Alert Club of Elmira

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Nick Name Alert
Earliest Known Date 1866
Location Elmira, NY, United States
Description

The Alert Club of Elmira NY is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier.

This club sent D. B. Hill as a delegate to the 1866 National Baseball Convention. This was David B. Hill, the city attorney, later governor of New York and US Senator. See New York Clipper, Dec. 22, 1866.

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The Elmira Telegram, Sept. 12, 1915 has a long article on baseball in Elmira in the 1860s. It discusses at some length the Alert and the Excelsiors. Gives the officers of these clubs.

Sources

The Elmira Telegram, Sept. 12, 1915

Comment

Termed the Erastus Ransom Alerts in Chemung Historical Journal, Vol. 58, Issue 4 (Jun 2013)

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Elmira, NY
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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
1866 1 Played 0 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied

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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1866-04-26 Elmira NY Alert Club of Elmira Union Club of Elmira Bruce Allardice

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