Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago

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Nick Name	Garden City
Earliest Known Date	1863
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Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	In 1863 this Garden City BBC played the Empire BBC of Freeport a 3-game series for a "state championship." See The Chicago Tribune, July 10, Aug. 13, 1863 The New York Clipper, Sept. 22, 1865, mentions the "Garden City Club, Chicago". The Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1867 article on the state baseball convention, has as one of the represented teams the "Garden City Club, Chicago--J. J. Kearney and B. Mackey" (delegates). The early nickname for Chicago was the "Garden City."
Sources	The New York Clipper, Sept. 22, 1865
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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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
1863	5 Played	1 Won	3 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1863-06-10	Chicago	IL	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	27 - 21		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1863-07-04	Freeport	IL	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	40 - 20	Freeport, IL	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1863-08-06	Freeport	IL	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	23 - 17		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1863-08-21	Chicago	IL	Osceola Club of Chicago	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago			Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1863-09-14	Chicago	IL	Osceola Club of Chicago	Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago	19 - 16		Bruce Allardice

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Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Garden City Club Grounds, corner Taylor and May	1860s

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