Union Club of Chicago

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Nick Name	Union
Earliest Known Date	1856
Last Known Game
Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	Andreas' Chicago, p. 613, says that the Union Base Ball Club organized Aug. 12, 1856 From Protoball Entry #1858.58 – First Chicago Club Forms "Though baseball match games had been played in Illinois since the very early 1850's, the first Chicago Club, the Union, was not established until 1856." Query: are details of the earlier IL games available? Are we sure that the Union played by Association rules? [LMc] Goodspeed's History of Cook County, p. 581, says: "As early as 1856 baseball began to be played in the city [Chicago] but .... was not well patronized until 1858." [Bruce A] The Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1867, has a big article on the state baseball convention, with 54 clubs represented. Among the clubs was the Union Club of Chicago. with delegates W. P. Thayer and W. S. Wheeler.
Sources	John R. Husman, "Ohio's First Baseball Game," Presented at the 34th SABR Convention, July 2004. The cite for this is a newspaper article written in 1919. [Bruce A]
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Comment	See Andreas' Chicago, p. 613. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	IL
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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
1858	3 Played	0 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1858-07-07	Chicago	IL	Union Club of Chicago	Plowboys Club of Downers Grove		Chicago, IL	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-08-30	Chicago	IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Union Club of Chicago	17 - 11		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-09-13	Chicago	IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Union Club of Chicago	30 - 17		Craig Waff

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Union grounds at the corner of South Halstead and West Harrison streets

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