Wawasset Club of Wilmington

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Nick Name	Wawasset
Earliest Known Date	Monday, April 2, 1866
Last Known Game
Location	Wilmington, DE, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	The New York Clipper, April 14, 1866, reports the formation of the Wawasset Base Ball Club of Wilmington on the 2nd inst. The New York Clipper, June 23, 1866 reports that the Wawasset defeated the Itasca (of Philadelphia?) June 6th 55-31. The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 12, 1867 and Aug. 2, 1867, reports on a three game match for the state championship of Delaware between the Diamond State BBC and Wawasset clubs of Wilmington. The Wawasset BBC won the first game, the 2nd was won by Diamond State 40-29 on July 11, and the third game, in Wilmington on Aug. 1, resulted in a forfeit by Diamond State when they tried to bring in some Philadelphia ringers and the umpire refused to let them play.
Sources	The New York Clipper, April 14, 1866
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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
1867	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1867-07-11	Wilmington		DE	Diamond State Base Ball Club of Wilmington	Wawasset Club of Wilmington	40 - 29	Wilmington, DE	Bruce Allardice

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Wawasset Grounds	1866

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