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Nick Name	Unique
Earliest Known Date	September 1871
Last Known Game
Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	See games tab. A "colored" club that played the Alerts of DC. The club was in some ways the successor to the Chicago Blue Stockings, with several players (such as William P. Johnson and George Brown) having played for the Blue Stockings. See Brunson, "The Early Image of Black Baseball" for more on this team. In 1874, the Uniques placed 2nd to the Socials of Chicago in a state amateur baseball tournament in Peoria. See Chicago Tribune, Aug. 15, 1874.
Sources	Brunson, "The Early Image of Black Baseball"
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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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	Ties
1871	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1871-09	Washington		DC	Alert Club of Washington	Unique Club of Chicago	24 - 18		Greg Christiano

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 |Description=<p>See games tab.</p>
 <p>A "colored" club that played the Alerts of DC. The club was in some ways the successor to the Chicago Blue Stockings, with several players (such as William P. Johnson and George Brown) having played for the Blue Stockings. See Brunson, "The Early Image of Black Baseball" for more on this team.</p>
+<p>In 1874, the Uniques placed 2nd to the Socials of Chicago in a state amateur baseball tournament in Peoria. See Chicago Tribune, Aug. 15, 1874.</p>
 |Sources=<p>Brunson, "The Early Image of Black Baseball"&nbsp;</p>
 |Has Source On Hand=No