White Stockings Club of Chicago

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Nick Name White Stockings
Earliest Known Date October 1869
Location Chicago, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

In October 1869, a group of prominent Chicagoans decided to form the first openly professional club in Chicago. They raided the top eastern clubs for talent, and decided to name the team the White Stockings. Though derided in other cities as the "$18,000 club" "mercenaries," the new team finished 65-8 overall and 22-7 against other professional teams, giving them the best record in the country. They defeated the famed Cincinnati Reds twice in 1870 (defeating Chicago's arch-rival, Cincinnati, was the prime object of the team) , and when they defeated the New York Mutuals Nov. 1, 1870, laid claim as national champions.

This team dissolved after the great Chicago fire of 1871, but was reborn a few years later and eventually took the nickname "Cubs."

Sources

Rucker and Freyer, "19th Century Baseball in Chicago." Bales, "Before They Were the Cubs." National Chronicle, March 26, April 2, 1870 (regarding player acquisition).

Source Image
Gassette.jpg
Comment

Attached image is that of Colonel Norman Gassette (1839-91), first club president, a prominent Chicago lawyer and politician. Club vice president was Willard F. Wentworth (1838-1910),  a former city treasurer.

Profiles of the players are in the National Chronicle, March 26, 1870. Denunciations of the club's going around hiring players is in the National Chronicle, April 2, 1870

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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

Warning: Users should not rely on a team's won-loss record as a reflection of its "standing" among all base ball clubs. Team schedules were not balanced, and a good record against mostly weak opponents does not signify a leading club.

