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Dysodias Club of Eugene v Dysodias Club of Eugene in August 1867 + ( "Base Ball – The third game between the married and single men, occurred in this city last Thursday afternoon. A large concourse witnessed the playing, and all seemed intensely interested. The game was well contested; both sides doing their very best. The scoring stood: Married men, 41; single men, 30. The victorious party were invited to the residence of Dr. Hanchett, where they partook of a “game” dinner. This part of the programme varied considerably from the play in the field. All had “bases,” and every one “pitched” to the “center;” all the “fouls” were caught “on the fly;” and all made “home runs,” whether on a “ball” or a “foul;” and no matter how they played they kept their “innings” until brought up on the “short stop,” when they all retired in the best manner possible." )
Young Americas Club of Manhattan v Golden Stars Club of Manhattan in September 1871 + ( "CENTRAL PAR … "CENTRAL PARK GAMES, - The Young Americas could not outshine the Golden Stars (both colored clubs), though in the attempt to do it their pitcher forcibly put the catcher of his own side out at home-base, while the runner quietly touched the plate to the great amusement of the crowd. On Thursday the Amateurs defeated the Metropolis 24 to 20, and the Etnas the Uncas 38 to 29."opolis 24 to 20, and the Etnas the Uncas 38 to 29.")
Long Ball (US Batting Game) + ( "Long Ball" … "Long Ball" is generally known as a baserunning bat-and-ball game in Europe. However, Steven Katz (email of 2/5/2021) notes that, according to an article in the Connecticut Courant, April 23, 1853, was locally the name of something like a fungo game: "Reader, did you ever see a bevy of boys playing what they call long ball? One stands and knocks and the others try to catch the ball, and the fortunate one gets to take the place of the knocker." e place of the knocker." )
In St. Louis in 1875 + ( "On a side n … "On a side note, just found a reference to a game of "base ball" in St. Louis in 1875 that involved "forty or fifty" players. This was played among children at the House of Refuge, which was a home for the orphaned or indigent. Have to assume that this was a game played according to pre-baseball traditions. I think it's unique in that the latest reference to town ball I've found in the St. Louis papers comes during the Civil War - 1861 or so. Based on this, it's possible that these early baseball traditions survived in St. Louis for much longer than I imagined." imagined." )
Alleghany Club v Pittsburg Club on 9 October 1857 + ( "Pittsburg, … "Pittsburg, Oct. 10"Dear Spirit: Quite a large number of our citizens visited Alleghany, on last Friday, to witness the game of Base Ball, so long talked of, between the Pittsburg and Alleghany clubs. The match was played by thirty men, equally divided, and consisted of three innings; but as it was dark before the Alleghanians finished their innings, they would not continue the game, so the Pittsburg boys had to give in, after making nine runs in their third inning, and ten men still in [see note, below]. The result of the game was as follows."[A box score shows Alleghany scoring 25, 24, and 49 runs in its three innings; Pittsburg scoring 31, 37, and 9 runs.]"At the conclusion of the game there was some grumbling. The Pittsburgers wanted the game to be played out; nor would they have commenced their third inning, only that they expected to finish the game. The umpire, however, gave in his cohesion to the course that was followed, and ordered the game to be concluded on Saturday afternoon, a report of which I will give next week."Note: Protoball's interpretation is that the game used all-out-side-out innings, and at the time of suspension only five of the fifteen Pittsburg club had been put out.As described by Peter Morris in Base Ball Pioneers (McFarland, 2012), in 1904 the Pittsburgh Post reprinted the 1857 game account, and added the observations of a surviving participant, Michael Lynch. Lynch said that the match was the "first baseball game played in Alleghany county, under the regulation rules and upon a regulation diamond," which Morris suggests may have meant that despite non-Knick rules for team size, innings played, and inning format, Knick field markings