Olympic Club of St. Paul
| Nick Name | Olympic |
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| Earliest Known Date | Wednesday, December 1, 1858 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | St. Paul, MN, United States |
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| NABBP Status | |
| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | Founding date is from a book published in Minnesota in 1890. The club had a number of games covered in the St. Paul newspapers in 1859. The first captain was Samuel Pierce Jennison, later a brevet brigadier general in the Union Army. The full citation from the 1890 History of St. Paul by Andrews is..
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| Sources | SPPD 600911 |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | The St. Paul Daily Press, Aug. 23, 1866, says the Olympics were the Upper Town club, and the Saxons the Lower Town club. See those two club entries for more.[ba] The 1938 Monroe article on early MN baseball says the Olympic played a game Sept. 11, 1860. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Rich Arpi |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
| First in Location | St. Paul, MN |
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| Entry Origin | Richard Hershberger Spreadsheets |
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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 |
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| 1859 | 8 Played | 0 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
| 1860 | 1 Played | 0 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
| 1866 | 6 Played | 4 Won | 2 Lost | 0 Tied |
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