Forest City BBC of Savannah

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Nick Name	Forest City
Earliest Known Date	Saturday, October 19, 1867
Last Known Game
Location	Savannah, GA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The first mention of the Forest City BBC of Savannah is a meeting reported in the Savannah Daily News & Herald, Nov. 2, 1867. A roster of the team is in the Charleston Daily News, Sept. 8, 1868. This club is the former Active Club, renamed the Forest City Oct., 19, 1867. Officers elected that night were William D. Craven (Pres); J. H. Estill (VP); D. B. Hamlin (Sec); William D. R. Miller (Treas). The Board included Messrs. Wilson and McDaniels.
Sources	Savannah Daily News & Herald, Nov. 2, 1867. Charleston Daily News, Sept. 8, 1868. Savannah Republican, Oct. 22, 1867
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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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
1868	14 Played	4 Won	7 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1868-01-31	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Pioneer Base Ball Club of Savannah	78 - 14	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-02	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Forest City BBC of Savannah	25 - 26	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-02-28	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Chatham Club of Savannah		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-05-02	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Olympic Club of Macon	17 - 21	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-05-22	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Oglethorpe Club of Savannah	33 - 14	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-01	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Olympic Club of Macon	17 - 31	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-22	Savannah	GA	Oglethorpe Club of Savannah	Forest City BBC of Savannah	23 - 20	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-26	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Oglethorpe Club of Savannah	32 - 11	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-07-04	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Alert Club of Charleston	27 - 16	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-07-11	Macon	GA	Olympic Club of Macon	Forest City BBC of Savannah	28 - 16	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-09-07	Charleston	SC	Alert Club of Charleston	Forest City BBC of Savannah	51 - 16	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-10-08	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Oglethorpe Club of Savannah		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-10-14	Savannah	GA	Oglethorpe Club of Savannah	Forest City BBC of Savannah	24 - 23	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-12-25	Savannah	GA	Forest City BBC of Savannah	Alert Club of Charleston	42 - 45	Bruce Allardice

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