Union Club of Lansingburgh
| Nick Name | Unions |
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| Earliest Known Date | 1861 |
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| Location | Lansingburgh, NY, United States |
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| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | Peverelly [page 70 and page 40] reports that the Atlantic played the Union 8/8/65 and the Mutuals played the Unions at Lansingburgh on 8/28/65. "BASE BALL.—The Priam B. B. Club of this city, and the National B.B. Club of Lansingburgh have lately consolidated and organized a new Base Ball Club. The Club is styled “Union Base Ball Club of Rensselaer County.” The following gentlemen have been elected officers of the new club for the ensuing season:— —A base-ball match between the Union club, of Lansingburgh, and the Active club, of Troy, will probably take place on the play-ground at Batestown, on Wednesday afternoon of this week. ☞ BASE BALL.—The Union base ball club of Lansingburgh, reörganized last evening, and the following officers were elected for the coming season: ☞ BASE BALL.—A match game of base ball between the Liberty Club, of this city and the Union Club, of Lansingburgh, will be played next Thursday on the Putnam grounds, Northeast of the University. All lovers of the game should be present. Around 1868 this club began to be known as the Haymakers of Troy. It appears that Troy business people helped finance the club, and several of its members had played for Troy clubs. The Haymakers were a major player in baseball 1868-72 and in fact were part of the first professional baseball league. Some sources have this club playing as early as 1861. See Morris, "Base Ball Pioneers" for more. |
| Sources | Morris (ed), Base Ball Pioneers. Laing, "The Haymakers, Unions and Trojans of Troy' |
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| Comment | Lansingburgh Weekly Chronicle, July 20, 1865, has an ad for the first annual picnic of this club, implying that it was existing at least as early as 1864. Early name Union BBC of Rensselaer County Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
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