Year Games Wins Losses Ties
1870 79 Played 70 Won 7 Lost 0 Tied

Ballgames

Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1870-04-05 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Picked Nine Club of Chicago 34 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-07 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Picked Nine Club of Chicago 41 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-09 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Aetna Club of Chicago 35 - 15 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-14 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 28 - 7 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-22 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 75 - 12 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-23 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 48 - 2 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-25 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Athletic Club of Chicago 42 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-27 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 24 - 8 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-29 St. Louis MO White Stockings Club of Chicago Union Club of St. Louis 47 - 1 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-04-30 St. Louis MO White Stockings Club of Chicago Empire Club of St. Louis 38 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-05 New Orleans LA White Stockings Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Algiers 51 - 0 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-08 New Orleans LA Lone Star Club of New Orleans White Stockings Club of Chicago 10 - 18 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-05-09 New Orleans LA White Stockings Club of Chicago Robert E. Lee Club of New Orleans 24 - 14 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-11 New Orleans LA Southern Club of New Orleans White Stockings Club of Chicago 9 - 41 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-13 Memphis TN White Stockings Club of Chicago Bluff City Club of Memphis 157 - 1 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-16 Kankakee IL Grove City Club of Kankakee White Stockings Club of Chicago 5 - 111 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-21 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 49 - 4 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-24 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 46 - 12 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-27 Janesville WI Mutual Club of Janesville White Stockings Club of Chicago 5 - 74 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-28 Milwaukee WI Cream City Base Ball Club of Milwaukee White Stockings Club of Chicago 19 - 71 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-05-31 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Athletic Club of Chicago 39 - 5 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-03 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Forest City Base Ball Club of Cleveland 15 - 9 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-07 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Garden City Base Ball Club of Chicago 24 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-10 Clinton IA Actives Club of Clinton White Stockings Club of Chicago 7 - 96 Clinton, IA Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-11 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 52 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-15 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Picked Nine Club of Chicago 17 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-16 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Forest City Club of Rockford 28 - 14 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-20 Cleveland OH Forest City Base Ball Club of Cleveland White Stockings Club of Chicago 8 - 24 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-06-21 Buffalo NY Niagara Club of Buffalo White Stockings Club of Chicago 14 - 64 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-06-22 Rochester NY Flour City Club of Rochester White Stockings Club of Chicago 20 - 46 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-24 Oswego NY Ontario Club of Oswego White Stockings Club of Chicago 12 - 108 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-06-25 Syracuse NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Eckford Club of Syracuse 30 - 15 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-27 Troy NY Union Club of Lansingburgh White Stockings Club of Chicago 21 - 24 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-06-28 Boston MA Lowell Club of Boston White Stockings Club of Chicago 25 - 43 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-06-29 Boston MA White Stockings Club of Chicago Tri-Mountain Club of Boston 36 - 16 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-06-30 Boston MA White Stockings Club of Chicago Harvard Club of Cambridge 33 - 7 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-02 New Haven CT Yale University Club of New Haven White Stockings Club of Chicago 8 - 35 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-04 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Atlantic Club of Brooklyn White Stockings Club of Chicago 30 - 20 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-07-06 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY Mutual Club of New York White Stockings Club of Chicago 13 - 4 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-07 Tremont The Bronx NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Union Club of Morrisania 28 - 12 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-09 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Star Club of Brooklyn 9 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-11 Philadelphia PA Athletic Club of Philadelphia White Stockings Club of Chicago 17 - 12 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-07-12 Philadelphia PA Keystone Club of Philadelphia White Stockings Club of Chicago 18 - 23 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-07-13 Philadelphia PA White Stockings Club of Chicago West Philadelphia Club of Philadelphia 18 - 9 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-14 Baltimore MD Maryland Club of Baltimore White Stockings Club of Chicago 9 - 46 Steve Rennie
Ballgame 1870-07-15 Baltimore MD White Stockings Club of Chicago Pastime Club of Baltimore 32 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-16 Washington DC White Stockings Club of Chicago Olympic Club of Washington 27 - 9 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-18 Washington DC National Club of Washington White Stockings Club of Chicago 6 - 24 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-23 Chicago IL Mutual Club of New York White Stockings Club of Chicago 9 - 0 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-07-26 Chicago IL Harvard Club of Cambridge White Stockings Club of Chicago 11 - 4 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-01 Chicago IL Athletic Club of Philadelphia White Stockings Club of Chicago 18 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-04 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Lone Star Club of New Orleans 42 - 8 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-04 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Union Club of Lansingburgh 11 - 16 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-05 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Maryland Club of Baltimore 28 - 15 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-10 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Olympic Club of Washington 16 - 15 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-11 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Aetna Club of Chicago 43 - 8 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-19 Chicago IL Athletic Club of Chicago White Stockings Club of Chicago 12 - 28 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-25 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Active Club of Chicago 54 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-26 Rockford IL Forest City Club of Rockford White Stockings Club of Chicago 14 - 7 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-08-30 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Brooklyn 12 - 4 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-05 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Forest City Club of Rockford 13 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-07 Cincinnati OH White Stockings Club of Chicago Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati 10 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-08 Louisville KY Eagle Club of Louisville White Stockings Club of Chicago 12 - 22 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-17 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Forest City Base Ball Club of Cleveland 9 - 7 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-23 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Eckford Club of Brooklyn 22 - 8 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-24 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of Brooklyn 9 - 4 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-26 Philadelphia PA White Stockings Club of Chicago Athletic Club of Philadelphia 12 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-27 Brooklyn Brooklyn NY White Stockings Club of Chicago Mutual Club of New York 22 - 11 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-09-30 Fort Wayne IN White Stockings Club of Chicago Kekionga Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne 16 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-01 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Aetna Club of Chicago 37 - 9 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-07 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Active Club of Chicago 20 - 2 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-08 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Amateur Club of Chicago 23 - 12 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-13 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Red Stockings Club of Cincinnati 16 - 13 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-18 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Kekionga Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne 15 - 2 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-22 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Forest City Club of Rockford 10 - 6 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-24 St. Louis MO White Stockings Club of Chicago Atlantic Club of St. Louis 46 - 8 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-25 St. Louis MO White Stockings Club of Chicago Empire Club of St. Louis 46 - 10 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-10-26 Bloomington IL Bloomington Base Ball Club White Stockings Club of Chicago 6 - 61 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1870-11-01 Chicago IL White Stockings Club of Chicago Mutual Club of New York 7 - 5 Bruce Allardice

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Players

Player Years Roles Edit Association with Club
Bill Craver 1870
Colonel Norman Gassette
Edwin Pinkham 1870 Key Player
Levi Samuel Meyerle 1870, 1874
Willard F. Wentworth

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Playing Fields

Field Years Edit Association with Club
Dexter Park 1870
Lake Front Park 1871

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