Pre-pro Clubs and Games in Chicago, IL

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Pre-pro Baseball > United States > Illinois > Chicago 59 Games and 317 Clubs

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Firsts

Type / Page Club / Match Date City Borough State First in
Club Union Club of Chicago 1856-08-12 Chicago IL IL
Ballgame Union Club of Chicago v Plowboys Club of Downers Grove 1858-07-07 Chicago IL Chicago, IL

Games

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1858-07-07 Chicago IL Union Club of Chicago Plowboys Club of Downers Grove Chicago, IL Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-30 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Union Club of Chicago 17 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-09-13 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Union Club of Chicago 30 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-06-11 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Chicago 31 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-16 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 30 - 23 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-27 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Columbia Club of Chicago 49 - 33 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-01 Chicago IL Columbia Club of Chicago Columbia Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-08 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-16 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 18 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-10-29 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 24 - 12 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-04-21 Chicago IL Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago 44 - 3 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-05-19 Chicago IL Osceola Club of Chicago Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-09 Chicago IL Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago Atlantic, Jr. Club of Chicago 27 - 19 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-22 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-20 Chicago IL Ossawatamie Club of Chicago Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago 23 - 51 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-24 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 16 - 14 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-01 Chicago IL Ossawatamie Jr. Club of Chicago Wide Awake Sr. Club of Chicago 62 - 12 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-11 Chicago IL Osceola Club of Chicago Osceola Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-18 Chicago IL Young America Club of Chicago Independent Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-20 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 17 - 9 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-23 Chicago IL Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-08-26 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 23 - 12 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-22 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-09-29 Chicago IL Osceola Jr. Club of Chicago Niagara Jr. Club of Chicago 43 - 17 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-10-20 Chicago IL Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago Ossawatamie Club of Chicago 28 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1863-06-10 Chicago IL Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport 27 - 21 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1863-07-18 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1863-08-21 Chicago IL Osceola Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1863-09-14 Chicago IL Osceola Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 19 - 16 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1864-02-10 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1864-06-28 Chicago IL Turchin Club of the 19th Illinois Turchin Club of the 19th lllinois Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-07-20 Chicago IL West End Club of Chicago West End Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-08 Chicago IL Ogden Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-08-16 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 68 - 30 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-08-17 Chicago IL Pioneer Base Ball Club of Chicago Pioneer Base Ball Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-08-26 Chicago IL Atlantic Club of Chicago Ogden Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-08-26 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Pacific Club of Chicago 67 - 35 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-06 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Club of Bloomington 35 - 9 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-09-09 Chicago IL Pacific Club of Chicago Pioneer Base Ball Club of Chicago 20 - 11 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-10-21 Chicago IL Pacific Club of Chicago Excelsior Club of Chicago 25 - 50 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-11-16 Chicago IL Pacific Club of Chicago Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago 19 - 15 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-12-09 Chicago IL Pioneer Base Ball Club of Chicago Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1867 Chicago IL Wright's Opera House Sherman House
Ballgame 1867-08 Chicago IL Clerks of the First National Bank Clerks of the Union National Bank 49 - 14 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1867-08-07 Chicago IL Newspaper Reporters and Editors Printers 90 - 80 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1868-10-19 Chicago IL Reporters of Chicago Typographers of Chicago Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1869-08 Chicago IL Candymakers of P. L. Garrity Candymakers of Sanford Co. 56 - 24 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1869-08 Chicago IL Lumber Inspectors Lumber Brokers 27 - 17 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1869-10 Chicago IL Congregational Seminary Presbyterian Seminary 26 - 20 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1869-10-06 Chicago IL Chicago Evening Post compositors Chicago Tribune compositors 66 - 53 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-08 Chicago IL Post Office clerks Reporters 60 - 40 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08 Chicago IL Rosette Club Continental Club of Chicago Richard Hershberger
Ballgame 1870-08 Chicago IL Continental Club of Chicago O.K. Club of Chicago Richard Hershberger
Ballgame 1870-08-23 Chicago IL Reporters Firemen 34 - 29 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09 Chicago IL Hughes and Son's Plumbers White and Thomas' Plasterers 74 - 2 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-13 Chicago IL Chicago Republican Aldermen Chicago Democratic Aldermen Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-14 Chicago IL Chicago Evening Post Chicago Journal 36 - 5 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-16 Chicago IL Chicago High School Seniors Chicago High School Middies 27 - 23 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-27 Chicago IL Chicago Tribune Chicago Republican Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club Date City Borough State First in Contributor
Union Club of Chicago 1856-08-12 Chicago IL IL Bruce Allardice
Excelsior Club of Chicago 1858 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Niagara Base Ball Club of Chicago 1858-06-28 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Olympic Base Ball Club of Chicago 1859 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Atlantic Club of Chicago 1859-04-28 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Columbia Club of Chicago 1859-05-21 Chicago IL Richard Hershberger
Little Giant Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
North Western Base Ball Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Osceola Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Excelsior Jr. Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Red Jacket Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Ossawatamie Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Young America Club of Chicago 1860 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Atlantic, Jr. Club of Chicago 1860-06-17 Chicago IL Richard Hershberger
Ossawatamie Jr. Club of Chicago 1860-08-01 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Wide Awake Sr. Club of Chicago 1860-08-01 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Independent Club of Chicago 1860-08-18 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Osceola Jr. Club of Chicago 1860-09-29 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Niagara Jr. Club of Chicago 1860-09-29 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 1863 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Pioneer Base Ball Club of Chicago 1865 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Pacific Club of Chicago 1865 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Ogden Club of Chicago 1865-06-05 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Monitor Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Liberty Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Resolute Base Ball Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Athletic Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Dexter Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Star Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Eastman Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Amateur Club of Chicago 1866-04-25 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Pacific Jr. Base Ball Club of Chicago 1866 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Comets Club of Chicago 1866-07 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Chicago Club of Chicago 1866-09-15 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Eureka Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Alpha Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
U.S. Collector's Office Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
U.S. Assessor's Office Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Muffin Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Orion Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Adviser Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Triumph Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Delaware Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Snapping Turtle Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Bright Star Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Mohawk Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Forest Queen Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
National Jr. Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Charter Oak Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Zouave Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Lone Star Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Eclipse Jr. Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Northwestern Base Ball Club 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Crescent Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Erie Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Prairie State Base Ball Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Grasshopper Base Ball Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Mutual Base Ball Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Coronet Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
National Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Welcomes Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Empire Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Weldon Club of Chicago 1867-05 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Newsboys Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Bootblacks Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Museum Base Ball Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Chicago Jr. Club of Chicago 1867-08 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Meteor Club of Chicago 1867-08 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Rover Club of Chicago 1867-08 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Aetna Club of Chicago 1867-08-08 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Improvers Club of Chicago 1867-08-16 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Fire Flys Club of Chicago 1867-08-16 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Surprise Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Fountain City Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Metropolitan Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Wolverine Club of Chicago 1867 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Eagle Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Reporters of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Typographers of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Oriole Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Cragin Brothers Hardware Store Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
William Blair Hardware Store Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Star of the West Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Fulton Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Prairie State Jr. Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Douglas Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Lightfoot Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Arctic Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Tunnel Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Clipper Boys Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Unknown Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
McVickers Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Manhattan Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Jameson and Morse Printing Co. Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Equator Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Golden Rule Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Defiance Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Economy Club of Chicago 1868 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Pontiac Club of Chicago 1869 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Chicago Evening Post Compositors 1869 Chicago IL Bruce Allardice