were employed. Lynch recalled use of a "soft, rubber ball" that curved in flight and was hit to great distances. Some Protoball queries, 2015: [1] Is there evidence that the game was completed? [2] Are we sure that the game used all-out-side-out innings? [3] Do we know of other similar games -- 15 players, AOSO innings, rubber balls, variant field layout, etc. -- in this region? [4] What is the "next day" account the Morris adverts to? [5] Was October 9 a Friday in 1857?The Daily Pittsburgh Gazette, Oct. 10, 1857 page 3 carries an account of this game, giving a list of the players. Headlined "The Match of Base Ball." I checked the next 2 issues of the Gazette,, but they don't mention that the game was ever resumed. [ba] t 2 issues of the Gazette,, but they don't mention that the game was ever resumed. [ba] )
Students Base Ball Club of Memphis + ( )
Curb Ball + ( <strong&g … "Curb ball - no baserunning - played with 1 -3 players per team on a side street directly under my (Bronx) bedroom window [which allowed me to participate whenever i wished because i could always hear the game organizing] - a 1 1/2 lane street separated the hitting curb from a 3 1/2 foot chain link fence beyond which was a 2 lane street beyond which was a small grassy rise - spaldeen was thrown against the curb - balls that missed the point of the curb and bounced off the building wall [~10 feet away] were foul balls but if caught on the fly were outs - balls that were thrown below the curb point were in play [but usually weakly hit]; balls hitting the point often went very far[or fast] - caught fly balls or caught grounders were outs, unfielded ground balls were singles - balls off the first fence were singles - balls over the first fence [where 2nd and 3rd players could be positioned] were doubles if not caught on the fly - balls on the rise were triples, balls over the walls were homers - major hazards were moving cars and mothers yelling out their windows for us to quiet down."(Email from Raphael Kasper, February 3, 2020.) Gregory Christiano describes curb ball as a game he played in the Bronx in the mid-1950s:CURB BALL: Hit the 'spaldeen' against the sharp edge of the curb causing it to fly up as high as possible. The fielder must catch it on the fly to get an out...otherwise the number of bounces determines if it was a single, double, triple. Four bounces is a homer. There were no actual bases to run. The players would take turns when the inning was over. A regular nine-inning game was played.to run. The players would take turns when the inning was over. A regular nine-inning game was played.)
Langball + ( <strong&g … <div>[A] "Langball for the Girls. "After the handball contests the girls turned their attention to the unique game of langball. There are two teams. The team that are out are stationed around the floor where bases are located. The batter hangs by the hands from flying rings. A football is pitched in at a distance of about five paces. The batter kicks it and then starts to run around the bases. The girls bunt with their feet very scientifically. Not all of them can bunt, but none want the bunt abolished. Recently the Academics won by 9 to 0. Miss Brooks of the victorious team made a home run, and Miss Houghton stole second in great shape. Miss Flagler, the agile and efficient assistant to Dr. Pettit, made a three-base hit, but was put out on the way home by being hit by the ball — the way a put-out is effected.— Brooklyn Standard Union." [B] "What is langball (also known as 'Lang Ball' and Hang base ball)? Langball is a now-defunct game invented by C. G. Lang, a YMCA director in St. Louis, MO, sometime around 1892. It's something like baseball or kickball, except that the batter in langball dangles from a horizontal bar or flying rings, striking the pitched ball with the bottom of their feet." [The article goes on to describe the game pretty as the article found by George Thompson.] <div dir="ltr"> [C] Langball was invented by someone named Lang, and "is just the game for women, for, although it includes all the health giving features of baseball it does away with the roughness and danger."</div></div>)
