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The Craig B. Waff Games Tabulation

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1859

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
8 Aug, 1859 (Mon)	Detroit, Michigan Detroit Base Ball Club grounds on King’s Fair Grounds (part of the Cass Farm)	Detroit 59 Early Risers 21 (Porter’s Spirit of the Times (2): “… the game being the first match of Base Ball in this city.  The grounds were filled at an early hour … the ‘Early Risers’ playing to disadvantage being on the grounds of the ‘Detroit Club,’ which is very uneven and not adapted to playing on.  They intend to have a new ground next season.”)	(1) DFP, 9 Aug 1859 (NOT YET SEEN; cited by Peter Morris) (2) M. H. H. [Morton H. Hawley], “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (3) Tate, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3 (letter dated 9 Aug) (4) Peter Morris, Baseball Fever, pp. 41-42
?, 1859	?	First Nine 25 Second Nine 11 (Detroit Base Ball Club intra-club game)	(1) Peter Morris, Baseball Fever, p. 43, footnote 19
19 Aug, 1859 (Fri)	?	Detroit 51 Early Risers 30	(1) Peter Morris, Baseball Fever, p. 42
30 Sep, 1859	Detroit, Michigan Detroit Base Ball Club grounds on King’s Fair Grounds (part of the Cass Farm)	Detroit 23 Michigan Central Rail Road 23 (TIE)	(1) DFP, 1 Oct 1859 (NOT YET SEEN; cited by Peter Morris) (1) Peter Morris, Baseball Fever, pp. 42-43
31 Oct, 1859 (Mon)	Detroit Detroit grounds	Detroit 45 Michigan Central Railroad 22 (Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times: “The day was cool, but nevertheless pleasant.”)	(1) Tats, “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball in Detroit,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 1, no. 11 (19 Nov 1859), p. 165, col. 3 [letter dated 2 Nov]

1860

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
25 May, 1860 (Fri)	Detroit, Mich.	Single 35 Married 28 (Detroit Base Ball Club intra-club game) (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “The game was a close and exciting one, and was witnessed by a large assemblage of the citizens of Detroit.”) (Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times: “We learn that the base ball boys of Detroit are moving with much vigor and spirit during the present season, and that a number of new Clubs have been organized, to push along this noble pastime.  Among them the ‘Detroit Base Ball Club’ occupies a well-deserved front-rank position.”)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Michigan,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 15 (9 Jun 1860), p. 228, col. 2 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in the Peninsular State,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 2, no. 14 (9 Jun 1860), p. 214, col. 3
2 Jun, 1860	Detroit, Mich. Detroit Base Ball Club grounds	Dumon’s side 28 Sines’ side 20 (Detroit Base Ball Club intra-club game) (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “The Detroit is attached to the National Association.”)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Detroit Base Ball Club,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 16 (9 Jun 1860), p. 228, col. 2 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Detroit Base Ball Club,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 2, no. 14 (9 Jun 1860), p. 214, col. 3
21 Jun, 1860 (Thu)	Detroit, Mich.	Detroit Base Ball Club 56 Detroit Cricket Club 24 (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “It will be recollected that the last-named Club [Detroit Base Ball Club] published not long since in the Detroit Tribune a challenge to play a match game of Base Ball with any Base Ball Club in the State.  This challenge was accepted by the Cricket Club, with the understanding that a return game of Cricket should be played.”) (New York Clipper: “The fielding of the cricket club was excellent, but not being up to all the technicalities of the game, played at a disadvantage.  No return game will be played, as the cricketers find base ball too much like hard work.”)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Detroit Base Ball Club vs. Detroit Cricket Club,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 19 (3 Jul 1860), p. 293, col. 1 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball vs. Cricket—Detroit B. B. C. vs. Detroit Cricket Club,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 2, no. 19 (14 Jul 1860), p. 299, col. 1 (3) “Cricket vs. Base Ball,” New York Clipper, [?] Jul 1860
17 Jul, 1860 (Tue)	Detroit, Mich.	Detroit 25 Early Risers 22	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Michigan,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 8, no. 24 (7 Aug 1860), p. 372, col. 3 (3) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball in Detroit—Detroit vs. Early Risers,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 2, no. 23 (11 Aug 1860), p. 363, col. 2
28 Aug, 1860 (Tue)	Jackson, Mich.	Daybreak (Jackson) 21 Early Risers (Detroit) 20	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball in Detroit, Michigan—Detroit vs. Jackson,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 3, no. 2 (15 Sep 1860), p. 26, col. 2