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- 06:27, 4 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Boston#comment-288 - See also 1853 game account.)
- 07:59, 3 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Lockport#comment-287 - The Lockport BBC defeated the Niagara BBC of Lockport 25-23, in June 1860. See Lockport Journal Courier, June 23 (28?), 1860.)
- 22:22, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Onalaska Club of New York v Oakland Club of Brooklyn on 28 July 1859#comment-286 - The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 gives a box score of this game.)
- 22:16, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Madison Club of South Brooklyn#comment-285 - Same as Madison of Brooklyn?)
- 22:15, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Madison Club of Brooklyn#comment-284 - See also Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 for another mention of this club's formation.)
- 22:13, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Katydid Club of New York#comment-283 - The Brooklyn Evening Star, July 29, 1859 reports that this Katydid BBC lost to the Esculapian Club 35-32.)
- 07:54, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Brookfield#comment-282 - This may be the Lightfoot Club of Brookfield, mentioned in the Boston Traveler, Oct. 13, 1859.)
- 07:30, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Jamestown, NY#comment-281 - The article notes that the challenge is for 12-15 players a side.)
- 07:15, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbian Club of Abington#comment-280 - Club also mentioned in Boston Herald, Sept. 27, 1860.)
- 07:11, 2 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Franklin Club of Salem#comment-279 - See also Salem Observer June 2, 1860 for the formation of this club. E. P. Fearing was elected president, and J. C. Webster treasurer. The Franklin of Salem lost to the Benicia of South Danvers 43-40. See Salem ...)
- 08:44, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Trawin’s side v Whittemore on 27 August 1858#comment-278 - See the lengthy blog post at http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2013/04/old-wine-in-new-wineskins.html for more on this Newark predecessor game team.)
- 08:40, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1857.12#comment-277 - A lengthy blog post on this "Antiquarian Knickerbocker BBC" can be found at http://amanlypastime.blogspot.com/2013/04/old-wine-in-new-wineskins.html. the sides were captained by Colonel Joseph Trawin (1821-90) of Newark and W....)
- 07:53, 1 January 2016 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Brown University v Harvard University on 27 June 1863#comment-276 - See Harris, "Brown University Baseball" p. 19 for more on this game.)
- 09:13, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Forest Club of East Cambridge#comment-275 - The Boston Post, May 19, 1860 reports that the Forrest [sic] BBC has 25 members, with James B. Rice Jr., president,)
- 09:08, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Columbia Jr. Club of Brooklyn#comment-274 - The New York World, Aug. 18, 1860 says the Columbia Jr. was formed in the fall of 1857.)
- 06:17, 31 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Team from the 165th NY Infantry v team from the 47th and 48th NY on 25 December 1862#comment-273 - "The New South" a union army newspaper, Dec. 27, 1862 reports on a Dec. 25th game at Hilton Head between the Van Brunt and Frazer base ball clubs. Ja...)
- 07:15, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Melpomene Base Ball Club of New Orleans#comment-272 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Oct. 11, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this club.)
- 07:14, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington Club of New Orleans#comment-271 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Oct. 24, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this club.)
- 05:57, 30 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Red Hook#comment-270 - The Red Hook Weekly Journal, Oct. 26, 1860 says on Oct. 20th the Alerts of Red Hook defeated the Rhinebeck Club 19-11 at Rhinebeck.)
- 15:52, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pittsfield v Champion Club of Albany on 24 October 1859#comment-269 - Greenbush is today part of Rennsalaer, across the river from Albany.)
- 15:51, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory Club of Troy v Champion Club of Albany or Troy on 26 October 1859#comment-268 - Greenbush is now part of Rennsalaer.)
- 15:23, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory Club of Troy v Champion Club of Albany or Troy on 26 October 1859#comment-267 - See also Albany Morning Express, 10-27-59 for a box score of this game.)
- 09:15, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Rome#comment-266 - John Jay Bradt (1832-94) was a leading citizen of Rome.)
- 08:52, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Oneida#comment-265 - The Oneida BBC is mentioned in the Oneida Sachem Sept. 8, 1859 as having played a game of married men vs. single. Gives a box score. Same Sept. 6, 18, 20, 1860 reports on games played by this club against the Zouave, Ut...)
- 08:17, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Ogdensburg#comment-264 - The Ogdensburg St. Lawrence Republican, April 17, 1860 reports that a base ball club was organized on the 11th with R. C. Jackson elected president. Presumably, this is a mention of the Star or other early Ogde...)
- 08:11, 29 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Rome#comment-263 - The Rome Citizen, July 25, 1860 reports the formation of a "second" base ball club in Rome, Wednesday last, with J. J. Bradt elected president. Presumably the two are the Imperial and the above club.)
- 15:35, 28 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Putnam Club of Brooklyn#comment-262 - See Morris, "Base Ball Founders" for more on this club.)
- 12:20, 28 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Albany#comment-261 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 67 for more on this club.)
- 14:25, 27 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Single Men v Married Men on 22 June 1860#comment-260 - The Tribune article doesn't mention what club is playing.)
- 11:42, 25 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Canastota Club#comment-259 - Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 72 says that this game was Aug. 18, 1859.)
- 08:27, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Utica#comment-258 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers," for more on this team.)
- 08:14, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ontarios Club of Oswego#comment-257 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 87 for more on this team.)
- 08:04, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Newburgh#comment-256 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 42 for more on this team.)
- 08:03, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hudson River Club of Newburgh#comment-255 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 42 for more on this team.)
- 06:43, 24 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Debeyoise Club of New York#comment-254 - Different from De Bevoise Club of Brooklyn?)
- 15:30, 23 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pastime Club of Brooklyn v Reserve Nine Club of Newark in 1858#comment-253 - Reserve nine club of Trenton?)
- 09:07, 20 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Union Club of Morrisania on 22 July 1858#comment-252 - “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Union vs. Excelsior,” PSOT, vol. 4, no. 22 (31 Jul 1858), p. 341, col. 1 (2) “Union vs. Excelsior,” NYC, [?] Jul 1858 (3) Pever...)
- 06:07, 20 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (College Club of Santa Fe#comment-251 - Is this the "Collegians" of St. Michael's College?)
- 09:34, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pacific BBC v Unknown on 31 July 1867#comment-250 - The [Honolulu] Hawaiian Gazette, Aug. 7, 1867, reports that on Restoration Day (July 31st) "the Pacific Base Ball Club [played] a match game makai [ocean-side] of the Prison..." as part of the ce...)
