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Nick Name	Pythian
Earliest Known Date	1866
Last Known Game
Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, March 30, 1867, lists two "colored" clubs existing in Philadelphia, the Excelsior and the Pythian, with the latter said to be the best. NYC 7-8-1871 Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 251-254 says this club formed in 1866. African American team
Sources	Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 251-254. The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, March 30, 1867
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice
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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
1866	2 Played	0 Won	1 Lost
1867	2 Played	2 Won	0 Lost
1871	3 Played	3 Won	0 Lost

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1866-08-24	Camden	NJ	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	L'Overture Club of Philadelphia		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1866-10-03	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Bachelors Club of Albany	15 - 70	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-06-22	Camden	NJ	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	L'Overture Club of Philadelphia	69 - 7	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1867-10-22	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Monrovia Club of Harrisburg	59 - 27	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1871-06-18	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	28 - 13	Greg Christiano
Ballgame	1871-08-12	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	20 - 15	Greg Christiano
Ballgame	1871-09-02	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	17 - 16	Greg Christiano

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 |Club Name=Pythian
 |Type of Date=Year
-|Date=1867/06/01
+|Date=1866/06/01
 |Date of Dissolution Type=Day
 |Country=United States
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 |Description=<p>The <em>Philadelphia Evening Telegraph</em>, March 30, 1867, lists two "colored" clubs existing in Philadelphia, the Excelsior and the Pythian, with the latter said to be the best.</p>
 <p>NYC 7-8-1871</p>
+<p>Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 251-254 says this club formed in 1866.</p>
 <p>African American team</p>
-|Sources=<p>The&nbsp;<em>Philadelphia Evening Telegraph</em>, March 30, 1867</p>
+|Sources=<p>Morris, "Base Ball Founders" pp. 251-254.</p>
+<p>The&nbsp;<em>Philadelphia Evening Telegraph</em>, March 30, 1867</p>
 |Has Source On Hand=No
 |Reviewed=Yes
 |Submitted by=Bruce Allardice,
 |Entered by=Bruce Allardice
 |Has Supplemental Text=No
 }}