Brooklyn Base Ball Club

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Nick Name	Brooklyn Base Ball Club
Earliest Known Date	Circa 1840 (Foundation Date)
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Location	Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	A subset of the Union Star Cricket Club. A Brooklyn City BBC is reported as organized in the Brooklyn Eagle, July 6, 1846. See John Thorn article in Base Ball, Fall 2009, Our Game blog Nov. 2, 2018.
Sources	Thorn, John (2011) Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game. Simon and Schuster, pg. 31.
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Found by	Ralph Carhart
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Entered by	Ralph Carhart
First in Location	Brooklyn
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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
1845	3 Played	0 Won	3 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1845-10-10	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Gothams Club of New York	Brooklyn Base Ball Club	22 - 1	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1845-10-21	Hoboken	Hudson County	NJ	Gothams Club of New York	Brooklyn Base Ball Club	24 - 4	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1845-10-23	Brooklyn	Brooklyn	NY	Gothams Club of New York	Brooklyn Base Ball Club	37 - 19	Craig Waff

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