- 09:05, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Military Base Ball Club v Field Nine on 9 June 1868#comment-249 - Is the "Military" team the "Guidon" team?)
- 07:33, 19 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Accommodation Club v Laramie Club in 1868#comment-248 - Unclear whether the Laramie Club is from Laramie, Wyoming, or just a Fort Fetterman club named the Laramie.)
- 15:44, 15 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Minawax Club of Flatbush#comment-247 - Meitawak Club?)
- 08:01, 13 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sagamore Club of Portland#comment-246 - See also PSOT 8-21-60)
- 07:27, 13 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alida Club of Williamsburg v Young America Club of Williamsburg on 29 April 1858#comment-245 - Alida of Ravenswood?)
- 13:10, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Active v Excelsior Club of West Troy in West Troy on 17 November 1860#comment-244 - Active Club of Lansingburgh?)
- 13:04, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Chicago#comment-243 - See NYSM 590807 [RH])
- 05:51, 12 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Holt Base Ball Club of Newport#comment-242 - See also Ellard, Baseball in Cincinnati p. 47; Morris, Base Ball Pioneers p. 166.)
- 22:20, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle Club of Brooklyn, KY#comment-241 - See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 162)
- 22:09, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Live Oak Club of Cincinnati#comment-240 - See Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, p. 138. Live Oaks an outgrowth of the earlier Buckeye Club.)
- 14:36, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Denver Base Ball Club#comment-239 - RMN 5-3-66 reports another meeting of this club.)
- 13:55, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Portland v Tri-Mountain Club of Boston in Boston on 9 September 1858#comment-238 - From Protoball Entry #1858.35 -- New York Game Seen in Boston: Portland [ME] 47, Tri-Mountains 42. The Boston Herald article on this game is reprinted in Troy Soos, ...)
- 13:29, 11 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Antelope of Kansas City v Pomeroy of Atchison on 12 August 1866#comment-237 - Game played Kansas City, MO?)
- 17:58, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Friendship v Independent in Paterson on 26 November 1857#comment-236 - Friendship of Newark vs. Independent of NewarK?)
- 17:39, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Winona Club of Philadelphia v Equity Club of Philadelphia on 11 June 1860#comment-235 - “Winona and Equity,” New York Clipper, [?] Jun 1860)
- 08:12, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Caps Club of St. Paul#comment-234 - 1883 key players--H. Devlin, Ramsey Crooks, Werrick, William Barnes Initial officers--William R. Merriam, Henry Cory, J. R. Cabannes)
- 08:08, 10 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Red Caps Club of St. Paul#comment-233 - 1883: first game on July 5 vs. Grand Forks, Dakota Territory.....20-10 win last game on October 7 vs. Stillwater, Mn. 6-6 tie 12-11-3 record of documented 1883 games William R. Merriam, Initial Officer, 1883)
- 12:59, 8 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Hoboken#comment-232 - See also NYSM 6-26-1859.)
- 09:45, 7 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young America Club of New York2#comment-231 - See also NYSM 590612 [RH])
- 19:40, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Potomac Club of Washington#comment-230 - See also NYSM 600219 [RH])
- 19:38, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Washington#comment-229 - See also NYSM 600513 [RH])
- 08:54, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (J.C. Heenan Club of New York#comment-228 - Heenen was a famous boxer of the time, known as the "Benicia Boy" because he came from Benicia, CA. Many teams were named for him--particularly, Irish-American teams.)
- 06:59, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Milwaukee#comment-227 - See also NYSM 600506 [RH])
- 05:38, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Quickstep Club of Newark#comment-226 - See also Newark Evening Courier, June 29, 1867)
- 05:28, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (National Club of Newark#comment-225 - See also Newark Daily Advertiser, 8-17-66)
- 05:14, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independent Club of Jersey City#comment-224 - See also Jersey City Daily Times, June 2, 1865)
- 05:03, 6 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Jersey City#comment-223 - See also Evening Journal 6-9-68.)
- 20:27, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Victory (second nine) (Troy) v Trojan (Port Schuyler) on 22 October 1860#comment-222 - Troy Daily Whig 10-22-60, 10-24-60.)
- 12:04, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Patterns of Spread#comment-221 - The one point I can make from my studies of early IL baseball is that population and baseball followed the railroad lines. Much of this can be attributed to the fact that small town rivalries played such a key part ...)
- 07:01, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pittsfield#comment-220 - NYSM 600812 [RH])
- 06:52, 5 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Morning Star Club of St. Louis#comment-219 - See also NYSM 600715 for this club. [RH])
- 16:21, 4 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Niagara Club of East Cambridge v Forest Club of East Cambridge on 19 August 1858#comment-218 - The Cambridge Chronicle, Aug. 21, 1858 reported on this game.)
- 19:32, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Massasoit Club of Portland ME v Androscoggin BBC of Lewiston ME on 19 August 1861#comment-217 - "BASE BALL MATCH -- The Androscoggin Base Ball club of Lewiston, and the Massasoit Club of this city, played a match game yesterday on the Massasoit...)
- 16:03, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rough and Ready Club of South Walpole#comment-216 - See Walpole for 1866 "Rough & Ready" team. Same club?)
- 15:34, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Warren Club of Roxbury v Olympic Club of Boston on 24 September 1858#comment-215 - The Boston Evening Transcript, Sept. 22, 1858, reports that the Olympic of Boston will play the Warren of Roxbury Friday (Sept. 24th) "upon the latter's ground, near...)
- 06:25, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Base Ball Club of Upton, MA#comment-214 - The NY Mercury, July 31, 1859, reports on a recent game at Ashland, MA between the Union of Medway, MA, and the Excelsior of Upton, MA, won by the latter. This club disbanded in 1860 and sold thei...)
- 06:22, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Upton#comment-213 - This club disbanded in 1860 and sold all their equipment to the new Wide Awake of Upton. See Boston Herald, Oct. 17, 1860.)
- 05:59, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hassanamisco Club of Grafton#comment-212 - This club mentioned as challenging the Milford Club in the Boston Herald, June 20, 1860.)
- 05:46, 1 December 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rough and Ready Club of South Walpole v Foxboro on 19 June 1858#comment-211 - For this game see also Boston Herald, June 22, 1858.)
