Gate City BBC of Atlanta

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Nick Name Gate City BBC
Earliest Known Date Saturday, May 12, 1866
Location Atlanta, GA, United States
Description

[A] The first organized baseball game played in Atlanta took place May 12, 1866, in a field on Hunter Street west of Oakland Cemetery. The Atlanta Base Ball Club lost to a newly formed challenger, the Gate City Base Ball Club, 127 to 29.

[B and C] Alan Morris, on 9/10/13, adds that this game lasted four and one-half hours.

Atlanta GA (1860 population 9500, 1870 population about 23,000) is about 230 miles NW of Savannah.

Sources

[A] Franklin Garrett, Atlanta and Its Environs (1954), pp. 725-727.

[B] Further details of this game are given in Tim Darnell, The Crackers -- Early Days of Atlanta Baseball (2012).

[C] The Atlanta Constitution Oct. 21, 1906 carried a 40th anniversary account of this game and the Gate City team, including a photo of the team members. See also Atlanta Journal, May 5, 1971; Atlanta History Bulletin, Dec. 1947, where it's claimed that the Gate City won 36 games in 1866.

Comment

In 1867 the Gate City BBC claimed the championship of the state and issued a challenge to other state BBCs. See Savannah Daily News and Herald, May 29, 1867. They lost to the Dixies of Athens in 1868, and lost to the Savannahs 27-23 at the state fair in Macon in 1869. See Atlanta New Era, Nov. 21, 1869.

In addition to the ballgames listed, the following were reported in the New York Clipper and elsewhere:

March 14, 1867 in Atlanta: Gate City 106, Atlanta Club 31

March 25, 1867 in Atlanta: Gate City 77, Lookout of Chattanooga 40

May 21, 1867 in Chattanooga: Gate City 71, Mountain City of Chattanooga 52

Dec. 13, 1867 in Atlanta: Gate City beat the University Club of Athens (the Dixie) 34-14.

April 15, 1868 at Macon: Gate City 42, Olympic of Macon 13

Nov. 1869 at Macon: Gate City 23, Savannah 27

At State Fair, Oct. 1870: Gate City 74, University of Athens 19

Gate City 50, Champion of Covington 7

Nov. 2, 1870 in Columbus: Gate City 29, Montgomery County (AL) 13

 

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Found by Alan Morris, Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

Warning: Users should not rely on a team's won-loss record as a reflection of its "standing" among all base ball clubs. Team schedules were not balanced, and a good record against mostly weak opponents does not signify a leading club.

Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1866 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1867 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1868 1 Played 0 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1866-05-12 Atlanta GA Atlanta Base Ball Club Gate City BBC of Atlanta 29 - 127 Atlanta, GA Bruce Allardice, Alan Morris
Ballgame 1867-11-28 Knoxville TN Holston Club of Knoxville Gate City BBC of Atlanta 18 - 21 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1868-08-05 Athens GA Dixie Club of Athens Gate City BBC of Atlanta 51 - 14 Athens, GA Bruce Allardice

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