Welsh Baseball + ( Author Marti … Author Martin Johns describes Welsh baseball as having evolved from rounders, and having been re-named baseball in 1892. It has been largely confined to Cardiff and Newport, and further to the working-class sections of those towns. Sixty neighborhood clubs were playing in 1921, and five Cardiff schools formed a baseball league in 1922.In 2015, the Welsh Baseball website at http://www.welshbaseball.co.uk/ lists eight clubs in a Premier League, several of them evidently providing summer sport for local soccer clubs. This game uses a smaller ball than is found in US baseball, and features a flattened bat, underhand pitching, eleven-player teams, no foul ground, an all-out-side-out rule, and two-inning games.Note: in 1927, the rules for Welch baseball and Liverpool baseball were evidently combined. See "British Baseball" at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball and at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball_(Welsh_Baseball). l.org/British_Baseball and at http://protoball.org/British_Baseball_(Welsh_Baseball). )
Onondaga Longball + ( Longball is … Longball is played as a summer game in Onondaga Nation, near Syracuse NY.The game, described as "ancient," features foul lines, pitchers who can make outs by catching hit balls after a first bounce, a leather ball about the size of a baseball, games played to 21 runs, and "stinging," (plugging runners to put them out). nging," (plugging runners to put them out). )
Throw Ball + ( Origins rese … Origins researcher Tom Altherr reports in September 2022 that in a 1935 book, Every Day Life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, author George Francis Dow, observed that Puritan strictures discouraged the joys of "throw ball, football . . . . Tom explains that "The way Dow just dropped it casually in the sentence made me take notice. Did Dow assume there was a game called throw ball that was still so familiar to 1935 readers that he didn't have to gloss it?"As of 2022, Protoball has no evidence of Throw Ball as an early pastime. Tom's subsequent research turned up game called Throw Ball as a game said to have started in the 1940s and played by women in Asia. A game called Throw Ball also appears online at https://www.rulesof sport.com/throwball.html, which gives rules for a lively game closely resembling volleyball, but where players catch-and-throw the ball over the net, rather than volleying it. We cannot say this game is a baserunning game, but further searches may turn up more on it as a potential predecessor to base ball se ball )
Washington Game + ( See https:// … See https://nmaahc.si.edu/baseball-mall; the source is the National Museum on African American History.Caption: "Throughout the late 19th century, baseball teams—both black and white—played on the Ellipse, just north of the Museum, and on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The abolitionist and social reformer Frederick Douglass was an honorary member of the Mutual Base Ball Club, which was owned by his son Charles A. Douglass, who also played for the team. Because there were no fences, batters who hit long distances could run around the bases and score as many times as possible before the fielders could return the ball to home plate, according to the generous rules of the so-called 'Washington game.' Scores could top the 100 mark before the rules were changed."<The attendant photograph showed a game in the Washington Ellipse in 1942>The attendant photograph showed a game in the Washington Ellipse in 1942>)
Kendall Club of Yorkville + ( The <em&g … The Kendall County Record (of Yorkville), July 4, 1867 announces the formation of the first baseball club in that town, the Kendall BBC, with E. J. Quigley as president, John A. Beeman as VP, H. G. GAbel as Secretary, and J. C. Goodale as Treasurer.Same July 25, 1867 gives the names of the first and second nines. In the next 2 months they played several games against Bristol and the Blackhawks of Aurora.Same, Aig. 1, 1867 has box scores and lengthy articles on the Bristol-Kendall and Amateurs (of Sandwich)-Union (of Plano) games.This club merged with the Bristol Club to form the Fox River Club, Daniel G. Johnson, president. Same, Sept. 26, 1867.The Chicago Tribune, July 27, 1867, has an extensive article on the State base ball convention. Among the clubs sending delegates was the Kendall of Yorkville.sive article on the State base ball convention. Among the clubs sending delegates was the Kendall of Yorkville.)