- 15:58, 30 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Boston#comment-210 - See Predecessor Games for Boston, where it states this club was formed in 1854.)
- 11:59, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Ogdensburg v St. Lawrence Club of Ogdensburg on 15 June 1860#comment-209 - Ogdensburg NY is on the St. Lawrence River and about 120 miles SW of Montreal. )
- 11:35, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fillmore Club of Buffalo#comment-208 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 8, 1860 mentions that the Fillmore Jr. will play the Metropolitan Jr. on the 13th at the Fillmore's grounds above the Medical College. on Main St.)
- 11:20, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ottawa Club of Haverhill#comment-207 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 25, 1860 has a match between the Warren BBC of Roxbury and the Haverhill Club, on the 14th ult., under the MA rules. )
- 11:08, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Eagle 75 tallies v Warren 68 tallies on 1 September 1860#comment-206 - The New York Clipper, Aug. 11, 1860 reports on a 7-28 game of MA Rules ball between these two teams.)
- 10:34, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Jr. v National Jr. on 28 June 1860#comment-205 - The New York Clipper, July 14, 1860 has this box score and game report.)
- 10:33, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Louisville#comment-204 - A Olympic JUNIOR club of Louisville played in June 28, 1860 against the National (junior). See The New York Clipper, July 14, 1860)
- 10:16, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Granite Base Ball Club of Manchester#comment-203 - The New York Clipper, May 19, 1860 also gives the box score of a game between the two nines of the Granite BBC of Manchester.)
- 10:15, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Granite Base Ball Club of Manchester#comment-202 - The New York Clipper, May 19, 1860 gives the box score of a game between the two nines of the Manchester Base Ball Association, played May 5th.)
- 08:59, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young America Club of Orange#comment-201 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 8, 1859 reports that the Young America played at Bloomfield on Sept. 27th.)
- 08:52, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Louisiana in New Orleans on 12 August 1859#comment-200 - See also Bruce Allardice, "The Inauguration of this Noble and Manly Game Among us. The Spread of Baseball in the South Prior to 1870," Base Ball, Fall 2012.)
- 08:40, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Single v Married in New Orleans on 1 September 1859#comment-199 - See New York Clipper, Sept. 17, 1859, which gives a box score.)
- 08:24, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hathaway's Side v King's Side on 30 November 1859#comment-198 - See also NY Clipper, Dec. 24, 1859 for a game played "last Saturday at the Fairgrounds." Gives box score, with Hathaway's nine defeating King's nine 33-23.)
- 08:18, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pennsylvania Tigers side 1 v Pennsylvania Tigers side 2 on 18 November 1858#comment-197 - the New York Clipper 6-25-1859, 8-20-59 and 10-8-59 reports on this club.)
- 08:15, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic v Excelsior in Chicago on 16 August 1859#comment-196 - The Clipper 9-3-59 gives the box score for this game.)
- 08:14, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior v Columbia in Chicago on 27 July 1859#comment-195 - The Clipper 8-13-59 gives the box score for this game, and notes that the Excelsior spotted the Columbia a player (i.e., played 8 players against 9))
- 06:44, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Harrison Base Ball Club of Philadelphia#comment-194 - See also PI 600811 [RH])
- 06:16, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Neptune Club of Easton#comment-193 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 25, 1869 reports on a game where the Neptune of Easton defeated Harry Clay of Philadelphia 40-15. )
- 06:13, 29 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Bristols#comment-192 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 13, 1866 reports on a 9-29 game where the High School Club of Providence defeated the Bristol BBC 17-16.)
- 18:28, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Philadelphia#comment-191 - The New York Clipper April 20, 1861 records a game between the two U of PA amateur clubs, the Alpha and the Huron, on April 6th, won by the Alpha 17-16. Presumably these are the teams referred to above. The Alpha...)
- 08:11, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Alert Club of Danville#comment-190 - The New York Clipper, June 23, 1866 reports that on June 14th the touring Athletics of Philadelphia defeated the Alerts of Danville 92-2.)
- 08:09, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Pithole City#comment-189 - The New York Clipper, July 14, 1866 reports that the Titusville team, on June 29, defeated the Pithole (PA) team 62-9. Gives a box score.)
- 07:44, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waverly Club of Baltimore#comment-188 - The New York Clipper, Oct. 6, 1860 reports on the Waverly Club beating the Excelsiors.)
- 07:43, 28 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Baltimore#comment-187 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, 1860 reports on the Brooklyn Baltimore game of September 1860, won by Brooklyn 51-6. )
- 07:08, 27 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Waverly Club of Baltimore#comment-186 - This quickly evolved into a senior club, which challenged the Excelsior for the title of base club in Baltimore. William Murray of the club joined the Confederate army and was KIA at Gettsyburg.)
- 08:49, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of New Orleans#comment-185 - I've searched New Orleans newspaper for mentions of the Fenians, Landwehr, Schneiders and Laners. While there are mentions of German picnics with "sports" as early as 1857, the teams named above appear to be POST-C...)
- 06:59, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Niagara Club of Buffalo#comment-184 - See "Niagaras" entry.)
- 06:39, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Trenton#comment-183 - The Trenton State Gazette, July 14, 1858 mentions this Trenton BBC.)
- 06:29, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Continental Club of Philadelphia#comment-182 - The Philadelphia Public Ledger, May 16, 1860 notes a meeting of the Continental BBC, William H. Sloanaker, Secretary.)
- 06:28, 26 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Winona Club of Philadelphia#comment-181 - The Winona BBC is mentioned in the Philadelphia Press, Nov. 21, 1859 as playing at the grounds "above Girard College.")
- 22:00, 25 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Baltimore#comment-180 - The Baltimore Daily Exchange, July 13, 1859 reports that the week before the Excelsior BBC was formed.)
- 19:41, 24 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Kalamazoo BBC; Galesburg BBC#comment-179 - The Detroit Free Press, June 20, 1860, has the Kalamazoo 12 and the Schoolcraft 12 played a "base ball match.")
- 14:05, 24 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Bay of Whales in 1947#comment-178 - The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Aug. 27, 1960 reports that sailors of the submarine USS Seadragon played baseball at the North Pole the day before.)
- 16:12, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Olympic Club of Morrisville#comment-177 - The Morrisville, Lamoille County Newsdealer, July 17, 1867 reports that on July 6, 1867 the Lamoille Union BBC was formed with 29 members, electing Frank Plumley as president. Same team as above, under a di...)
