Forest City Club of Rockford

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Nick Name	Forest City
Earliest Known Date	Wednesday, June 7, 1865
Last Known Game
Location	Rockford, IL, United States
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Nine Class
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Description	The Rock River Democrat, May 31, 1865: "Base Ball. The young men of this city are forming an association in ye ancient game of base ball. The association is to consist of not more than thirty members and will be called the Forest City Base Ball Club." Morris, "Baseball Pioneers" says the club actually formed June 7, 1865. The Rockford Weekly Register Gazette, June 10, 1865, report this club just formed. The Forest City lost to the visiting Empire of Freeport 55-21 on "Monday". Freeport Weekly Journal, Aug. 2, 1865. They played in the Set. 19/20 1865 tournament in Rockford, losing to the Atlantic of Chicago 26-20. The Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette, Sept. 30, 1865, reports that the Forest City beat the Sinnissippi 55-17 for the county championship, and gives a box score. The Forest City Club of Rockford IL is listed in Peverelly [1866]. Rockford IL is about 80 miles NW of Chicago. It had 8,246 residents in 1865.
Sources	The Rock River Democrat, May 31, 1865, Sept. 30, 1865. Freeport Weekly Journal, Aug. 2, 1865. The Rockford Weekly Register Gazette, June 10, Oct. 7, 1865
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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
1865	6 Played	4 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied
1866	2 Played	1 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied
1867	4 Played	2 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied
1868	8 Played	4 Won	4 Lost	0 Tied
1869	25 Played	20 Won	4 Lost	0 Tied
1870	59 Played	43 Won	13 Lost	1 Tied
1871	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-07-31	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	21 - 55	Rockford, IL	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-08-29	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Sinnissippi Club of Rockford	18 - 9		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-19	Rockford		IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	26 - 20		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-29	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Sinnissippi Club of Rockford	55 - 17		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-10-20	Freeport		IL	Shaffers Club of Freeport	Forest City Club of Rockford	23 - 31		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-11-07	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Select nine of Rockford players	31 - 19		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1866-06-28	Rockford		IL	Cream City Base Ball Club of Milwaukee	Forest City Club of Rockford	14 - 13		Bob Sampson
Ballgame	1866-08-21	Milwaukee		WI	Cream City Base Ball Club of Milwaukee	Forest City Club of Rockford	10 - 24		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-06-20	Chicago		IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	45 - 41		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-07-04	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Excelsior Club of Chicago	25 - 28		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-07-25	Chicago		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	National Club of Washington	29 - 23		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-07-25	Chicago		IL	National Club of Washington	Forest City Club of Rockford	23 - 29		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-12	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Excelsior Club of Chicago	20 - 18		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-18	Chicago		IL	Athletic Club of Philadelphia	Forest City Club of Rockford	94 - 13		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-06-24	Rockford		IL	Atlantic Club of Brooklyn	Forest City Club of Rockford	31 - 29		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-07-04	Chicago		IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	27 - 36		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1868-07-09	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Capitol City Club of Madison	28 - 9		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-07-16	Madison		WI	Forest City Club of Rockford	Capitol City Club of Madison	43 - 12		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-07-21	Rockford		IL	Buckeye Base Ball Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	19 - 11		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1868-08-11	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Union Club of Morrisania	17 - 22		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-04-21	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Forest City Club of Rockford	15 - 18		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-05-18	Harvard		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Harvard Base Ball Club of Harvard	110 - 11		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-06-09	Beloit		WI	Forest City Club of Rockford	Olympians (Beloit College)	37 - 9		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-06-11			IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Hawkeye Club of Stillman Valley	103 - 6		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-06-16	Beloit		WI	Club of Beloit	Forest City Club of Rockford	6 - 40		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-06-30	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Clippers Club of Monmouth	76 - 1		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-05	