Base Ball Club of Saint John

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Nick Name Saint John
Earliest Known Date Monday, September 20, 1858
Location Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nine Class Senior
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

Comment

St. John had 28,000 residents in 1871. Modern St. John includes Portland, then an independent city with 12,000 residents.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location New Brunswick, Canada

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