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• Resolute Club of Norway v South Paris Club in 1865  + (<p>First match game in Oxford County, Maine.</p> <p>The Resolutes were the club from Paris Hill Academy, in Norway ME.</p>)
• Resolute Club of Norway  + (<p>First match game in Oxford County, Maine.</p> <p>The Resolutes were the club from Paris Hill Academy, in Norway ME.</p>)
• Athletic Club of Philadelphia v Club of Camden on 9 June 1864  + (<p>First match of the 1864 season for the Athletic Club.</p>)
• Racine Club v Racine Club on 2 October 1866  + (<p>First nine vs. second nine</p>)
• Live Oak Club of Cincinnati v Eagle Club of Daytlon on 3 November 1866  + (<p>First of a 4-club tournament</p>)
• Eureka Club of Newark v Eckford Club of Brooklyn on 13 September 1861  + (<p>First of the series.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 11 November 1847  + (<p>First of three undated entries in the game books that appears between the Nov. 2 triple header and the April 6, 1848 game. November 11 is a guess based on the fact that usual game days were Tuesday and Friday.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 26 August 1850  + (<p>First of two undated entries between Aug. 22 and Sept. 5.  Date is an estimate based on normal game days in 1850.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 30 September 1850  + (<p>First of two undated entries between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7.  Date is an estimate based on regular game days for 1850.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York in November 1849 1  + (<p>First of two undated entries that appear in Vol. 2 of the Game Books between the game of October 25, 1849 and a game dated as "Nov. 1849." Date is an estimate and could have been played in the last week of October.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 25 July 1850  + (<p>First of two undated entries that appear between July 22 and August 8. Date is an assumption based on usual game days.</p>)
• Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York v Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York on 22 June 1847  + (<p>First pages in the game book to include the positions each man played.</p>)
• First saloon established on a base ball ground  + (<p>First report of a saloon on a base ball ground, Union Base Ball and Cricket Grounds in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.</p>)
• First Reported use of Knickers During a Base Ball Match  + (<p>First reported instance of a base ball club wearing knickers, July 7, 1866 - Liberty Club of New Brunswick vs National Club of Washington, in New Jersey.</p> <p>Liberty uniform - Blue cap, White flannel shirt, Blue knee breeches, White stockings</p>)
• In Independence Rock on 6 June 1862  + (<p>Fisher, "Utah and the Civil War" … <p>Fisher, "Utah and the Civil War" p. 52 quotes the diary of Dr. Harvey C. Hullinger, of Lot Smith's company of Utah volunteers, sent to guard the immigrant trails: "Friday, June 6, 1862... It rained this afternoon, and the men played ball." The nature of the ball game is not specified.</p></br><p>The company was then camped at/near Independence Rock, a site on the Pioneer Trail that is today a historic site.</p></br><p>Is this the first ball game playe din Wyoming?</p>e.</p> <p>Is this the first ball game playe din Wyoming?</p>)
• Rivermont Club of Fishkill Landing  + (<p>Fishkill Landing merged into Matteawan in 1913.</p>)
• Neshanock Club of Flemington  + (<p>Flemington had 1,412 residents in 1870.</p>)
• Flour City Club of Rochester v Live Oak Club of Rochester on 24 May 1859  + (<p>Flour City 2 (?) 36</p> <p>Live Oak 2 (?) 27</p>)
• Flour City Club of Rochester v Live Oak Club of Rochester on 25 October 1858  + (<p>Flour City 2 (?) 41</p> <p>Live Oak 2 (?) 39</p>)
• Flushing v Astoria in Flushing on 26 October 1859  + (<p>Flushing (Flushing) 33</p> <p>Astoria (Astoria) 7</p> <p>(5 innings)</p>)
• In Flushing on 20 October 1858  + (<p>Flushing BBC intraclub game</p> <p>(PSOT: “A base-ball club has recently been formed in this village, and to-day played their first game. They played remarkably well considering—as to most of them the game was entirely new.”)</p>)
• Flushing Institute Club of Flushing  + (<p>Flushing Institute, in Queens, existed 1845-1901</p>)
• Cat (Kat)  + (<p>For a recent description of Cat/O … <p>For a recent description of Cat/Old-Cat, see <strong>Supplemental Text below.</strong> </p></br><p>Per Culin. A batting game played with a six-inch, pointed wooden “cat.” The cat is pitched to a batter standing near a four-foot circle. The batter is out if he hits a caught fly or if the ball falls, unhit, into the circle. If put out, the batter goes to the end of the sequence of fielders, and the pitcher becomes the new batter. A batter can accrue points based on the distance from the circle to the where the hit ball lands. A version described by Newell[39] allows the batter to elevate and hit any cat that is pitched outside the circle.</p></br><p><strong>Note: </strong>A Dutch book printed in 1845 also describes "Kat:" See http://protoball.org/1845.29.</p></br><p>"The Kat is a piece of wood about 6 inches long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide at the midpoint and comes to a point at both ends making the form of a double cone. The Kat is placed on the ground in the middle of a big circle and a player uses a "ball stick" to hit one end of it to launch it into the air. As it comes down he tries to hit it out of the circle. If he fails to hit it or doesn't hit it out of the circle he steps off and the next player takes his turn.  If he's successful he's assigned a certain number of points depending on how far he hit it." </p></br><p> </p></br><p> </p> depending on how far he hit it." </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>)
