Dowagiac Base Ball Club

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Nick Name Dowagiac
Earliest Known Date 1859
Location Dowagiac, MI, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Cass County Republican, May 26, 1859: "Match Game of Ball--A game of Base Ball was played on Saturday last in this village, for a supper, between the Dowagiac Base Ball Club and the Pokagon club. The Pokagaon boys came off victorious.... We understand that a return game will take place in Pokagon, in about two weeks." Same, June 9, 1859, reports that Dowagiac won the return game. "The game was 31 points, best two in three. There were eight on a side."

The latter article suggests that the latest NY rules were, at a minimum, not strictly followed.

The Dowagiac Base Ball Club is the first club listed in Cass County in Peter Morris' Baseball Fever. Dowagiac (current pop. about 6200) in Michigan's SW corner and is about 165 miles W of Detroit.

Sources

The Cass County Republican, May 26, 1859, June 9, 1859.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Dowagiac, MI

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
1859 2 Played 0 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1862 1 Played 1 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1863 5 Played 2 Won 2 Lost 1 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1859-05-21 Dowagiac MI Dowagiac Base Ball Club Club of Pokagon MI Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1859-06-04 Pokagon MI Club of Pokagon Dowagiac Base Ball Club Pokagon, MI Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1862-07-31 Kalamazoo MI Kalamazoo BBC Dowagiac Base Ball Club 26 - 31 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-05-14 Dowagiac MI Dowagiac Base Ball Club Monitor Club of Niles 19 - 19 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1863-06-19 Pokagon MI Dowagiac Base Ball Club Monitor Club of Niles 28 - 26 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-06-19 Pokagon MI Dowagiac Base Ball Club Club of Cassopolis 52 - 19 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-08-01 Jackson MI Daybreak Club of Jackson Dowagiac Base Ball Club 21 - 9 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-08-25 Dowagiac MI Dowagiac Base Ball Club Daybreak Club of Jackson 9 - 19 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-18 Kalamazoo MI Continental Club of Kalamazoo Dowagiac Base Ball Club 11 - 33 Bob Tholkes

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