Forest City Club of Rockford

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Nick Name Forest City
Earliest Known Date Wednesday, June 7, 1865
Location Rockford, IL, United States
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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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered 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
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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