Lafayette Club of Newark

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Nick Name	Lafayette
Earliest Known Date	Saturday, October 31, 1857 -- 8/17/2012
Last Known Game
Location	Newark, Essex County, NJ, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class
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Description	Newark Daily Advertiser - 10/31/1857
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Comment	According to the Newark Daily Advertiser, the "club is composed principally of members of Engine Company Number 4, who are out of employment. Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	John Zinn
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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
1857	2 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied
1859	3 Played	2 Won	1 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	1857-10-31	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Lafayette Club of Newark	Lafayette Club of Newark	39 - 29		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1857-11-02	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Lafayette Club of Newark	Lafayette Club of Newark	32 - 32		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-10-22	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Eagle Club of Newark	Lafayette Club of Newark	22 - 13		John Zinn
Ballgame	1859-11-22	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Lafayette Club of Newark	Lightfoot Club of Newark	22 - 15		John Zinn
Ballgame	1859-11-24	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Lafayette Club of Newark	Metamora Club of Newark	22 - 11		John Zinn
Ballgame	1860-09-21	Newark	Essex County	NJ	Lafayette Club of Newark	Gotham Jr. Club of New York	10 - 64		Bob Tholkes

Players

Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
Axtell	1857
Bradshaw	1857
Bruen	1857
F. Wheeler	1859
George Webb	1857
Gilbert	1857
Hopper	1857
J. Ball	1857
J. Doremus	1859
J. Wheeler	1859
L. Ball	1857
Lathrop	1857
McLurrin	1857
O'Brien	1857
Pierson	1857
Remer	1857
Ryerson	1857
Searles	1857
Seater	1859
Smith	1857
Stephenson	1857
Stiles	1857
Swain	1857
W. Doremus	1859
W. Littell, Jr.	1859
W. Little	1857

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