Eagle Club of Florence

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Nick Name	Eagle
Earliest Known Date	1865 (Foundation Date)
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Location	Florence, MA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 296-299 says this club was founded in 1865. One of the players, Luther Askin, was African American, and this is asserted to be the first recorded instance of a multi-racial baseball club. The New York Clipper, June 23, 1866 reports that the Hampden Club of Chicopee defeated the Eagle of Florence 36-10.
Sources	The New York Clipper, June 23, 1866 Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 296-299
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1865	3 Played	3 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-09-02	Northampton		MA	Eagle Club of Florence	Club of Conway	27 - 17		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-09-23			MA	Nicean Nine Club of Amherst College	Eagle Club of Florence	18 - 42		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-21			MA	Eagle Club of Florence	Club of Haydenville	65 - 7		Bob Tholkes

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