• Stamford Club of Stamford  + (<p>For more on this club, see http://www.stamfordhistory.org/Stamford%20Earliest%20Baseball%20Record%20c.pdf</p>)
• First distance-estimated home run  + (<p>For possibly the first home run w … <p>For possibly the first home run whose distance was estimated (if not actually measured), see the following account of a game between the second nines of the Charter Oak and Vigilant clubs on 28 June 1859 on the Charter Oak grounds:</p></br><blockquote>. . . Home runs were made by Jerome and Sweezy [1b and ss for the Charter Oaks]. Jerome made a most splendid bat of over 350 feet before the ball struck the ground. . . .</blockquote>0 feet before the ball struck the ground. . . .</blockquote>)

• Active Club of Paterson v Quickstep Club of Paterson on 24 August 1864  + (<p>For the Junior Championship of Paterson</p>)

• Edmund Brown  + (<p>For the complicated, uncertain tale of Edmund Brown's actual tenure with the Eckfords, see his entry in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Founders</span>.</p>)
• Maple Leaf Club of Hamilton v Young Canadians Club of Woodstock on 20 September 1865  + (<p>Forfeit</p>)
• Michigan Central Railroad Club  + (<p>Formation of this club announced in the Detroit <em>Free Press</em>, Aug. 23, 1859</p>)
• National Club of Oswego  + (<p>Formed 1865, disbanded 1866</p>)
• Rebel Club of Woodstock  + (<p>Formed Jan. 1867 with Jno. C. Ott as captain.</p>)
• Catoctin Club of Middletown  + (<p>Formed July 1866 with Dr. Charles J. Baer as president.</p>)
• Morning Star Club of Oshawa  + (<p>Formed May 14th, 1862.</p> <p>A New Dominion BBC mentioned in the Oshawa Vindicator, May 27, 1868.</p> <p>Oshawa had 3,185 residents in 1871.</p>)
• Liberty Club of Jamaica  + (<p>Formed Oct. 27th</p>)
• Oriental Club of Philadelphia  + (<p>Formed Sept. 17, 1865. See Philadelphia <em>Press</em>, Sept. 27, 1865</p>)
• Hampden Club of Springfield  + (<p>Formed by a consolidation of the Hampden of Chicopee and Pioneer of Springfield.</p>)
• Independent Club of Titusville  + (<p>Formed by consolidation of the Drake and Star BBCs, Which implies both of those clubs were junior.</p>)
• Washington Base Ball Club  + (<p>Formed by former players of the New York and Gotham Ball Clubs.  Changed name to the Gothams in 1852, likely making it the same club as http://protoball.org/Gothams_Club_of_New_York.</p>)
• Vallejo Club of Vallejo  + (<p>Formed from the best players in the city, presumably from the Pastimes and others.</p>)
• Pastimes Club of Demopolis  + (<p>Formed in April 1874. The played the club of Macon Station in June.</p> <p>City funded in 1819</p>)
• Club of Suisun  + (<p>Formed of residents of Suisun and Fairfield.</p> <p>Suisun (1870 pop. 462) is today Suisun City.</p>)
• Clippers Club of Pittsfield  + (<p>Formerly the 3rd nine of the Old Elm.</p>)
• Boys In Blue Club of Cour D'Alene  + (<p>Fort Cour D'Alene, Idaho Territor … <p>Fort Cour D'Alene, Idaho Territory, July 19. EDITOR SPOKANE TIMES: Dear Sir: You are requested by the members of the C. d'A. B. B. Club to publish the following in your excellent paper:</br></p><p>A meeting of the "Boys In Blue" was held at Fort Cour D'Alene, I. T., on the evening of July 19, for the purpose of organizing a Base Ball club, Corpl. Ashton in the chair.</br>The Club was duly organized and named the Cour d'Alene Base Ball Club, and the following officers unanimously elected: president, 1st Seargt. John Stratford, Co. A 2nd Infantry; vice president, Corpl. John Ashton, Co. I, 2nd Infty; treasurer and secretary, Albert Wedemeyer, Prin. Mus. 2nd Infty Band. </br></p><p>The Cour d'Alene B. B. Club is now ready to receive all challenges from any of the neighboring base ball clubs.</br>All challenges should be sent to the secretary of the C. d'A. B. B. C.</br>A. Wedemeyer, Secretary, C. d'A. B. B. Club</br></p>of the C. d'A. B. B. C. A. Wedemeyer, Secretary, C. d'A. B. B. Club </p>)
• Club of Fort Davis  + (<p>Fort Davis was established in 1854.</p>)
• Club of Fort Griffin  + (<p>Fort Griffin existed 1867-79</p> <p>Fort Griffin <em>Echo</em>, July 31, 1880: "The base ball club will meet for practice here tomorrow."</p>)
• Mystic Club of Fort Klamath  + (<p>Fort Klamath existed 1863-90</p>)
• Club of Fort Larned  + (<p>Fort Larned was an army post 1859-78. It is about 5 miles from Larned.</p>)
• Club of Fort McKinney  + (<p>Fort McKinney, near Buffalo, existed 1877-94.</p>)
• Club of Fort Morgan  + (<p>Fort Morgan was founded in 1884.</p>)
• Club of Fort Pierce  + (<p>Fort Pierce was an army post established in 1838. The town was incorporated in 1901, and had 1,333 residents in 1910.</p> <p>The Fort Pierce BBC played the club of Stuart, at Fort Pierce, on Sept. 14, 1905</p>)
• Andrus Club of Fort Robinson  + (<p>Fort Robinson (established 18740 was near Crawford, Nebraska.</p>)