Flour City Club of Rochester

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Nick Name Flour City
Earliest Known Date 1858
Location Rochester, NY, United States
Nine Class Senior
Sources

From Protoball Entry #1858.27 – Flour Citys First Base Ball Club in Rochester

Rochester Union and Advertiser, March 28, 1903. Submitted by Priscilla Astifan, December 2006.

Note: A claim that the Live Oaks, or the Olympics, preceded the Flour Citys appears in an 1855 listing above.

The Flour City Club is listed as an NABBP member in 1861. M. Wright, The NABBP, page 63.

NYSM 590529

Comment

The Rochester Newspaper Index, Rochester Public Library has as its first mention of baseball the Flour City, in the Rochester Union and Advertiser, May 4, 1858. The Live Oak is mentioned 2 days later.

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Found by Richard Hershberger
Entry Origin Richard Hershberger Spreadsheets

Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

Warning: Users should not rely on a team's won-loss record as a reflection of its "standing" among all base ball clubs. Team schedules were not balanced, and a good record against mostly weak opponents does not signify a leading club.

Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1858 6 Played 2 Won 3 Lost 0 Tied
1859 6 Played 2 Won 4 Lost 0 Tied
1860 5 Played 1 Won 4 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1858-06-18 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester University Club of Rochester 25 - 8 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-05 Rochester NY Live Oak Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 24 - 13 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-08-27 Buffalo NY Niagara Club of Buffalo Flour City Club of Rochester Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-09-03 Buffalo NY Niagara Club of Buffalo Flour City Club of Rochester 30 - 20 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-09-03 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester Niagara Club of Buffalo 16 - 25 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1858-10-25 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester Live Oak Club of Rochester 41 - 39 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-05-24 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester Live Oak Club of Rochester 36 - 27 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-14 Rochester NY Live Oak Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 21 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-12 Rochester NY Live Oak Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 13 - 7 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-08-17 Rochester NY Live Oak Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 13 - 7 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-10-05 Rochester NY Live Oak Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 15 - 14 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1859-11-09 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester Olympic Club of Rochester 28 - 16 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-06-21 Rochester NY Lone Star BBC Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 22 - 18 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-07 Rochester NY Excelsior Club of Brooklyn Flour City Club of Rochester 21 - 1 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1860-07-24 Rochester NY Washington Club of Rochester Flour City Club of Rochester 20 - 12 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1860-08-15 Brighton NY Union Club of Brighton Flour City Club of Rochester 31 - 21 Brighton, NY Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1860-09-07 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester Union Club of Brighton 23 - 10 Craig Waff

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