- 15:35, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of Columbus#comment-176 - The Columbus Daily Enquirer, March 17, 1895, reports that this first club was organized by "Col. Bunk Salisbury" (Col. W. L. Salisbury, later editor of the Enquirer, 1830-78, whose image is online), and feature...)
- 15:11, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Susquehanna Club of Wilkes-Barre#comment-175 - The Scranton Republican, July 3, 1893, reports that Scranton's first club, the Wyoming Base Ball Club, was formed May 6, 1865, but soon changed its name to the Scranton BBC. James A. Linen organized it...)
- 15:10, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Scranton#comment-174 - The Scranton Republican, July 3, 1893, reports that Scranton's first club, the Wyoming Base Ball Club, was formed May 6, 1865, but soon changed its name to the Scranton BBC. James A. Linen organized it. The club playe...)
- 05:26, 23 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (KuKlux Club of Council Bluffs#comment-173 - The KuKlux may be the club mentioned in the Omaha World Herald, Nov. 10, 1927, as having been formed in 1868. FitzHenry Warren of San Francisco is mentioned as the only player of that club still alive.)
- 07:13, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Phoenix BBC#comment-172 - The Phoenix Arizona Republican, April 11, 1923, has a photo of Phoenix's "First Baseball Club," c. 1880, sent in by Dave Goldberg, the first baseman.)
- 07:10, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Summit City Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne#comment-171 - The Fort Wayne Sentinel Aug. 15, 1914 has an article on this team. It was formed April 23, 1862, electing Charles S. Brackenridge president. It played an intersquad game May 5th.)
- 07:08, 22 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptians Club of Centralia#comment-170 - The Centralia Evening Sentinel, May 6, 1931 has a photo titled "Centralia's First Baseball Club." It was sent by Free Johnson, who with brother Bill was a player. It is unknown if this photo is of the Egypt...)
- 10:43, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Independence#comment-169 - The Independence Bulletin-Journal, June 12, 1947 reports the above 1864 team, and notes that Independence had a cricket club from 1858-64.)
- 06:56, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (KuKlux Club of Council Bluffs#comment-168 - The Council Bluffs Weekly Bugle, May 2, 1860 urged the young men of Council Bluffs to form a base ball club.)
- 06:40, 21 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Fordham College v College of St. Francis Xavier on 3 November 1859#comment-167 - The Dallas Morning News, Feb. 7, 1933, and other newspapers, cite Jack Coffey of Fordham as saying the first Fordham baseball game was Nov. 3, 1859.)
- 13:42, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pioneer Base Ball Club of Portland#comment-166 - The Portland Sunday Oregonian, Nov. 8, 1903 under the headline "Baseball in Portland" has the reminiscences of Joseph Buchtel on the early Pioneers, with a roster of the 1866 members, and photos of t...)
- 06:53, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Clackamas Base Ball Club of Oregon City#comment-165 - See protoball's Corvallis entry. It is claimed that a team was formed there in 1856, which would be the first in Oregon.)
- 06:25, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Homeolithics of Corvallis#comment-164 - The Stinnett story was also run in the Portland Daily Journal, Aug. 4, 1910. This is undoubtedly Reuben Stinnett (1825-1912), a farmer and Oregon pioneer. He married Melissa Louisa Osborne (1849-1926), daught...)
- 05:48, 17 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Homeolithics of Corvallis#comment-163 - The Eugene Register-Guard, Aug. 5, 1910, has an article titled "First Baseball in Oregon in 1856" quoting an alleged old settler, "R. Stinnett" of Medford, who claimed that he "organized in 1856 the first bas...)
- 07:37, 15 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Little Rock#comment-162 - The game played was wicket. The Little Rock Weekly Gazette, April 18, 1857 has a long article (by the umpire of the game) about the new "ball club" playing, with Dr. Huey, Dr. Case, Mr. Tate and Mr. McCowan mention...)
- 17:06, 14 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Evansville in 1860#comment-161 - Evansville Daily Journal, Nov. 23, 1859: "The Ball Club proposes having a game of ball on Thursday afternoon, at their usual play ground, near the old graveyard. A cordial invitation is extended to all who can sw...)
- 16:35, 14 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Little Rock#comment-160 - The "I. T. Cates" mentioned is Isaac Thomas Cates Jr. 1837-57, son of Little Rock merchant Isaac T. Cates Sr. (1803-53). The son died 2 months after this ad appeared. Isaac's grandnephew Pratt Cates Remmel was Mayo...)
- 17:49, 10 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Nashville in 1860#comment-159 - If it was built after the war, the earliest date for baseball at this park would be 1866--not 1860. I changed it to 1866)
- 19:36, 1 November 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hawkeye, Key City Club of Dubuque#comment-158 - Tigges, "Dubuque: The 19th Century" p. 115 says baseball was first played in Dubuque in 1855. This claim is unsourced.)
- 07:23, 31 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club of Allentown#comment-157 - The Lehigh Register, June 9, 1869 mentions a Mutual BBC of Allentown.)
- 04:34, 29 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Base Ball and Cricket Club of Indianapolis#comment-156 - A base ball club was organized, or attempted organization, in Indianapolis in 1863. See the Indianapolis Daily Journal, April 13, 14, May 12, 1863.)
- 04:32, 29 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-155 - The first base ball club in Cleveland was organized in 1865, according to the Cleveland Daily Leader, Oct. 21, 1865.)
- 04:30, 28 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-154 - The NY Clipper Sept. 17, 1859 reports on an intersquad game of this team on the 1st, with the single men beating the married men 51-33. Gives a box score, and describes the club uniform in detail.)
- 13:28, 27 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Philadelphia Town Ball#comment-153 - There were several Philadelphia Town Ball Clubs, including the Olympic and the Athletic. Neighboring Camden, NJ had a "Camden Club." See the Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 1, 1859.)
- 13:24, 27 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Town ball in Cincinnati on 24 May 1858#comment-152 - Cincinnati seems to have specialized in organized "town ball" clubs. Besides the Gymnasts (who are mentioned as playing in the Cincinnati Enquirer, July 2, 1858) there existed the Queen City Town...)
- 19:46, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-151 - Other articles refer to people playing the "ancient game" of baseball. See Cleveland Plain Dealer, March 29, 1858. The Cleveland Herald, March 30, 1858 (cited in Morris, "Baseball Pioneers" 125, 133) refe...)
