Unique Club of Brooklyn v Monitor Club of Brooklyn on 25 October 1867

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Date of Game Friday, October 25, 1867
Location Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Field Satellite Grounds
Home Team Unique Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Monitor Club of Brooklyn
Score 17 - 49
Number of Players 9
Description

 "UNIQUE VS. MONITOR

"On Friday these crack colored clubs met on the Satellite grounds. The 'Eunnche' (sic) [Unique] have held the colored championship, but on this occasion received a terrible drubbing, the Monitors out-batting and out playing them at every point. – the Uniques became demoralized in the latter part of the …

"Lineups: 

"UNIQUE: Kennard, cf; Marbleau, c; Jewell, rf;  Davis, 2b; Anderson, ss; Furman, p; Peterson, 1b; Bunce, lf; Morse, 3b.

"MONITOR: Heady, lf; Brown, c; Williams, p; Hicks, ib; Anderson, 2b; Lewis, ss; F. Jackson, 3b; Henry, cf; S. Jackson, rf.

"Summary:  8 innings:  UNIQUE – 17, MONITOR – 49

"Umpire – C.C. Smith of the Fulton Cub

"Time of game: - two hours and thirty minutes"

Sources

New York Sunday Dispatch, October 27, 1867

Note: it is just a guess that the Unique Club was the home club in this match between African American clubs.

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Found by Gregory Christiano
Submission Note Email of 11/17/2013
Players Locality Local



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