Rosette Club of Chicago + ( This club is … This club is known only via a side-reference in a 1870 Chicago newspaper: "There are two Continental Clubs in Chicago, and much confusion and annoyance has resulted in consequence. The Secretary of one of the clubs makes the following request: 'The Continentals which beat the O.K.s would like to have the Secretary of the Continentals who who were beaten by the Rosettes send his address to L. Kuhrman (?) 185 North Clark Street. Our object is to settle who shall call themselves the Continentals, both clubs, probably, being unaware of the fact that there exist two clubs in this city bearing the same name.'" this city bearing the same name.'" )
Continental Club of Chicago v O.K. Club of Chicago in August 1870 + ( This game is … This game is known only via a side-reference in a 1870 Chicago newspaper: "There are two Continental Clubs in Chicago, and much confusion and annoyance has resulted in consequence. The Secretary of one of the clubs makes the following request: 'The Continentals which beat the O.K.s would like to have the Secretary of the Continentals who who were beaten by the Rosettes send his address to L. Kuhrman (?) 185 North Clark Street. Our object is to settle who shall call themselves the Continentals, both clubs, probably, being unaware of the fact that there exist two clubs in this city bearing the same name.'"The winning club was thus reported as one of the two clubs sporting the name of Continental Club. ng the name of Continental Club. )
Winthrop Club of Holliston v Massapoag Club of Sharon on 24 July 1858 + ( Winthrop (Ho … Winthrop (Holliston) 101Massapoag (Sharon) 61(56 innings)--(Boston Herald - “The match game … to test the championship of New England .… It was a very exciting game throughout, and was witnessed by a large number of people from adjoining towns. … At the conclusion of the game, the Clubs adjoined to the Winthrop House (in Holliston) where an excellent supper was served, and speeches were made by several gentlemen.”)-(Lowell Daily Citizen and News - "MIDDLESEX AHEAD OF NORFOLK. The Holliston and Sharon base ball clubs, both of which have beaten the Boston club, played a game on Saturday to test the question of superiority. Holliston beat, making 100 runs to 69. Provided by Joanne Hulbert, 7/28/2015) (Note score discrepancy.)-(Dedham Gazette – "MATCH AT BASE BALL. – A great match of base ball was played on Saturday, at Holliston, in the presence of a large company of spectators between the Winthrop Club of Holliston, and the Massapoag Club of Sharon. The latter club won the first innings. The Winthrop Club, however, came off victorious, having scored 101 tallies against 61 by the Massapoag boys. The playing was very spirited, and the utmost good feeling prevailed throughout. There were 14 men on a side, and nearly all played remarkably well. J. W. Cutter, of the Winthrop Club, was hit in the eye, which delayed the playing somewhat. The referees were Messrs. A. H. Johnson, A. C. Daniels, and B. H. Hoyt. After the game, both Clubs had an excellent supper at the Winthrop House, Holliston, and lively speeches were made.")-(Milford Journal -- "BASE BALL. – A match game was played on last Saturday between the Winthrop club of Holliston and the Massapoag Club of Sharon. The challenge came from the Sharon Club, which the Holliston boys accepted, at the risk of losing some of their laurels won in former contests. The Sharon boys had a fine reputation, and that deservedly as their playing evinced. But the Winthrops carried the day handsomely. The game commenced about 10 o’clock, fourteen on a side. At the close of the first two hours, when the playing was suspended, both clubs partook of a fine lunch, and enjoyed an intermission of some twenty minutes. In resuming the game both clubs entered with the firmest determination to beat, and they had the highest incitement to it, for it was estmated that not less than fifteen hundred spectators were present, as deeply interested as themselves. The game closed between 3 and 4 o’clock, P.M. In reckoning the tallies the Massapoag numbered 61 – the Winthrops 101. The playing was very spirited, and gave general satisfaction to all parties. It was particularly pleasant to see that no hard feeling was engendered by the spirit of rivalry. The Winthrop boys wore their honors with a quiet magnanimity, and the Massapoags bore their defeat with a dignified grace worthy of all praise.In the following table the names of members from both