Olympic Club of Philadelphia

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Nick Name Olympic
Earliest Known Date Thursday, November 8, 1860
Location Philadelphia, PA, United States
Description

The Olympic Club of Philadelphia is listed as an NABBP member in 1861. Recorded are 3 wins and no losses.

Their clubhouse was at Broad and Wallace. Starting in 1857, they played at Camac Woods. [ba]

 

Sources

M. Wright, The NABBP, page 63.

Per Richard Hershberger, PI 11-8-60.

Comment

The Olympic Club had formed nearly 30 years earlier, and played two-old-cat and then town ball in its earlier days, converting to base ball in 1860. See Chronology entry 1831.1 and Philadelphia Town Ball for additional historical context.

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Query

Do we really only have three games for this historic clubs, which endured until 1887?

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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 1 Won 2 Lost 0 Tied
1860 2 Played 2 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1861 3 Played 3 Won 0 Lost 0 Tied
1862 5 Played 1 Won 4 Lost 0 Tied
1863 2 Played 0 Won 2 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1858-05-18 Camden NJ Olympic Club of Philadelphia Camden Town Ball Club of Camden 119 - 81 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-06-03 Camden NJ Camden Town Ball Club of Camden Olympic Club of Philadelphia 85 - 76 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-06-17 Camden NJ Camden Town Ball Club of Camden Olympic Club of Philadelphia 81 - 71 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-24 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia St. George’s Cricket Club of Philadelphia 25 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-11-06 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Hamilton Club of Philadelphia 18 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-06-28 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Athletic Club of Philadelphia 25 - 20 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-10-12 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Adriatic Club of Philadelphia 25 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1861-11-12 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Athletic Club of Philadelphia 34 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-08-27 Philadelphia PA Mutual Club of New York Olympic Club of Philadelphia 10 - 7 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-10-04 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Athletic Club of Philadelphia 19 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-10-22 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Eckford Club of Brooklyn 13 - 39 Eric Miklich
Ballgame 1862-10-22 Philadelphia PA Eckford Club of Brooklyn Olympic Club of Philadelphia 39 - 13 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1862-10-31 Philadelphia PA Athletic Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 19 - 10 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1863-05-23 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Nassau Club of Princeton 14 - 20 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1863-08-27 Olympic Club of Philadelphia Mutual Club of New York 7 - 10 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-06-30 PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Club of Camden 28 - 23 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-06-30 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Keystone Club of Philadelphia 24 - 30 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-07-01 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Nassau Club of Princeton 16 - 7 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-07-04 Olympic Club of Philadelphia Star Club of Brooklyn 22 - 30 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-07-30 Philadelphia PA Resolute Club of Brooklyn Olympic Club of Philadelphia 23 - 24 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-08-01 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Olympic Club of Philadelphia Atlantic Club of Brooklyn 11 - 58 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-08-04 Olympic Club of Philadelphia Union Club of Morrisania 13 - 25 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1864-08-10 Philadelphia PA Atlantic Club of Brooklyn Olympic Club of Philadelphia 58 - 11 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-04 Philadelphia PA Star Club of Brooklyn Olympic Club of Philadelphia 31 - 22 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-17 Philadelphia PA Keystone Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 29 - 19 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-21 Philadelphia PA Hamilton Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 14 - 6 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-04 Philadelphia PA Union Club of Morrisania Olympic Club of Philadelphia 25 - 13 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-09 Philadelphia PA Active Base Ball Club of New York Olympic Club of Philadelphia 34 - 12 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-08-25 Philadelphia PA Empire Club of New York Olympic Club of Philadelphia 37 - 17 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-09 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Hamilton Club of Philadelphia 27 - 7 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-20 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Club of Camden 30 - 28 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-28 Philadelphia PA Keystone Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 30 - 24 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-29 Philadelphia PA Keystone Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 30 - 24 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-08 Philadelphia PA Olympic Club of Philadelphia Club of Camden 26 - 23 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-18 Philadelphia PA Athletic Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 57 - 9 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-24 Camden NJ Club of Camden Olympic Club of Philadelphia Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-25 Philadelphia PA Athletic Club of Philadelphia Olympic Club of Philadelphia 93 - 27 Bob Tholkes

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Camac Woods 1857 and on

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