- 19:29, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Cleveland in 1857#comment-150 - This Porter's article is taken from an article in the Cleveland Leader, April 8, 1857. The original article refers to the players playing "the invigorating old game of Base Ball." Since it is referred to ...)
- 15:40, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Liberty v Tiger in New Orleans on 14 October 1860#comment-149 - The cite is properly the NY Clipper, Oct. 27, 1860)
- 15:39, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Liberty Club of New Orleans#comment-148 - See also the NY Clipper, Oct. 27, 1860 for this club playing the Tiger Club.)
- 15:34, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mechanic Club of Dorchester v Winnissimmet Club of Chelsea on 26 July 1860#comment-147 - This is from the NY Clipper, July 21, 1860, reporting a game on the 7th at Chelsea.)
- 15:30, 25 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Mobile in 1861#comment-146 - See the Spring Hill entry)
- 06:43, 24 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lawrence Base Ball Club of Cambridge#comment-145 - The Boston Traveler, July 16, 1859 repots on a game of this team playing the Dane (Law) club of Cambridge, "upon the Delta." The Dane won, 54-48.)
- 12:41, 12 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Johannesburg in 1895#comment-144 - This 1895 ballplaying is confirmed by a letter of Al Lawson to the Sporting Life, printed Oct. 17, 1896, which says that baseball was played in Johannesburg last year, and that the game was introduced ...)
- 09:21, 12 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Jacksonville#comment-143 - For more on the 1892 Jacksonville team in the Florida League, see the Leesburg entry.)
- 13:53, 9 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Adelaide#comment-142 - The Sporting News, May 18, 1895 has a long article on Australia and Adelaide baseball. It even lists the baseball champions of the colony. Adelaide won the championship in 1890-91, 91-92 and 92-93 seasons. South Adela...)
- 14:42, 4 October 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of St. Augustine#comment-141 - When promoter Henry Flagler built the Ponce de Leon Hotel in St. Augustine, he included a base ball field. On Feb. 14, 1890 Cap Anson's Chicago Colts played a team Flagler had assembled from hotel employees and s...)
- 12:43, 13 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Extempore Club of San Diego#comment-140 - Snelling, "The Greatest Minor League" p. 161 says that the first "organized game" in San Diego was May 27, 1871, when the New San Diego Baseball Club played the Extempore Club of Old Town. The former club w...)
- 12:42, 13 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in San Diego on 6 May 1871#comment-139 - Snelling, "The Greatest Minor League" p. 161 says that the first "organized game" in San Diego was May 27, 1871, when the New San Diego Baseball Club played the Extempore Club of Old Town. The forme...)
- 05:13, 11 July 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Burlington Base Ball Club#comment-138 - There's an article on this team in the SABR 19th Century baseball newsletter, July 2015. Team VP George Benedict won the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Gettysburg.)
- 12:13, 28 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mercantile Baseball Club of Philadelphia#comment-137 - This team was organized Dec. 17, 1859. See the Sporting Life, Jan. 16, 1909.)
- 08:00, 19 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Chicago#comment-136 - In 1868 Eugene Scates of the Atlantic Club was president of the Illinois Association of Base-Ball Players. Eugene Scates (1845-1911), a Chicago banker, and his brother Clarence (1842-87), also of the Atlantic,...)
- 12:46, 5 June 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1808.2#comment-135 - The Boston Daily Bee in 1843 ran an add for a "Boston Cricket Club.")
- 07:21, 28 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Charleston in 1849undefined#comment-134 - The Courier May 14, 1833 has an ad trying to drum up interest to form a cricket club. Unknown if it formed.)
- 13:49, 27 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Richmond in 1857undefined#comment-133 - There's an ad for the Richmond Cricket Club in the Richmond Daily Dispatch, June 25, 1857. Same March 19, 1859 wonders what happened to this club.)
- 05:06, 27 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (In Richmond in 1857undefined#comment-132 - A Richmond Cricket Club existed in 1795. See Melville, "The Tented Field," p. 6.)
- 07:07, 23 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mutuals, Eastern Club of Gloucester#comment-131 - In 1870 Gloucester was the only US city in the top 100 of population not to have a baseball team.)
- 05:34, 14 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independence Club of Tucson#comment-130 - The Tucson "Arizona Citizen" Dec. 21, 1872 announced a meeting "this evening in the dining hall of J. Newgate to organize a club for active service." It appears the club never formed--at least, the local ne...)
- 05:31, 14 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Independence Club of Tucson#comment-129 - The Tucson "Arizona Citizen" Jan. 16, 1875 ran an ad saying this Independence BBC of Camp Lowell challenges any team in Arizona to a game.)
- 18:07, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Denver Base Ball Club#comment-128 - The Denver Rocky Mountain News, 3-13-62, reports that last evening (3-12) 28 men formed a base ball club, and chose H.E. Rounds as chairman. Same 4-1-62 announces the meeting of the Denver BBC tomorrow afternoon.)
- 06:24, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Visalia Base Ball Club#comment-127 - The Stockton San Joaquin Republican, 3-24-60 reported: "The Visalians have organized a base ball club.")
- 06:22, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stockton Base Ball Club#comment-126 - The San Joaquin Republican, a Stockton newspaper, 1-28-60 reported on a meeting to organize a base ball club. Same 5-26-60 reported that the Stockton club played the Live Oak Club (of Sacramento?) that day, at ...)
- 06:21, 7 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stockton Base Ball Club#comment-125 - The San Joa)
- 17:53, 5 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Yuma City BBClub#comment-124 - The Feb. 1874 game was a team of citizens against a team of "natives." The "natives" won.)
- 09:16, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Southern in New Orleans on 19 February 1860#comment-123 - As can be seen, New Orleans had a "city championship" as early as 1860. The above game was in response to an advertisement by the Empire Club, in the New Orleans Daily Crescent, Feb...)
- 09:05, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Orleans Club of New Orleans#comment-122 - This club played the Atlantic at Algiers Dec. 2, 1860, winning 26-8. See The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Dec. 3, 1860.)
- 09:03, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Washington Club of New Orleans#comment-121 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Jan. 30, 1860 has an ad for the meeting of the Washington BBC.)
- 08:59, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of New Orleans#comment-120 - An Orleans Base Ball Club is mentioned in the New Orleans Daily Crescent, Jan. 31, 1860 and Feb. 20, 1860.)
