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|Name=Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Atlantic Club of Brooklyn on 11 July 1862
|Name=Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Atlantic Club of Brooklyn on 11 July 1862
|Coordinates=40.703747, -73.95444199999997
|Date=1862-07-11
|Type of Date=Day
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1862/07/11
|Field=Union grounds (Peverelly, p. 74)
|City=Brooklyn
|State=NY
|Country=United States
|Country=United States
|State=NY
|Coordinates=40.6781784, -73.9441579
|City=Brooklyn
|Field=Union Base Ball Grounds
|Modern Address=Marcy Avenue and Rutledge Street
|Number of Players=18
|Game Official=Umpire, A.B. Taylor (Mutual); Scorer Eckford, D.J. McAuslan; Scorer Atlantic, M. O'Brien.
|NY Rules=Yes
|Innings=9
|Home Team=Eckford Club of Brooklyn
|Home Team=Eckford Club of Brooklyn
|Away Team=Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
|Home Score=20
|Home Score=20
|Away Team=Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
|Away Score=14
|Away Score=14
|Description=<p>Wright lists this game as August 11, but Eric Miklich's research proves otherwise.</p>
|Description=<p>(<i>New York Clipper:</i> “… these clubs played the first game of their home and home match for 1862 ….  Last season, prior to the breaking out of the war, the Continental Club, of Brooklyn, for the purpose of adding interest to then ensuing base ball season, prepared a splendid silver ball to present as a token of honor to the victorious club in a series of matches for the championship.  The war sadly interfering with the prosecution of out-door sports last summer, the presentation of the ball was laid over till this season; and the members of the Continental Club have now resolved to present the ball to the Atlantic and Eckford Clubs, its possession to be determined by a home and home match, (Best two out of three games) between these clubs.”)</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) &ldquo;Ball Match for the Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Committee&mdash;Ball Players Patriots&mdash;Eckford vs. Atlantic&mdash;The Champions Defeated!,&rdquo; BDE, vol. 21, no. 164 (12 Jul 1862), p. 2, col. 6<br />(2) &ldquo;Atlantic vs. Eckford,&rdquo; NYC, vol. 21, no. 164 (12 Jul 1862), p. 2, col. 6<br />(3) Peverelly, p. 64 &amp; 74 [date: 11 Aug 1862]<br />(4) Wright, pp. 67 &amp; 70<br />(5) &ldquo;Atlantic vs. Eckford,&rdquo; WSOT, vol. [xx], no. [xx] (19 July 1862), p. [xx], col. 3<br />(6) &ldquo;Atlantic vs Eckford,&rdquo; MBBS, vol. 1,&nbsp; (1862-1863), p. 7, col. 3<br />(7) &ldquo;Grand Match for the Champion Silver Ball,&rdquo; NYSM, vol. 24, no. 27 (13 Jul 1862), p. [xx], col. 1-2</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) “Ball Match for the Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Committee—Ball Players Patriots—Eckford vs. Atlantic—The Champions Defeated!,” <i>Brooklyn Daily Eagle,</i> vol. 21, no. 164 (12 Jul 1862), p. 2, col. 6</p> <p>(2) “Atlantic vs. Eckford,” <i>New York Clipper,</i> vol. [xx], no. [xx] ([xx] Jul 1862), p. [xxx], col. [xx]</p> <p>(3) Peverelly, p. 64 &amp; 74 [date: 11 Aug 1862]</p> <p>(4) Wright, pp. 67 &amp; 70</p>
<p>(8) Mears Base Ball Scrapbooks - Vol 1; 1862-1863, p.52</p>
|Comment=<p>The match was the first in the Championship series for 1862.&nbsp; It was reported that the winner of the series would receive the Silver Ball trophy which was designed an paid for by the Continental Club of Brooklyn.&nbsp; The trophy was initially to be presented to the champion of the 1861 season; however, the start of the War (Civil War) forced the trophy to be shelved until the 1862 season.</p>
<p>About 5,000 attended the match, a few thousand were allowed inside the grounds,&nbsp;in which a small entrance fee was charged and reported to be for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission.&nbsp;</p>
<p>After five innings, the Atlantics held a 14-9 lead.&nbsp; The Eckfords, behind the pitching of Andrew Mills, did not allow the Atlantics to score in the final four innings, while they posted 11 runs.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
|Has Source On Hand=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Eric Miklich
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Entered by=Ralph Carhart
|Entry Origin=Games Tab 2
|Players Locality=Local
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City,_1861_-_1862#date1862-7-11
}}
}}

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Date of Game Friday, July 11, 1862
Location Brooklyn, NY, United States
Field  Add Field Page Union grounds (Peverelly, p. 74)
Home Team Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
Score 20 - 14
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(New York Clipper: “… these clubs played the first game of their home and home match for 1862 ….  Last season, prior to the breaking out of the war, the Continental Club, of Brooklyn, for the purpose of adding interest to then ensuing base ball season, prepared a splendid silver ball to present as a token of honor to the victorious club in a series of matches for the championship.  The war sadly interfering with the prosecution of out-door sports last summer, the presentation of the ball was laid over till this season; and the members of the Continental Club have now resolved to present the ball to the Atlantic and Eckford Clubs, its possession to be determined by a home and home match, (Best two out of three games) between these clubs.”)

Sources

(1) “Ball Match for the Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Committee—Ball Players Patriots—Eckford vs. Atlantic—The Champions Defeated!,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 21, no. 164 (12 Jul 1862), p. 2, col. 6

(2) “Atlantic vs. Eckford,” New York Clipper, vol. [xx], no. [xx] ([xx] Jul 1862), p. [xxx], col. [xx]

(3) Peverelly, p. 64 & 74 [date: 11 Aug 1862]

(4) Wright, pp. 67 & 70

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Found by Craig Waff
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