Chicago		IL	Amateur Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	4 - 32		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-06	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Aetna Club of Chicago	25 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-10	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	13 - 34		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-19	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	31 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-20	Chicago		IL	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	9 - 43		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-24	Cincinnati		OH	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	15 - 14		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-26	Cincinnati		OH	Forest City Club of Rockford	Buckeye Base Ball Club of Cincinnati	40 - 1		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-27	Mansfield		OH	Forest City Club of Rockford	Independent Club of Mansfield	83 - 14		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-29	Detroit		MI	Forest City Club of Rockford	Club of Detroit	32 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-07-31	Chicago		IL	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	53 - 32		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-08-02	Chicago		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	7 - 28		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-08-26	Monmouth		IL	Clippers Club of Monmouth	Forest City Club of Rockford	2 - 47		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-08-27			IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Occidental Club of Quincy	43 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-08-30	St. Louis		MO	Union Club of St. Louis	Forest City Club of Rockford	11 - 44		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-08-31	St. Louis		MO	Empire Club of St. Louis	Forest City Club of Rockford	6 - 70		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-09-01	Jacksonville		IL	Relic Club of Jacksonville	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 66		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-09-02	Springfield		IL	Liberty Club of Springfield	Forest City Club of Rockford	13 - 101		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-09-03	Chicago		IL	Picked Nine Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	22 - 34		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1869-10-06			IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Illinois Club of Morris	41 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-04-13	Rockford		IL	Picked Nine Club of Rockford	Forest City Club of Rockford	0 - 34		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-11	Topeka		KS	Forest City Club of Rockford	Kaw Valley Club of Lawrence	41 - 6		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-11	Topeka		KS	Kaw Valley Club of Lawrence	Forest City Club of Rockford	6 - 41		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-12	Topeka		KS	Forest City Club of Rockford	Picked Nine Club of Topeka	97 - 12		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-16	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Picked Nine Club of Rockford	28 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-18	Hamilton		Ontario	Maple Leaf Club of Hamilton	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 65		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1870-05-19	Buffalo		NY	Niagara Club of Buffalo	Forest City Club of Rockford	13 - 44		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1870-05-20	Syracuse		NY	Forest City Club of Rockford	Eckford Club of Syracuse	37 - 16		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-23	Lansingburgh		NY	Union Club of Lansingburgh	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 21		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1870-05-25	Springfield		MA	Forest City Club of Rockford	Mutual Club of Springfield	36 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-30	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Mutual Club of New York	Forest City Club of Rockford	21 - 13		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-05-31	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Forest City Club of Rockford	Atlantic Club of Brooklyn	17 - 16		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-02	Philadelphia		PA	Athletic Club of Philadelphia	Forest City Club of Rockford	16 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-04	Baltimore		MD	Pastime Club of Baltimore	Forest City Club of Rockford	11 - 21		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-06	Washington		DC	Forest City Club of Rockford	Olympic Club of Washington	10 - 19		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-07	Washington		DC	Forest City Club of Rockford	Olympic Club of Washington	8 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-08	Washington		DC	Forest City Club of Rockford	National Club of Washington	10 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-08	Washington		DC	Jefferson Club of Washington	Forest City Club of Rockford	6 - 15		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1870-06-13	Cleveland		OH	Forest City Base Ball Club of Cleveland	Forest City Club of Rockford	21 - 12		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-14	Cleveland		OH	Forest City Base Ball Club of Cleveland	Forest City Club of Rockford	18 - 24		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-16	Chicago		IL	White Stockings Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	28 - 14		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-06-30	Chicago		IL	Amateur Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	28 - 53		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-02	Cincinnati		OH	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	14 - 13		Steve Rennie
