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The Craig B. Waff Games Tabulation

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1858

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
Prior to 4 Jul, 1858	New Haven, Conn.	Worst Thirteen 43-35 33 Best Eight 40-17-27 (best two in three intra-club game played by members of an unnamed club)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base-Ball in New Haven,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 4, no. 20 (17 Jul 1858), p. 309, col. 3 (2) On Dit, “Baseball in New Haven,” New York Clipper, [?] Jul 1858

1859

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
28 Jul, 1859 (Thu)	Fair Haven, Conn.	Pine Grove (Fair Haven) 73 Quinnipiack (New Haven) 19	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base-Ball at Fair Haven, Conn.,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 6, no. 23 (6 Aug 1859), p. 357, col. 1 (2) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Out of Town Places,” New York Sunday Mercury, vol. [xx], no. [xx] (7 Aug 1859), p. 8, cols. 2-3
2 Aug, 1859 (Tue)	Fair Haven, Conn. Mechanics grounds	Mechanics (?) 40 Pine Grove (Fair Haven) 33 (12 players on each side) (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “Upon an invitation extended to the Pine Grove Club by the Mechanics, a friendly match game of base ball came off …  It was the most exciting  game of  the season, and called forth a large number of both sexes to witness the game.  Both clubs played extra well, the Pine Grove to keep the laurels they won so nobly over the Quinnipiacs last week, and the Mechanics to keep the victory on their side—this being the second contest between the Pine Groves and Mechanics.  The first as well as the second the Mechanics came off victorious.  …  After the game both clubs sat down to a table well filled with all the good things, prepared by the Mechanics.  Everything passed off in good style.	(1) Fernando, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball in Connecticut,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 6, no. 24 (13 Aug 1859), p. 372, col. 3
15 Aug, 1859 (Mon)	Fair Haven, Conn. Mechanics grounds	Mechanics (Fair Haven) 39 Pine Grove (Fair Haven) 18 (Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “The first regular challenge between our village ball clubs was given by the Pine Grove Club last week, and the game came off …  It drew a larger crowd of ladies and gentlemen than were ever present at a game before.  The Mechanics came off victorious, as they have twice before, …”)	(1) Fernando, “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Base Ball at Fair Haven,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 6, no. 26 (27 Aug 1859), p. 404, col. 3
17 Oct, 1859 (Mon)	New Haven, Conn.	Marion (NY) 60 Tempest (New Haven) 16 (Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times: “Both of the above games were played according to the rules of the ‘New York National Association.’ ”)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: New York Base Ball Players in Connecticut and Massachusetts: Marion, of New York, vs. Tempest, of New Haven,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 1, no. 9 (5 Nov 1859), p. 133, col. 2
29 Oct, 1859 (Sat)	New Haven, Conn.	Yale (junior class) 47 “62” (sophomore class) 25 (Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times: “The honor of introducing this manly game into the number of college sports at Yale, belongs to the Junior Class.  At the beginning of the present term, a Club numbering twenty-five members was organized in this class under the name of the Yale Base Ball Club.  Soon after, this example was followed in the organization of the “62” Base Ball Club, by the Sophomore Class.  A challenge sent by the first nine of the latter Club to the first nine of the former was accepted.	(1) D.,“Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Base Ball at Yale,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 1, no. 9 (5 Nov 1859), p. 133, col. 2
14? Nov, 1859 (Mon)	Marion grounds	Marion Jr. (NY) 20 Union (New Haven, Conn.) 18 (return game)	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Union vs. Marion,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 1, no. 11 (19 Nov 1859), p. 165, col. 2

1860

Date of Game	City/Town Playing Field	Outcome	Sources
?, 1860	?	Marion (New York Clipper) 10 Union (New Haven, Conn.) 9	(1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Death on the Field,” New York Sunday Mercury, vol. 22, no. 20 (13 May 1860), p. 5, col. 5
6 Oct, 1860 (Sat)	New Haven, Conn.	Excelsior 21 Grammar School 7 (4 innings, due to darkness)	(1) “Excelsior vs. Grammar School,” New York Clipper, [?] Oct 1860