|
Fort Sill
|
|
OK
|
OK
|
Club
|
Star of the West Club of Vermillion
|
1869-04
|
Vermillion
|
|
SD
|
SD
|
Ballgame
|
In Sonoita in 1870
|
1870
|
Sonoita
|
|
AZ
|
AZ
|
Ballgame
|
Spotted Tails Club of Vermillion v Shoo Fly Club of Star Prairie 36 - 6
|
1870-07-04
|
Vermillion
|
|
SD
|
SD
|
Club
|
Bismarck and Camp Hancock Base Ball Club
|
1873-08-10
|
Bismarck
|
|
ND
|
ND Earliest known reference to a base ball club
|