Eagle Base Ball Club of New York

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Nick Name Eagles
Earliest Known Date April 1854
Location New York, Manhattan, NY, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

Origins: According to Gregory Christiano, "The origins of the Eagle Club are rife with contradictions. Although 1854 is the generally accepted date, there are some suggestions that the club may actually have been formed earlier and even hints that it may have preceded the Knickerbocker and Gotham clubs. The most noteworthy piece of evidence is a small book entitled By-laws and Rules of the Eagle Ball Club, which was published in 1852 with a cover that states plainly, 'organized, 1840.' In addition, an 1887 history of the club stated, 'A few months after the rise of the Knickerbockers the members of Eagle Hose Cart No. 1 called a meeting and organized a base ball club.' Finally in 1871, the Eagle Club made plans to celebrate its eighteenth anniversary on August 25, which suggests that the club was founded in the summer of 1853."

Other Games Played 1840-1854? The most obvious explanation is that the Eagle club were playing different bat and ball games until 1854, supported by a mention in the Knickerbocker records from 1853 of the Eagles reaching out to them to ask for help establishing permanent rules.

The Club in 1870:  In discussing a 51-5 loss (27-1 after two innings) to the Altantic Club in 1870, Richard Hershberger explains: "the Eagles were not newbie rubes. Why the mismatch? Because the Eagles also were not really part of the baseball mainstream. They were more akin to the old model of the baseball club as a vehicle for its members to take their exercise together in a socially congenial setting. This isn't to say that they weren't playing to win, but that they weren't organized to win. Not against a club like the Atlantics, who had long since abandoned the social club model. In modern terms, it is the difference between a competitive softball league and a beer league. Both are fine things, but don't mix well."

Sources

Gregory Christiano, "Eagle Base Ball Club of New York," in Morris, Peter, et. al., Editors (2013) Base Ball Founders; the Clubs, Players and Cities of the Northeast that Established the Game. Jefferson, NC, McFarland: page 69.  Gregory notes that one might assume that the Eagle Club, apparently formed from members of the Eagle Hose Cart No.1 in 1840, played other baserunning (plus plugging) games before adopting Knickerbocker rules in 1854. 

Table of charter members of the National Association of Base Ball Players [NABBP], in Henry Ellard, Baseball in Cincinnati (McFarland, 2004), page 13.

Richard Hershberger Facebook Posting, 5/9/2020, commenting on the Brooklyn Eagle May 10, 1870 account of the Atlantic-Eagle game.

 

 

