Commonwealth Club of Philadelphia

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Nick Name	Commonwealth
Earliest Known Date	1865
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Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	Peverelly (1866) pp. 504-505 lists the following clubs as being from Philadelphia and members of the National Association: Alvin, Alert, Amateur, Athenian, Armstrong, Arctic, Awkward, Bachelor, Chestnut St. Theatre, Commonwealth, Dirigo, First Ward, Gymnast, Kensington, Korndaffer, Leisure, National, Orion, Randall, Raleigh, Rittenhouse, Typographical, Western Market--plus other, well known, teams, such as the Athletic, Equity, Harry Clay, Keystone, and Olympic.
Sources	Philadelphia Press, Oct. 2, 1865
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Comment	Perhaps junior. See Philadelphia Press, Oct. 14, 1866 Edit with form to add a comment
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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	Ties
1865	3 Played	1 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-09-30	Philadelphia		PA	Commonwealth Club of Philadelphia	Neptune Club of Philadelphia	29 - 35		Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-10	Philadelphia		PA	Enterprise Club of Philadelphia	Commonwealth Club of Philadelphia			Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-10-25	Philadelphia		PA	Commonwealth Club of Philadelphia	Neptune Club of Philadelphia	31 - 20		Bob Tholkes

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