Yale Class of 1861 Club of New Haven

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Nick Name

Yale Class of 1861

Earliest Known Date

Saturday, October 29, 1859

Location

New Haven, CT, United States

Description

Yale (junior class) 47

“62” (sophomore class) 25

(WSOT: “The honor of introducing this manly game into the number of college sports at Yale, belongs to the Junior Class. At the beginning of the present term, a Club numbering twenty-five members was organized in this class under the name of the Yale Base Ball Club. Soon after, this example was followed in the organization of the “62” Base Ball Club, by the Sophomore Class. A challenge sent by the first nine of the latter Club to the first nine of the former was accepted.

WSOT 11-5-59

Item A. "Base ball clubs were started in College a little over a year ago, and during all last fall the game was played, by the Sophomore and Junior classes, with a perfect vengeance. With the former, every afternoon, week in and week out, from the beginning of the first term, down to Thanksgiving, used to find the ball-ground pretty plentifully sprinkled with players and students, till about five minutes to four, when, suddenly, the field would be vacant."

Item B. "The honor of starting the first Base-Ball Club at Yale belongs to a member of Sixty-one – the member from Chittenango [NY]. During the first year (Junior) of the existence of the Club, the game was practiced with zeal and success – almost to the exclusion of boating. The subsequent year brought less favor. Fifty-two of the Class attached themselves to the first Base-Ball Club."

Sources

WSOT Nov. 5, 1859

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Found by

Craig Waff

Entered by

Bruce Allardice

Entry Origin

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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
1859	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied
1860	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1859-10-29	New Haven		CT	Yale Class of 1861 Club of New Haven	Yale Class of 1862 Club of New Haven	47 - 25		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1860-02	New Haven		CT	Yale Class of 1861 Club of New Haven	Yale Class of 1862 Club of New Haven	1 - 25		Bruce Allardice

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