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Found by Richard Hershberger
Entered by Ralph Carhart
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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
1854 4 Played 3 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied
1855 7 Played 1 Won 5 Lost 0 Tied
1856 8 Played 3 Won 4 Lost 1 Tied
1857 10 Played 5 Won 5 Lost 0 Tied
1858 7 Played 3 Won 4 Lost 0 Tied
1859 13 Played 8 Won 5 Lost 0 Tied
1860 13 Played 5 Won 6 Lost 1 Tied
1861 8 Played 4 Won 3 Lost 0 Tied
1862 7 Played 1 Won 6 Lost 0 Tied
1863 3 Played 3 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1864 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1866 1 Played 0 Won 1 Lost 0 Tied
1868 2 Played 2 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1854-10-24 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 14 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1854-11-03 Harlem Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 23 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1854-11-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 4 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1854-11-17 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 22 - 21 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-06-05 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 27 - 14 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-06-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 19 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-06-22 Harlem Manhattan NY Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 3 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-09-20 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-10-01 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 22 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-10-15 New York Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Empire Club of New York 21 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1855-11-29 Flushing Queens NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-09-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-09-19 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 24 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-09-24 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 26 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-09-26 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 18 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-10-09 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 21 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-10-17 Harlem Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 6 - 2 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-10-24 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 29 - 5 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1856-10-31 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 23 - 4 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-06-08 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 25 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-06-16 Greenpoint Brooklyn NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 34 - 20 Greenpoint, NY Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-07-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 43 - 20 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-07-21 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Empire Club of New York 39 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-08-20 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 39 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-09-08 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 15 - 9 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-09-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 18 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-09-22 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 23 - 22 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-09-30 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 23 - 21 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1857-10-09 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 25 - 19 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-06-24 South Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 32 - 13 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-07-29 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 45 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-20 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 39 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-25 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York St. Nicholas Club of New York 33 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-25 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Sylvan Club of Brooklyn 37 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-09-28 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Excelsior Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 36 - 25 Ralph Carhart
Ballgame 1858-09-28 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 36 - 25 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-06-24 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Putnam Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 24 - 8 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-29 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gotham Club of New York 48 - 25 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-29 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 36 - 22 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-09 New York Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York St. Nicholas Club of New York 37 - 30 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-19 New York Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 12 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-26 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Hoboken 26 - 25 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-29 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York 43 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-09-02 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Pastime Club of Brooklyn 24 - 19 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-09-08 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 24 - 20 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-09-09 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 37 - 27 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-09-23 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Empire Club of New York 23 - 8 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-10-04 New York Manhattan NY Gotham Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 40 - 19 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-10-04 New York Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 25 - 21 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-12 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Hamilton Club of Jersey City 37 - 25 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-19 Harlem Manhattan NY Harlem Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-26 New York Manhattan NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Union Club of Morrisania 26 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-02 Newark Essex County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Adriatic Club of Newark 18 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-06 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Mutual Club of New York 24 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gothams Club of New York 18 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 46 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-14 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 33 - 14 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-24 South Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Charter Oak Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 25 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-07 Harlem Manhattan NY Harlem Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 17 - 9 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-10 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gotham Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 25 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-11 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gothams Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 25 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-28 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Adriatic Club of Newark 26 - 13 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-07-23 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 32 - 23 Eric Miklich
Ballgame 1861-07-23 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 32 - 23 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-09-03 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Mutual Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 18 - 7 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-09-24 New York Manhattan NY Jefferson Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 22 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-10-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gotham Club of New York 30 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-10-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gotham Club of New York 32 - 27 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-10-29 Morrisania The Bronx NY Union Club of Morrisania Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 33 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-11-19 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-05-13 New York Manhattan NY Gotham Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 17 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-07-29 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eckford Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 18 - 5 Eric Miklich
Ballgame 1862-08-26 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Alpine Club of New York 50 - 24 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-09-09 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gotham Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 17 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-09-26 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Henry Eckford Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 33 - 15 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-09-30 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eckford Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 40 - 29 Eric Miklich
Ballgame 1863-09-17 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Excelsior Club of Paterson 6 - 5 John Zinn
Ballgame 1863-10-08 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Empire Club of New York 11 - 1 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-10-17 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Excelsior Club of Paterson 6 - 5 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1864-08-30 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 16 - 14 Eric Miklich
Ballgame 1865-01-31 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 31 - 15 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-05-30 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Star Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 31 - 40 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-06-13 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Athletic Club of Philadelphia Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 24 - 14 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-06-20 Newark Essex County NJ Club of Newark Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 43 - 32 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-06-27 Newark Essex County NJ Club of Newark Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 41 - 29 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-14 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Eckford Club of Brooklyn 7 - 38 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-18 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Gotham Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 38 - 16 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-21 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eckford Club of Brooklyn Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 38 - 7 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-11 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Empire Club of New York 23 - 51 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-28 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Atlantic Club of Brooklyn 10 - 48 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-13 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Empire Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 37 - 6 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Active Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 54 - 9 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-15 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York Gotham Club of New York 32 - 32 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-10-30 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Mutual Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 18 - 7 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-14 Hoboken Hudson County NJ Eagle Base Ball Club of New York New York CC Club of New York 34 - 16 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1866-07-19 Paterson Passaic County NJ Olympic Club of Paterson Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 28 - 24 John Zinn
Ballgame 1868-08-25 New York Manhattan NY Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 13 - 41 Ralph Carhart
Ballgame 1868-09-21 New York Manhattan NY Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York Eagle Base Ball Club of New York 4 - 25 Ralph Carhart

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Player Years Roles Edit Association with Club
A. Gaughan
A.A. McFarlan
A.D. Wilson
Alfred Williams
Andrew J. Bixby 1856-1861
Andrew Peck
Baker 1857
Benjamin Farley
Bensel
Bogart
Chapin
Charles C. Commerford
Charles Place Jr. 1857
Chipcase
Clarke
Colgate
Collins
Conrad Jordan
Cotheal
Demarest
Edward Duffy
Edward G. Moore
Edward H. Bridgham
Fenton C. McElroy
Frank Fleet
Frank Harper
George A. Rutzer
Gibbes
H.E. Buys
Hazzard
Henry Brinkeroff 1857
Howe
Hoyt
Hussey
Hyatt
I. Williams
J. Sloat
James Baskett
James Gilmore Powers 1861-1866 Later Officer
John A. Seaman
John Miller
John W. Mott Founder
Kane
Laker
Leonard
M.A. Collingwood
Marion E. Gelston 1857-1859
Marsh
Martin A. Kelly
N.B. Shaffer
Nathan Woodhull Hicks 1868
Nick Houseman 1857
Norman M. Welling 1857
Oliver
Philip J. Cozans Later Officer
Phillips
R. Sloat
Reed
Robert Griglietti
Robert S. Gilman 1857
S.H. Williams
Salisbury
Sam Yates 1857
Samuel Doremus
Sanger
Simeon Thompson
Solomon L. Crosby
Stevens
T. Gaughan
Thomas G. Harold
Thomas Lloyd Thornell
Thomas Smith 1857
Van Nice 1857
Vanderbilt
Vitt
W. Gallagher
W.B. Shaffer
W.D. Sennard
W.H. Bennett
W.H. Norton
Walter A. Pense
Walter J. Billings
Wandell 1857
William Armfield 1857
William Crawford Connor Founder
Winslow 1857
Winterbottom
Wintercott

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