clubs are given, and the result of the game exhibited in detail:MASSAPOAG -- O. P. Johnson 4, C.F. Bryant 5. W. F. Smith 6, P. Mahoney 6, G. Dunakin 6, H. R. Hixon 8, E. Dunakin 6, W. Johnson 1, L. Johnson 3, G.H. Tucker 3, J. Johnson 4, J.S. Middleton 4, J.J. Dunakin 5, E.F. Richards 1.WINTHROP -- J.W. Cutler 5, P.R. Johnson 10, L.E. Rockwood 8, E.G. Whiting 8, Edwin Rockwood 8, Geo. Hoffman 6, E.D. Coffee 7, E.C. Bigelow 10, T.M. Whiting 6, Moses Allen 8, Rufus Durfee 7, Jonathan Puffer 7, W,H. Horton 5, H.H. Safford 6. The referees were Messrs. A.H. Johnson of the Massapoag, A.C. Daniels of the Winthrop, B.H. Hoyt of the Olympic, Boston. The tallymen were Messrs. Johnson of the Massapoag, J.M. Hawks and William R. Thayer of the Winthrop.At the close of the game, the members of both clubs, with invited guests, repaired to the Winthrop House, where they sat down to a bounteous repast prepared by Mr. Francis, its enterprising landlord. After supper, the President of the Winthrop club addressed the company in an elegant and appropriate speech, which he closed by introducing a fine sentiment, contributed by E.J. Cutler, A.M., as follows: The Massapoag Club of Sharon: The rose of Sharon blooms today, No flower blossoms sweeter; But you will smell her sweetest scent, When you have gently beat her.The President of the Massapoag Club responded in a very pleasing and effective style. The remarks were greeted with much applause, and the utmost good feeling prevailed throughout. Several other speeches and sentiments were introduced and responded to during the exercises, and the whole affair wound up in good shape. Both clubs afterwards repaired to the ball ground and participated in a friendly game.The constable of the town deserve much credit for their efficiency in preserving general good order during the day, and the promptness with which they arrested several “outsiders,” who were foolish enough to become intoxicated.") p> )
Twenty-Five Cent Admission Fees + ( <table class="stat … <table class="stats"><tbody><tr><td>[A] "Owing to his heavy expenditures and with a laudable desire to keep out the "rowdy element" that has so often disgraced our base ball fields, Mr. Cammyer. has changed, or rather will change, the price of admission to twenty-five cents for a single ticket." [B] (At) "The Athletic grounds...The tariff of admission was raised from 10 to 25 cents to keep the boys out, for our juveniles are as badly brought up that they are the foremost in creating disturbances at exciting ball matches."</td></tr></tbody></table> in creating disturbances at exciting ball matches." </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>)
Captain Lawrence's Team v Captain Lovejoy's Team in April 1858 + ( "It is interesting to note that on Fast Day, April 1858, there was a ball game played in Trapelo, Captain Lawrence's team defeating Capt. Lovejoy's team by a score of 50 points to 43. Later in the year a Mechanics Ball Club was organized and played a game on the Common with the Olympics of Boston. They were beaten by a score of 54 to 21. Twelve men played on a side." Trapelo was a neighborhood in Waltham. w Roman; font-size: medium;">Trapelo was a neighborhood in Waltham. )
Aurora v Elgin in West Chicago in August 1867 + ( Kendall County Record& … Kendall County Record, Sept. 5, 1867, citing the Aurora Beacon of Aug. 29th, says Elgin played Aurora at Turner Junction on Saturday last, Elgin winning 57-53.The clubs complained about the field.Turner Junction is today West Chicago.s complained about the field. Turner Junction is today West Chicago.)
Omega Club of Andover v Olympic Cricket Club of Andover on 23 May 1860 + ( Andover MA. Omega Base Ball Club … Andover MA. Omega Base Ball Club and Olympic Cricket Club of that locality played a match of baseball on the 23rd (May) according to the Massachusetts rules, which excited no inconsiderable interest. The play, for juveniles, was excellent and much applauded by many spectators present. The score giving the victory to the cricket club by 30 runs."ictory to the cricket club by 30 runs.")
Club of Tiffin + ( Club of Tiffin is mentioned in t … Club of Tiffin is mentioned in the Tiffin Tribune, Oct. 17, 1867The Cincinnati Daily Gazette, June 22, 1870, notes a baseball tournament at Sandusky to be played on July 4th. Clubs from Oberlin, Norwalk, Fremont, Elmore and Tiffin are included.Oberlin, Norwalk, Fremont, Elmore and Tiffin are included.)
North Star BBC of Rochester + ( It had 3953 residents in 1870.)