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Predecessor Games

Page Date Game City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score Contributor
Game 1844 Two Old Cat Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Game 1850 Cricket Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Game 1858-08-12 Single-Wicket Cricket Chicago IL Bruce Allardice

Fields

Field City Borough State Contributor
Active Club Grounds at Lake and Ada Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Amateur Club Grounds, 30th and Michigan Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Camp Douglas Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Central Skating Park, Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Columbia grounds at the corner of Canal and Mitchell streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Comet Club Grounds, Jackson and Laflin Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Corner of Twelfth and Halstead Streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Dexter Park Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Excelsior Grounds, State and 22nd Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Excelsior grounds at the corner of Lake and May streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Garden City Club Grounds, corner Taylor and May Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Grounds at corner of Washington and Sheldon streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Independent grounds on the corner of Twelfth and Rucker streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Lake Front Park Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Liberty Grounds at the Corner of Madison and Western Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Mutual Grounds, Wabash and 26th St. Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Niagara grounds at the corner of West Van Buren and Halstead streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Niagara grounds on Sangamon St, between Jackson and Van Buren Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Ogden Club grounds Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Osceola grounds at Washington Park Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Pacific Grounds at the Corner of Catherine and Morgan Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Sharpshooter's Park Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Union grounds at the corner of South Halstead and West Harrison streets Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
University Skating Club Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Washington Skating Club Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
West Side cricket grounds Chicago IL Bruce Allardice
Wright's Grove Chicago IL Bruce Allardice


Related Bibliography

Title Author Date State City Online Link Origins Study Group
19th Century Baseball in Chicago Rucker, M., and John Freyer 2003 IL Chicago
Baseball in Old Chicago Federal Writers' Project (Illinois) 1939 IL Chicago
The Baseball Fad in Chicago, 1865-1870 Freedman, Stephen 1978 IL Chicago