- 08:58, 3 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Algiers#comment-119 - This club may have existed in 1860, as a New Orleans "Atlantic" club, playing at Algiers (which is across the river from New Orleans). See that club.)
- 06:51, 2 May 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Fox Lake v Club of Courtland on 4 June 1859#comment-118 - The Fond du Lac Democratic Press, May 25, 1859: "A game of Base Ball was played on the 18th, between eight Randolph men, and eleven of Fox Lake. The Fox Lake party had the supper to ...)
- 17:33, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire v Southern in New Orleans on 19 February 1860#comment-117 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Feb. 20, 1860 reports at length on this "city championship" game. The Empire won, 57 to 37, at the Delachaise Ground in Jefferson City. A box score is...)
- 17:31, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Orleans Club of New Orleans#comment-116 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Jan. 31, 1860 mentions a ball being held by the Orleans Base Ball Club.)
- 04:00, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Southern Club of New Orleans#comment-115 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 29 1859, said that yesterday the Southern BBC "had a merry bout" (intersquad game?) at Algiers.)
- 03:58, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-114 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent Aug. 26, 1859 says that yesterday on the Delachaise grounds Smith's eleven of the Empire BBC beat McManus' eleven 44 runs to 35.)
- 03:55, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisiana Club of New Orleans#comment-113 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 8, 1859, reports that the Louisiana BBC had a game "last Friday" (Aug. 5th) and will have another game the coming Friday.)
- 03:52, 30 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans#comment-112 - The New Orleans Daily Crescent, Aug. 10, 1859, reports that the Empire Club was organized "night before last" (Aug. 8).)
- 13:55, 29 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Empire Club of New Orleans v Louisiana Club of New Orleans on 14 September 1859#comment-111 - The New Orleans Sunday Delta, Sept. 11, 1859, labels the upcoming (Wednesday) game between the Empire and Louisiana clubs "the first match game of base ba...)
- 17:26, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Canadian game (?) in London (Ontario) in 1856#comment-110 - The New York Clipper, Sept. 27, 1856 reported on this game between two London teams, the London and the Delaware, on Sept. 12th. Box score gvien. Nine players a side, only 2 innings pl...)
- 17:24, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Fox Lake v Club of Courtland on 4 June 1859#comment-109 - The Fox Lake club had an intersquad game June 15, 1859. See the New York Clipper, June 25, 1859.)
- 17:23, 22 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Diamond State Base Ball Club of Wilmington#comment-108 - The Diamond State club lost to the Philadelphia Athletics 104-7 at Wilmington in October 1865. See the New York Clipper, Jan. 13, 1866.)
- 08:47, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Frontier Club of Fort Smith#comment-107 - The New York Clipper Nov. 13, 1869 reports on a game at Fort Smith, AR between the Frontier and the Stonewall, giving a box score.)
- 08:21, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Wyoming BBC Club of Cheyenne#comment-106 - Fort Sanders was next to modern Cheyenne. And the soldiers at the Fort had a "Wyoming" team. There may be confusion here in the newspaper accounts.)
- 08:15, 19 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Young Eagle Club of San Jose#comment-105 - "University Mound" was probably a San Francisco team.)
- 07:43, 18 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Silver Star Club of Carson City#comment-104 - The New York Clipper March 19, 1870 has a long article on this club and a practice game it played. It gives the names of the players, and notes that Harry Berthrong, an old NY player, is on the team.)
- 06:58, 18 April 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Oriental Base Ball Club of Palmyra#comment-103 - The Occidental Jrs. of Quincy IL played and beat the Orientals of Palmyra on June 12 and 26, 1869. See the New York Clipper, Nov. 27, 1869.)
- 11:05, 29 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Everetts Club of Oshkosh#comment-102 - The Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, Sept. 15, 1866, says that the score of the above mentioned Everett-Star game was 41-30.)
- 06:31, 21 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Everetts Club of Oshkosh#comment-101 - The Door County Advocate, Sept. 6, 1866 reports that the Everett Club of Oshkosh recently defeated the Star of Green Bay.)
- 06:31, 21 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Stars Club of Green Bay#comment-100 - The Door County Advocate, Sept. 6, 1866 reports that the Everett Club of Oshkosh recently defeated the Star of Green Bay. Same, April 9, 1868 reports that the Star base ball club of Green Bay has been reorganiz...)
- 16:23, 15 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Dowagiac BBC#comment-99 - On Thursday, June 11, 1861, the Kalamazoo Nationals beat Dowagiac 28-5 at Dowagiac. Per the Kalamazoo Gazette, cited in the Kalamazoo Valley Museum newsletter, fall 2014.)
- 08:16, 9 March 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Louisville Base Ball Club#comment-98 - The Louisville Daily Express, Aug. 26, 1858, reports: "Base Ball--The Louisville Base Ball Club will play a match game this afternoon at the grounds, corner of Fourth and Kentucky streets,at five o'clock." Thi...)
- 08:45, 7 February 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Lone Star Club of New Orleans#comment-97 - This club was reactivated during the Civil War, and after New Orleans had been taken by the Union army. The New Orleans Times-Picayune, 10-1-64, 10-2-64, and 2-7-65 ran ads announcing a meeting of this clu...)
- 13:24, 3 February 2015 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Picked ballplayers from Sidney v Ball club of Co. G, 3rd US Cavalry on 22 August 1875#comment-96 - The names of the players on both sides are given in the article.)
- 08:26, 11 November 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in (Southern Taiwan) in 1910#comment-95 - According to Elias, "The Empire Strikes Out" p. 64, the Japanese occupiers formed baseball teams around 1910. And in 1915, a Taiwan Baseball Federation was formed.)
- 05:46, 14 October 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Pawlet#comment-89 - Burlington formed a club in April of 1860. See that entry.)
- 14:56, 8 September 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Antietam Club of Hagerstown#comment-87 - The Baltimore Sun, Feb. 21, 1867, has an article on the MD state baseball convention and lists the clubs sending delegates. Among these was the Antietam Club of Hagerstown.)
- 20:52, 13 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Atlantic Club of Chicago#comment-86 - The Chicago Times, June 13, 1869, reported that the Atlantic Club was playing its last game. BA)
- 05:49, 8 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (The Carson club (the Silver Stars?) Club of Carson City#comment-85 - The San Francisco Chronicle, June 26, 1870, has a long article on a game in SF between the Eagles of SF and the Silver Stars of "Nevada" (won 34-16 by the home team), for the "Cha...)
