Base Ball Club of Saint John

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Nick Name	Saint John
Earliest Known Date	Monday, September 20, 1858
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Location	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	"The Morning Freeman" of Saint John, Aug. 11, 1860: "The Saint John Base Ball Club Pic Nic takes place on Tuesday next, at Oak Point." Same, Aug. 21, 1860: "Base Ball Club Pic-Nic. The Pic-Nic of the Base Ball Club came off on Thursday last.... In the game of base ball for Amateurs, Mr. James Lupton won the hat, having made the greatest number of runs--four in two innings." Oak Point is a landmark near Saint John. The St. John and Fredericton 1862 Business Directory, p. 59, lists the St. John BBC, James Reynolds, President The 1869/70 McAlpine's Saint John Directory lists this club as having formed Sept. 20, 1858. Current president, Francis Collins. Ditto 1871/72, with W. F. Bunting as president.
Sources	"The Morning Freeman" of Saint John, Aug. 11, 1860, Aug. 21, 1860
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Comment	St. John had 28,000 residents in 1871. Modern St. John includes Portland, then an independent city with 12,000 residents. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	New Brunswick, Canada
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