Pioneer Club of Rockford
| Nick Name | Pioneer |
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| Earliest Known Date | September 1865 |
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| Location | Rockford, IL, United States |
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| Nine Class | Junior |
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| Description | Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 224 mentions the Pioneer and Union Base Ball Clubs formed in Rockford in 1865. I've given it an artificial start date of September to insure that the Forest City Club is recognized as the first Rockford club. Future Hall of Famer Albert Spalding played on this club. According to Spalding, in the fall of 1865 the Pioneers beat the city merchants in a game 26-2 (Spalding, National Pastime, p. 118). This was a game Oct. 6th, 1865. |
| Sources | Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" p. 224. Sampson, Ballists, Dead Beats and Muffins (2023) |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know
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| Year | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties |
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| 1865 | 1 Played | 1 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
Ballgames
| Page | Date | City | Borough | State | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | First in | Contributor |
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| Ballgame | 1865-10-06 | Rockford | IL | Mercantile Club of Rockford | Pioneer Club of Rockford | 2 - 26 | Bruce Allardice |
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