Atwater Club of Westfield, MA

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Nick Name	Atwater Club
Earliest Known Date	Tuesday, June 1, 1858 (Foundation Date)-- Date the club was organized
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Location	Westfield, MA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Adopted the New York Rules and Regulations for playing base ball. A concise log of the games of the Atwaters appears in Daniel Genovese, The Old Ball Ground: The Chronological History of Westfield Baseball (Infinity, , 2004), pages 27-41. Historian Brian Turner, in The Hurrah Game, is credited for first noting that the Atwaters played by the New York game rules, as noted in game summaries: "The [Atwater] game is played according to the standard rules of the New York clubs, and is therefore, altogether different from the base ball common in this state." [sabrpedia]
Sources	"Base Ball in Massachusetts," NYC, Vol 6, No 18, (August 21, 1858), p 7, col 1
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Comment	President - George W. Durant Secretary  - John Atwater Captain - H.G. Gates Umpire and Treasurer - George L. Lafin     Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Eric Miklich
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Entered by	Eric Miklich
First in Location	Westfield, MA
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1858	6 Played	2 Won	2 Lost	0 Tied
1859	2 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1858-05-29	Westfield		MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA		Westfield, MA
Ballgame	1858-08-11	Northampton		MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	Nonotuck Club of Northampton	36 - 2	Northampton, MA	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-09-22	Westfield		MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	32 - 24		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1858-10-04	Springfield		MA	Pioneer Club of Springfield	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	29 - 15		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1858-10-20	Westfield		MA	Pioneer Club of Springfield	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	11 - 12		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1858-10-25	Springfield		MA	Pioneer Club of Springfield	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	18 - 9		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1859-09-02	Westfield		MA	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA	Union Club of Northampton	30 - 20		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1859-10-14	Northampton		MA	Union Club of Northampton	Atwater Club of Westfield, MA			Bruce Allardice

Players

Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
F.A. Winn	1858
H.G. Gates	1858	Initial Officer, Key Player
J. Clemens	1858
L.C. Curtis	1858
M.N. Day	1858
O. Reed	1858
T. Tobey	1858
T.M. Cooley	1858
William Loomis	1858

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