- 08:52, 7 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Gazelles Club of Evanston#comment-84 - The Gazelles may have been a junior or "pony" club. The Tribune Oct. 17, 1869, reports that the Baltics played the Gazelles for the "pony championship of the state," with the Baltics winning 28-23.)
- 08:48, 7 June 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Athletic Club of Chicago#comment-83 - By 1869 the Athletics were considered one of the top clubs in Chicago. The Nov. 28, 1869 Chicago Tribune ran an article listing the Athletic's individual and team stats for the year. The Athletics won 7 of 11 m...)
- 06:56, 4 May 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Actives v Benteens in SD on 31 July 1874#comment-82 - Roundup Magazine, April 2014, p. 21 says the Fort Abraham Lincoln squad defeated the Fort Rice squad 11-6 that day, at the site of present-day Custer, SD.)
- 12:10, 9 April 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Vincennes#comment-79 - The quote above is taken from Greene, History of Old Vincennes and Knox County, vol. 1, p. 332. The book gives the names of some of the early players.)
- 11:25, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Earlville#comment-78 - A Tammany Club of Earlville is mentioned in the Dixon Telegraph, June 15, 1871.)
- 06:42, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Monticello#comment-76 - This club may be the "Resolutes, of Monticello" who played in a base ball tournament in Galva Sept. 11th of that year. See the Daily Inter Ocean, Sept. 12, 1874.)
- 06:22, 30 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Havana#comment-75 - This Havana club may be the Red Stockings, which lost to Springfield 14 to 6 in Havana on Aug. 29, 1876. See the Daily Illinois State Journal, Aug. 30, 1876.)
- 12:45, 29 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptian Club of Cairo#comment-74 - Later clubs included the Star and Comets(Cairo Daily Bulletin, Aug. 16, 1874), Delta (8-1-74), Independent Grays (9-14-73))
- 14:43, 16 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Base Ball Club of Seneca#comment-73 - The Ottawa Free Trader, Sept. 1, 1877, mentions the "Brown Stockings" of Seneca playing the Brown Stockings of Marseilles, with the latter winning 23-11.)
- 08:29, 16 March 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Pecatonica Base Ball Club#comment-72 - The Pecatonica reputation probably grew out of a 49-1 loss to Detroit at the Rockford baseball tournament in 1866. See Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, June 30, 1866. Same, Sept. 1, 1866, has the Eureka Club ...)
- 13:56, 16 February 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Saratoga Springs#comment-63 - This was the Saratoga Base Ball Club. The Saratoga Springs Daily Saratogian, July 12, 1861, says "There is to be no game between the Saratoga Base Ball Club and the Victory Club of Troy." But the Troy club will...)
- 18:34, 7 February 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Unknown Club of Walla Walla#comment-62 - Per an article in Baseball, vol. 7, says the two earliest teams in Walla Walla were the Excelsiors and the Walla Wallas.)
- 13:07, 25 January 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Brandywine Club of West Chester#comment-60 - An article in SABR says the Brandywine team formed in September of 1865. They played and lost to the Excelsior of Westtown on Nov. 18, 1865, and to Chester on Dec. 12, 1865. See http://sabr.org/node/29735)
- 13:05, 25 January 2014 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Excelsior Club of Coatesville#comment-59 - A SABR article on the Brandywine team of West Chester, PA says they beat the Excelsior of Coatesville 59-50 in 1866. See http://sabr.org/node/29735)
- 17:05, 25 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Surrey Cricket Club side 1 v Surrey Cricket Club side 2 on 9 July 1878#comment-58 - The Sydney Empire, Nov. 19, 1864, ran an ad for the billiard and cricket store of Charles Lawrence, self-described champion cricket player, where he promises to "im...)
- 17:00, 25 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Georgia Minstrels music troupe v St. Kilda Baseball Club in 1879#comment-57 - The Melbourne Argus, July 21, 1879, reports that St. Kilda played Hicks' Georgia Minstrels. Same, May 12, 1879: "The first practice of the St. Kilda Base Ball Club took p...)
- 11:38, 24 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Racine Club#comment-56 - Michael Epstein, "A Yaller Kivered Game. New York Style Baseball comes to Racine," NINE, Fall 2007, pp. 10-20, has more on this 1866 game and how the local newspaper covered baseball. The newspaper account mentions "Upham" ...)
- 15:33, 16 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment ('Natives' v 'Haoles' in HI on 4 July 1866#comment-55 - Sayuri Guthrie-Shimuzu, "Transpacific Field of Dreams" pp. 43-44, says the boys of the (mostly American) Punahoa school played a baseball game on July 4, 1866. The book cites school records. Th...)
- 09:21, 10 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Egyptian Club of Cairo#comment-54 - Later Cairo clubs include the Delta and the Nemo. In 1871, Cairo passed a town ordinance banning baseball playing (and kite flying) within the city limits. See the Cairo Bulletin, Sept. 10, 1871.)
- 07:13, 7 December 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Mountain Club of Altoona#comment-53 - The Harrisburg patriot, May 27, 1869: "Altoona has a new base ball club called the Mountain City." Given the similarity of names, it is unclear whether this is a "new" club or a revival of the 1862 team.)
- 19:02, 25 November 2013 Dave talk contribs changed group membership for Bsallardice from editor to editor and supereditor (Give Bruce delete privileges)
- 06:50, 14 October 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Carthage Orioles#comment-49 - Al Schacht performed at a baseball game in Bizerte during his 1943 African tour. The players were US servicemen stationed there. See www.baseballinwartime.com)
- 13:33, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Hickories Club of McConnellsville#comment-48 - See McConnelsville.)
- 12:37, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sippo Club of Massillon#comment-47 - The Stark Club won that July 1867 game, played on the Friday prior to July 24th, 126 to 54, with the Stark swatting 16 home runs. See the Canton Repository, July 24, 1867.)
- 12:35, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Sippo Club of Massillon#comment-46 - A Dexter BBC of Massillon was playing in Sept. 1867. See the Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Sept. 9, 1867.)
- 12:34, 21 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Athletics Club of Painesville#comment-45 - The Cleveland Leader, June 30, 1866: "The young men of Painesville have recently started a Base Ball Club, which is now fully organized and is a grand success. It already numbers over twenty members." So i...)