Club of Brookings, SD + ( The St. Paul Daily Glo … The St. Paul Daily Globe, July 22, 1888 reports the Brookings Fire Department played the Pipestone (MN) Fire Dept. in "a match game of base ball" at the July 21st Fireman's Tournament in Pipestone.Brooking is today the 4th largest city in SD. It was founded in 1879, and had 1518 residents in 1890.D. It was founded in 1879, and had 1518 residents in 1890.)
Base Ball Hits the Sports Pages? Sunday Mercury, Spirit of the Times Among First to Cover Game Regularly + ( [A] "The Sunday Mercur … [A] "The Sunday Mercury reportedly began coverage on May 1,of 1853]" [B] "On July 9, 1853, The Spirit of the Times mentioned baseball for the first time, printing a letter reporting a game between the Gotham and Knickerbocker Clubs." [C] Spirit of the Times began to cover cricket in 1837 . . . . Not until July 9, 1853, however, did it give notice to a baseball match . . . the same one noted in the fledgling [New York] Clipper one week later."m>[New York] Clipper one week later.")
Contest grounds + ( between 23rd and 24th streets and 3rd and 4th avenues)

Alert grounds + ( on President St. between Smith and Hoyt)

Game at Ball in Cambridge in 1781 + (– And that no other person was pr … – And that no other person was present in said area, except a boy who, they say was playing with a Ball – From the testimony some of the persons in the kitchen it appeared that the company there assembled were very noisy –That some game at Ball was played –That some of the company called on the Boy to keep tally; which Boy was seen by the same person, repeated by running after the Ball, with a penknife & stick in his hand, on which stick notches were cut –That a Person who tarried at home at Dr. Appleton's was alarmed by an unusual noise about three o'clock, & on looking out the window, saw in the opening between Hollis & Stoughton, four or five persons, two of whom were stripped of their coats, running about, sometimes stooping down & apparently throwing something . . ." Posted to 19CBB by Kyle DeCicco-Carey [date?] Source: Harvard College Faculty Records (Volume IV, 1775-1781), call number UAIII 5.5.2, page 220 (1781). Harvard is in Cambridge MA. Harvard is in Cambridge MA. )
Baseball5 + ('''"Baseball5''' ('''B5''') is an … '''"Baseball5''' ('''B5''') is an internationally played Safe Haven game with many of the same rules as baseball and softball, and is governed alongside those sports by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The game revolves around two teams of five players taking turns playing offense and defense, with each of the offensive team's players taking turns hitting a small rubber ball with their bare hands into the field of play (which is a 21 m (68.90 ft)-square), and then running counterclockwise around four bases (13 m (42.65 ft) apart) laid out in a square shape to score a run, while the defensive team tries to eliminate ("get out') offensive players before they complete their trip around the bases to prevent them from scoring. Outs occur either when a hit ball is caught before touching the ground, or (in specific situations) when a defender with the ball touches either a base or a runner. Offensive players can also get themselves out by illegally hitting the ball.The teams switch roles after three outs are made, with an "inning" being completed when both teams have played offense once. The game is played to five innings, with any ties being broken by playing extra innings as necessary, and games generally lasting 15 to 20 minutes. Unlike baseball/softball, there is no pitcher, with the batter (offensive player who hits the ball) starting each play with the ball, which is the only equipment used in the game." (wikipedia)hich is the only equipment used in the game." (wikipedia))
Franklin Club of Detroit v Franklin Club of Detroit on 15 August 1857 + ('''August 15, 1857''' ' … '''August 15, 1857''' '''First Recorded Baseball Game in Detroit'''The ''Detroit Free Press'' reported on an intramural game played by members of the Franklin Baseball Club at the corner of Beaubien and Adams. No score was given. Although cricket was far and away the most popular team sport in 1850s Detroit, it’s safe to assume that some cricketeers had been experimenting with various forms of baseball for a while. The likely reason for this particular contest making it into print was that the team (named after Ben Franklin) included Free Press employees. (vintagedetroit.com)included Free Press employees. (vintagedetroit.com))
Rio Grande Club of Brownsville v Union Club of Matamoros on 21 October 1869 + (''The Two Republics'', an English … ''The Two Republics'', an English language newspaper of Mexico City, reported on Nov. 20, 1869: "Base Ball on the Rio Grande. The Rio Grande Club of Brownsville played the opening game of a series with the Union Club of Matamoros, Mexico, on the grounds of the former, on Oct. 21st." Brownsville won, in a game shortened to 8 innings by darkness.The Brownsville Daily Ranchero, Oct. 23, 1869, gives more detail, including a box score and the names of the players (8 on each side). The Brownsville team won 29-22. The Brownsville team was composed of local notables and a few army officers from nearby Fort Brown.composed of local notables and a few army officers from nearby Fort Brown.)