Ballgame	1870-07-04	Cincinnati		OH	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	24 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-06	Portsmouth		OH	Forest City Club of Rockford	Riversides Club of Portsmouth	37 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-08	Fort Wayne		IN	Kekionga Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 32		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-11	Rockford		IL	Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati	Forest City Club of Rockford	16 - 16		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-18			IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Potter Palmer BBC Club of Chicago	49 - 0		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-27	Rockford		IL	Mutual Club of New York	Forest City Club of Rockford	15 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-07-30	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Lone Star Club of New Orleans	44 - 8		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-03	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Athletic Club of Philadelphia	15 - 10		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-04	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Maryland Club of Baltimore	11 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-06	Troy		NY	Union Club of Lansingburgh	Forest City Club of Rockford	31 - 29		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-08	Washington		DC	Olympic Club of Washington	Forest City Club of Rockford	24 - 13		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-20	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Plough Boys Club of Stillman Valley	21 - 4		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-26	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	White Stockings Club of Chicago	14 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-08-29	Rockford		IL	Atlantic Club of Brooklyn	Forest City Club of Rockford	14 - 13		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-01	Janesville		WI	Mutual Club of Janesville	Forest City Club of Rockford	4 - 69		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-02	Milwaukee		WI	Forest City Club of Rockford	Cream City Base Ball Club of Milwaukee	52 - 3		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-03	Grand Rapids		MI	Forest City Club of Rockford	Valley City Club of Grand Rapids	32 - 7		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-05	Chicago		IL	White Stockings Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	13 - 6		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-13	Elgin		IL	Elgin Club of Elgin	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 72		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-14	Aurora		IL	Aurora Base Ball Club	Forest City Club of Rockford	7 - 29		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-15	Rockford		IL	Forest City Club of Rockford	Aetna Club of Chicago	35 - 3		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-16	Marshalltown		IA	Marshall Club of Marshalltown	Forest City Club of Rockford	3 - 17	Marshalltown, IA	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-17	Marshalltown		IA	Marshall Club of Marshalltown	Forest City Club of Rockford	5 - 34		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-19	Waverly		IA	Star Club of Waverly	Forest City Club of Rockford	4 - 59	Waverly, IA	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-20	Manchester		IA	Excelsior Club of Manchester	Forest City Club of Rockford	7 - 68	Manchester, IA	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-21	Dubuque		IA	Key City Club of Dubuque	Forest City Club of Rockford	1 - 79		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-22	Clinton		IA	Actives Club of Clinton	Forest City Club of Rockford	13 - 59		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-29	Ottawa		IL	Shabbona Club of Ottawa	Forest City Club of Rockford	2 - 17		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-30	Davenport		IA	Forest City Club of Rockford	No Name Club of Davenport	32 - 9		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-09-30	Des Moines		IA	Club of Des Moines	Forest City Club of Rockford	9 - 32	Des Moines, IA	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-10-01	Des Moines		IA	Club of Des Moines	Forest City Club of Rockford	2 - 24		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1870-10-03	Nebraska City		NE	Otoe Club of Nebraska City	Forest City Club of Rockford	6 - 70		Bruce Allardice

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Players

Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
Adrian Constantine Anson	1871
Albert Goodwill Spalding	1866-1870
Alfred L. Barker	1868-1871
Brown
Buckman
Charles John Fulmer	1871
Charles Roscoe Barnes	1866-1870
Cheney
Cherokee Fisher	1871
Dennis Joseph Mack	1871
Ernest L. Waxham
Frank Trumbull
Garret C. Stires	1868-1871
George King
George Raymond Bird	1871
H.J. Warner
Harry Starr
Hiram Hungerford Waldo
J.H. Manny
Joseph Doyle	1869-1870
Joseph Frederick Cone	1868-1870
Joseph S. Simmons
M.L. Wheller
Mart Wheeler
Preston Denton Frederick Sawyer
Ralph A. Ham	1871
Robert Edward Addy	1866-1871
Ryan
S. Lakin
Samuel B. Sager	1871
Stearns
T.T. Webster
Thomas James Foley	1869-1870
Val Osborne
W. Stearns
Wallace Lightheart
Winfield Scott Hastings

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Winnebago County Fairgrounds	1866 - 1887

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