- 08:33, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rising Sun, Osceola Club of Bozeman area#comment-44 - Fort Ellis is near Bozeman.)
- 08:24, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rocky Mountain Club of Virginia City#comment-43 - The Montana Post, July 24, 1868, reports that the Occidental Base Ball Club was formed last Friday evening In Virginia City, with Henry Burdick, esq. elected president and Charles Wells Secretary.)
- 08:13, 15 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Rocky Mountain Base Ball Club - First Nine v Rocky Mountain Base Ball Club - Second Nine in 1866#comment-42 - The Montana Post was published in Virginia City. This article, and another article on May 26th 1866 makes clear that this team was formed ...)
- 08:51, 14 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Melbourne in 1867#comment-41 - Clark's book goes on to say that this was probably an "early form" of baseball, a predecessor-type game. The book also discusses the not-well-sourced assertion that American miners played baseball in/near ...)
- 15:10, 8 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Invincible Club of Saint John#comment-40 - This could be Saint John, New Brunswick rather than Saint John, Nova Scotia.)
- 11:16, 8 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Waterford - 2#comment-39 - To add to the above: The Troy [NY] Daily Times, July 18, 1866, reports that "Another base ball club has been organized in Waterford, to be known as the McClellan Club.")
- 14:13, 2 September 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Star Club (Ogdensburg) v St. Lawrence Club (Ogdensburg) on 15 June 1860#comment-38 - In 1872 the Pastimes of Ogdensburg played a home-and-home series with the Ottawa [Canada] BBC. See the Ottawa Free Press, July 4, 1872.)
- 06:50, 25 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Army? in The West on 6 March 1848#comment-37 - Azariah Smith, along with other army veterans of the Mormon Battalion, was working near modern Coloma, CA, when gold was discovered there around January 1848. His diary makes clear he was still at/near...)
- 17:00, 24 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Halifax in 1868#comment-36 - But see new 1867 information.)
- 07:12, 18 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Mexico in 1877#comment-35 - A recent article by Cesar Gonzalez Gomez, "A New Perspective on Mexican Baseball Origins," Base Ball (Spring 2007) casts doubt on the Guaymas claim, saying it depends on the oral remembrances of a person 70 y...)
- 06:23, 7 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballplaying in Civil War Camps#comment-34 - The rise of recorded baseball playing in 1863 was due to the war situation, IMO. The regiments that came from the prime pre-CW baseball playing regions (mainly New England the Northeast) almost entirely s...)
- 14:36, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Scranton#comment-33 - There's an article on Linen (with image) in Steinke's "Scranton," page 44, which mentions his forming the Wyoming Club. The "New York Clipper" website has the names of the players, from a newspaper article on an early ...)
- 14:33, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1863.1#comment-32 - Millen cites the bank history for this information. The pitcher for the winning team was Lt. James Alexander Linen (1840-1918) of the 26th NJ, formerly of the Newark Eureka BBC. Linen later headed the bank, hence the mention in ...)
- 09:23, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (1858.58#comment-31 - The "Baseball in Old Chicago" reference to the Union Club and 1856 probably referenced an article in the Chicago Tribune, dated Oct. 19, 1919, which reviewed early Chicago baseball and made the claim that the Unions played base...)
- 06:44, 6 August 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Union Club of Chicago#comment-30 - Old Chicago newspapers make clear that the Union Club existed as early as 1857, but they were playing cricket. See the Chicago Tribune, Aug. 29, 1857. Cricket had been played by the "Chicago Club" in Chicago as ea...)
- 12:11, 17 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Bogota in 1913#comment-29 - See Protoball entry for Panama. In 1883 baseball was played in Panama, which at that time was a province of Colombia. So technically the "first" game for Colombia might be considered to have been played in 1883.)
- 12:11, 17 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Colombia in 1903#comment-28 - See Protoball entry for Panama. In 1883 baseball was played in Panama, which at that time was a province of Colombia. So technically the "first" game for Colombia might be considered 1883.)
- 19:56, 16 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Johannesburg in 1895#comment-27 - I believe there was a baseball game played in Egypt 6 years earlier, part of the world baseball tour.)
- 12:58, 16 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Marseilles Base Ball Club v Base Ball and Wicket Club of Ottawa in June 1858#comment-26 - "J. H. Burlison" appears to be NY-born John Burlison (1797-1869), a War of 1812 veteran who died in West Troy, NY. Games of "wicket" were played in CT and...)
- 09:54, 14 July 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (O.K., Shabbona Club of Ottawa#comment-25 - The Ottawa Free Trader, May 11, 1867, notes a game to be played May 17th between the Shabbona and O.K. clubs. Same June 1, 1867 gives the names of the players of both teams.Among the players are Henry Clay...)
- 16:37, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Charleston#comment-24 - Charleston appears to have had a club a couple months earlier. The Commerce [MO] Dispatch, Aug. 14, 1869 says the Lone Star of Morley and the Charleston BBC are to play a game. Same July 24, 1869 notes: "The grounds ...)
- 13:58, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Ballgame in Honolulu on 25 May 1867#comment-23 - The Hawaiian Gazette, May 29, 1867, reported on the same game: "Base Ball--Last Saturday ... a spirited base ball game commenced on the Esplanade, near the Custom House.")
- 13:24, 13 June 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (New:Peninsula Club of Sturgeon Bay#comment-22 - A. W. Hall was captain and 1st baseman of the Peninsulas, and Judge Wm. K. Dresser (died 1878 age 48) played centerfield.)
- 07:39, 24 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Tigers Club of Lockport#comment-21 - This 1871 game was also reported in the Joliet Signal, June 27, 1871. Stone city won 24 to 8, in Joliet "last Friday".)
- 07:37, 24 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Tigers Club of Lockport#comment-20 - The book "19th Century Baseball in Chicago" (Rucker and Fryer) p. 13 asserts that the Lockport Telegraph of Aug. 6, 1851 reported on a game between the Hunkidoris of Joliet and the Sleepers of Lockport. The book...)
- 12:27, 21 May 2013 Bsallardice talk contribs + comment (Club of Columbus#comment-19 - The Columbus "Colorado Citizen", July 18, 1878, reports on a match between the "Columbus nine" and a nine "made up of representatives of clubs from Schulenberg, Bastrop, Halletsville and Plum Grove," won by Columbus. T...)