Brooklyn v New York in Brooklyn on 21 October 1861 + ((“The game for the silver ball” – … (“The game for the silver ball” – 8 innings)(Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times: “The nine which represented New York was a weak one in many respects, in consequence of a portion of those who were originally named declining to play. Substitutes were, therefore, placed in the field, rather than disappoint the immense audience (numbering some eight thousand) which had gathered to witness the contest. The ball was won by the Atlantic Club (as they made the most runs), which organization has, for a long period, ranked as the Champion club.”)s the Champion club.”))
Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 25 August 1860 + ((“fly” game) ( … (“fly” game)(BDE: This match “was interesting sololy from the striking contrast it afforded to the proceedings of Thursday last, both in the character of the play exhibited and the conduct of the spectators, for on this occasion the utmost cordiality was manifested throughout, good humor and courteous conduct ruling the action of all who participated in it. In other respects it was entirely a one-sided affair, as the Excelsiors evidently had it all their own way, and we verily believe they could, if they had used strenuous exertions to that effect, have placed their opponents hors du combat without their making a single run. However, badly as they were beaten, the gentlemanly Knickerbockers took it as a matter of course, and looked upon the affair as one of the best jokes of the season.”)(NYT: “A large number of spectators were present, among whom were a goodly number of ladies, who were comfortably seated on the balcony of the Excelsior Club-house. … The Excelsior entertained their opponents.”)(NYC: “… the game was one of the most amusing and enjoyable of the season; and as, after all, that is the great object of the game, recreation, being the desideratum in base ball, we think it would be as well to play more of such matches.”)of such matches.”))
Continental Jr. Club of Brooklyn + ((1) “Base Ball,” SOT, vol. 26, no. 39 (8 Nov 1856), p. 463, col. 3 (2) “Base Ball,” NYC, [?] Nov 1856)
Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Putnam Club of Brooklyn on 16 October 1858 + ((1) “City News and Gossip: Base B … (1) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 17, no. 245 (15 Oct 1858), p. 3, col. 2(2) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” Brooklyn Daily Eagle, vol. 17, no. 247 (18 Oct 1858), p. 3, col. 1(3) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Excelsior vs. Putnam,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 5, no. 8 (23 Oct 1858), p. 116, col. 3(4) Peverelly, p. 53(5) Wright, pp. 19 & 20everelly, p. 53 (5) Wright, pp. 19 & 20)
Arctic Jr. Club of Brooklyn + ((1) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 17, no. 213 (8 Sep 1858), p. 3, col. 1 (2) “City News and Gossip: Base Ball,” BDE, vol. 17, no. 225 (22 Sep 1858), p. 3, col. 2)
Lone Star Club of Jersey City v Columbia Club of Hoboken on 10 November 1857 + ((1) “Lone Star vs. Columbia,” NYC … (1) “Lone Star vs. Columbia,” NYC, vol. 5, no. 31 (21 Nov 1857), p. 244, col. [xx] (date of game given as 10 Nov)(2) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Lone Star vs. Columbia,” PSOT, vol. 3, no. 11 (14 Nov 1857), p. 165, col. 111 (14 Nov 1857), p. 165, col. 1)
Club of Newark v Eckford Club of Brooklyn on 28 August 1861 + ((1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: … (1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Matches to Be Played” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 4, no. 25 (24 Aug 1861), p. 388, col. 1(2) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Matches to Be Played,” Wilkes’ Spirit of the Times, vol. 4, no. 26 (31 Aug 1861), p. 404, col. 3(3) Peverelly, p. 74(4) Wright, pp. 57 & 60See games tab>(4) Wright, pp. 57 & 60 See games tab)
