Independent Club of Somerville

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Nick Name	Independent
Earliest Known Date	Sunday, August 7, 1859
Last Known Game
Location	Somerville, NJ, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Sources	NYSM 590807
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Found by	Richard Hershberger
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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
1858	5 Played	2 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied
1859	4 Played	0 Won	4 Lost	0 Tied
1860	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1858-07-04	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	NJ	Liberty Club of New Brunswick	Independent Club of Somerville			John Zinn
Ballgame	1858-08-17	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	NJ	Liberty Club of New Brunswick	Independent Club of Somerville	59 - 10		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-09-01	Somerville		NJ	Independent Club of Somerville	Olympic Club of Brooklyn	41 - 17		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-10-05	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Olympic Club of Brooklyn	Independent Club of Somerville			Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-10-14	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Independent Club of Somerville	Olympic Club of Brooklyn	59 - 31		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-08-01	Somerville		NJ	Liberty Club of New Brunswick	Independent Club of Somerville	44 - 35	Somerville, NJ
Ballgame	1859-08-01	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	NJ	Liberty Club of New Brunswick	Independent Club of Somerville	44 - 35		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-08-05	New Brunswick	Middlesex County	NJ	Liberty Club of New Brunswick	Independent Club of Somerville	48 - 37		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-09-05	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Washington Club of Newark	Independent Club of Somerville	20 - 13		John Zinn
Ballgame	1860-06-02			NJ	Lafayette Club of Raritan	Independent Club of Somerville	11 - 2		Bob Tholkes

Players

Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
A. J. Hardcastle	1858	Initial Officer
A. Paulson	1859
A. Van Ness	1858
C. V. Williamson	1859
D. Williamson	1859
Daley	1859
Dooly	1858
Dulling	1859
T. Durling	1858, 1859
E. Kirkpatrick	1858
B. Freeman	1858, 1859
G. B. Sandborn	1858	Initial Officer
G. Stringer	1858
H. Kirkpatrick	1858
Hardcastle	1858
J. Hardy	1858, 1859
J. Brown	1858	Initial Officer
Jaisson	1859
Johnson	1859
Morison	1859
R. D. Cook	1858, 1859	Founder, Initial Officer
P. Rogers	1858, 1859
S. Tunison	1859
A. Tunnison	1858, 1859
Voster	1859

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