Olympic Club of St. Paul

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Nick Name Olympic
Earliest Known Date Wednesday, December 1, 1858
Location St. Paul, MN, United States
Nine Class Senior
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..

"In December the first base-ball club was organized. It was called the Olympic; S.P. Jennison, captain, R.C. Munger, treasurer. About the same time a German Turner's Society was organized in Irvine's Hall." [Rich Arpi]

St. Paul had 10,401 residents in 1860 and 20,030 in 1870. It was the 71st largest US city in 1870. [ba]

Sources

SPPD 600911

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.

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Found by Rich Arpi
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location St. Paul, MN
Entry Origin Richard Hershberger Spreadsheets

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
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

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1859-05-28 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 27 - 16 St. Paul, MN Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-05-31 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 44 - 42 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-06-07 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 69 - 34 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-06-11 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 52 - 36 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-06-18 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 37 - 26 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-07-06 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 28 - 22 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1859-07-11 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 28 - 24 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1859-07-27 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 28 - 17 Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1860-07-27 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Rich Arpi
Ballgame 1866-07-26 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Saxons Club of St. Paul 20 - 18 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1866-08-22 St. Paul MN Saxons Club of St. Paul Olympic Club of St. Paul 35 - 33 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1866-08-28 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Saxons Club of St. Paul 39 - 19 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1866-10-29 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Saxons Club of St. Paul 36 - 32 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1866-11-03 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Saxons Club of St. Paul 18 - 20 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1866-11-08 St. Paul MN Olympic Club of St. Paul Saxons Club of St. Paul 39 - 28 Bruce Allardice

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