Newark Club of Newark v Empire Club of New York on 7 August 1857 + ((1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: … (1) “Out-Door Sports: Base Ball: Match between the Empire and Newark Clubs” PSOT, vol. 2, no. 24 (15 Aug 1857), p. 373, col. 1(2) “Empire vs. Newark,” NYC, vol. 5, no. 18 (22 Aug 1857), p. 143, col. [xx] [TBI; NOT YET SEEN]3, col. [xx] [TBI; NOT YET SEEN])
Excelsior Club of Brooklyn v Pastime Club of Brooklyn on 8 October 1858 + ((1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: … (1) “Out-Door Sports: Base-Ball: Excelsior vs. Pastime,” Porter’s Spirit of the Times, vol. 5, no. 7 (16 Oct 1858), p. 100, col. 1(2) Peverelly, p. 55(3) Wright, p. 19 & 23 [latter page, Pastime = 8 runs]See Protoball Games Tabter page, Pastime = 8 runs] See Protoball Games Tab)
Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Gothams Club of New York on 17 June 1851 + ((10 innings – 9 players on a side) Born from the Gothams, at the time of this match the Knickerbocker's opponent was known as the Washington Base Ball Club. (rc))
Enterprise Jr. Club of Morrisania v Young America Club of Harlem on 11 October 1856 + ((10 innings – drawn game))
Harmony Club of Brooklyn v Continental Club of Brooklyn on 1 July 1856 + ((10 innings))
Mutual Club of New York v Hoboken on 3 August 1859 + ((10 innings))
Mutual Club of New York v Eureka Club of Newark on 21 August 1862 + ((10 innings))
Favorita Club of Brooklyn v Brooklyn Club of Brooklyn on 21 August 1862 + ((10 innings))
Excelsior Club of South Brooklyn v Eagle Base Ball Club of New York on 8 September 1859 + ((10 innings) (NYT: “It was one of the best and most evenly contested games of the present Summer, and afforded great satisfaction to a very large concourse of spectators.”) Gotham grounds at Elysian Fields)
Liberty Jr. Club of New Brunswick v Atlantic Club of New Brunswick on 29 October 1859 + ((10 innings) 1st nine of Atlantic v. 2nd nine of Liberty Jr.)
Superior Club of Brooklyn v Montauk Club of Brooklyn on 10 October 1857 + ((10 innings) Superior 2nd ine 34, Montauk 1st nine 32)
Married v Single in Batavia on 1 June 1860 + ((10 innings)(Batavia BBC intra-club game)(Porter’s Spirit of the Times: 13 players listed on each side, some with no positions))
Union Club of Medway v Winthrop Club of Holliston on 26 September 1859 + ((101-inning game played under Mas … (101-inning game played under Massachusetts rules for the state championship)(Porter’s Spirit of the Times: “This much talked of match …, which was postponed from last Thursday, came of at the South End Riding Park … in this city. The Winthrop Club was the challenging party, they having been defeated by the Union Club last season, and won the championship from the Winthrops. The event drew together a large number of our citizens—admirers of this exciting sport, also large numbers from the country towns in this State. The game was played according to the established rules of the Massachusetts Association of Base ball players, 100 tallies constituting the game. “ … During the progress of the game Mr. C. W. Seavy, a member of the Union Club, was struck with the ball in the temple and was taken from the field, but soon returned to do his part in winning the game; also Geo. Hoffman, member of the Winthrop Club, while running from the first to the second base, struck one of his fingers against the second base and turned it out of joint. The game was not delayed longer than to have his finger brought back to its proper position by Dr. Fisher, of Medway, who was present, and the playing proceeded as if nothing had happened. We hope to see our country friends again in another match at some future time.”))
Union Club of Medway v Excelsior Club of Upton on 28 July 1859 + ((106 innings)(New York Sunday Mercury: “An immense concourse of people were present to witness the match.”))

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