Union Club of St. Louis

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Nick Name	Union
Earliest Known Date	1859
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Location	St. Louis, MO, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Jeff Kittel, in Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 291 says this club was probably organized in 1860, and reorganized after the war. It played at Lafayette Park The Daily Missouri Democrat (of St. Louis), Oct. 8, 1860 reports that the Union will play the Lone Star today, on the Empire Club grounds. Same June 25, 1868 says the Union Club was formed in 1859 by high schoolers. Asa W. Smith was the first president.
Sources	The Daily Missouri Democrat (of St. Louis), Oct. 8, 1860, June 25, 1868
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Comment	An article on early St. Louis baseball in "The Sporting News" Nov. 2, 1895 says the Union Club defeated the Empire BBC 15-14 in Dec., 1859, hen lost to the Empire 15-14 on New Years Day, 1860. The two clubs played four times 1860-61, the Union winning two 53-15 and 30-17, and losing two 9-21 and 20-24. [ba] Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Jeffrey Kittel
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses
1860	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost
1861	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost
1862	2 Played	1 Won	1 Lost

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Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1860-10-08	St. Louis	MO	Union Club of St. Louis	Lone Star Club of St. Louis	41 - 23		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1861-09-28	St. Louis	MO	Commercial Jr. Club of St. Louis	Union Club of St. Louis	31 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1862-05-14	Saint Louis	MO	Empire Club of St. Louis	Union Club of St. Louis	53 - 15	Saint Louis, MO	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1862-06-07	Saint Louis	MO	Union Club of St. Louis	Palmetto Club of St. Louis	20 - 18		Bob Tholkes

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Lafayette Park	1860s

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