Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg

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Nick Name	Mississippi Valley
Earliest Known Date	October 1864 -- Thanksgiving Day
Last Known Game
Location	Vicksburg, MS, United States
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Description	The "Spirit of the Times," Dec. 17, 1864, reports on a Thanksgiving Day game in Vicksburg between two nines of the Mississippi Valley BBC. Wentz's nine lost to Tawne's nine, 18 to 6. The article gives a complete box score with the players' names. Note--Julian A. Wentz (1842-1914) was a civilian railroad man born in NY, who came to Vicksburg during the civil war to help run the military railroads there. It is presume that the other ballplayers were civilian government employees. The Vicksburg Daily Times, November 13, 1866, reports: “A game of Base Ball came off yesterday at the Arsenal grounds…. Messrs. Wentz and Borden were captains of the rival sides.” The New Orleans Times, December 27, 1866 says the Mississippi Valley Base Ball Club of Vicksburg has come to New Orleans to play. Note--H. and W. Borden played in the 1864 game cites above. The Vicksburg Herald, Oct. 15, Oct. 21, 1864 notes practice games of this club. Same Dec. 10, 1864 reports on a meeting of this club. The Daily Herald, November 26, 1864, stated the following: The prize nines were dressed in the uniform of the club, which consists of black pants and white flannel over shirts trimmed with blue. As they appeared upon the ground, they presented quite as fine and lively a body of young men as we have seen assembled together for such a purpose since the days we were want to gather with ball and bat on the 'Village Green.' The Captains of the nines were Mr. J.H. Towne, Jr., of Adams' Express Company and Mr. Jule Wentz, of the U.S. Treasury Department of this city. The play was exceedingly well conducted by both parties in the best spirit of emulation, and many of the players called forth the applause of the spectators. The Umpire, Mr. A.A. Dewey, of the U.S. Treasury Department, performed his duty in a most admirable manner, and to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Vicksburg (1860 pop 4,591; 1870 pop. 12,443) is on the Mississippi River about halfway up the state's western border and about 40 miles W of Jackson, which is near the center of the state.
Sources	The Vicksburg Herald, Oct. 15, Oct. 21, 1864
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location	MS
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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
1864	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied
1867	3 Played	1 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1864-10-25	Vicksburg	MS	Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg	Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-02-07	Vicksburg	MS	24th United States Infantry Base Ball Club of Vicksburg, Mississippi	Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg	30 - 33	Jeff T. Giambrone
Ballgame	1867-02-10	Vicksburg	MS	24th United States Infantry Base Ball Club of Vicksburg, Mississippi	Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg	33 - 24	Jeff T. Giambrone
Ballgame	1867-04-02	Vicksburg	MS	24th United States Infantry Base Ball Club of Vicksburg, Mississippi	Mississippi Valley BBC of Vicksburg	61 - 35	Jeff T. Giambrone

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Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Reading's Foundry Field	1868

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