Crescent Base Ball Club of St. John

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Nick Name	Crescent
Earliest Known Date	1869
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Location	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The SABR.org biography of Claude Raymond, citing "Baseball," Montreal Star, Aug. 23, 1869, p. 2--"Thanks to its proximity to the U.S. border Saint-Jean was one of the first municipalities in Quebec to take up baseball. In 1869, the Crescent became the first [baseball] team to be formed off the island of Montreal." The existence of the Crescent BBC is confirmed in the New York Tribune, Sept. 3, 1870, which reports that the Crescent Base Ball Club of St. John, Quebec, will be playing the New York Knickerbockers. The Crescent have already defeated the Rough and Ready club of Chazy, New York. The Plattsburgh Republican, Aug. 13, 1870 notes the Chazy Club is going north to play the Crescents, and labels the Crescents the champion club of Canada. It is unclear if this team was composed of Francophones or Anglos.
Sources	"Baseball," Montreal Star, Aug. 23, 1869, p. 2. New York Tribune, Sept. 3, 1870
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1869	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1869-08-21	Montreal		Quebec	Crescent Base Ball Club of St. John	Club of Montreal			Steve Rennie

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