Pastime Club of Richmond

Pre-pro Baseball
	Richmond, VA Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games Greater New York City Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games VA Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games United States Firsts, Games, Clubs, Fields, Predecessor Games
	Add a Ballgame
	Add a Predecessor Game
	Add a Field
	Add a Club
	Add a Player
	Add a Game Official
	Base Ball Firsts
	Add a Base Ball First
	About Pre-pro
	Waff's Game Tabulation
	Bob Tholkes RIM Tabulation
	Awaiting Review

Nick Name	Pastimes
Earliest Known Date	October 1866
Last Known Game	1870
Location	Richmond, VA, United States
Modern Address
NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
Tags
Description	Daniel, Baseball in Richmond, says that in Oct. 1866 the Pastimes played the National of DC before 4000 fans at the "fair grounds." Pastimes lost 76-19. President of the Pastimes was Alexander G. Babcock, a player on prewar NYC teams who had moved to VA and served as a Sergeant in the Confederate army. The Pastimes toured MD in Sept. 1867, playing the local teams. Bill Hicklin notes this club was captained by Alexander Babcock of the Richmond Club, and was Richmond's all-star club. The Pastimes lost a game played for the Virginia championship on July 2, 1867, beaten by the University of Virginia's Monticello Club, 53-25.
Sources	Daniel, Baseball in Richmond
Source Image	[[Image:\|left\|thumb]]
Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	"Baseball didn't take root in Richmond until 1866, and the pioneer appears to have been Alexander Babcock, a New Yorker who played for Atlantic of Brooklyn in the 1850s, but went south and fought for the Confederacy, settling in Richmond after the war. He founded the Richmond Club, probably the first there, and then the Pastimes, which was a sort of City All-Stars and touring team." -- Bill Hicklin, 10/5/2020 Edit with form to add a comment
Query	Edit with form to add a query
Found by	Bill Hicklin, Bruce Allardice
Submission Note
Entered by	Bruce Allardice
First in Location
First in Location Note
Entry Origin
Entry Origin Url
Local-Origin Study Groups
Has Supplemental Text

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
1867	1 Played	0 Won	1 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1866-10	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	National Club of Washington	19 - 76	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1866-11-08	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Maryland Club of Baltimore		Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1866-12-08	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Cockade Club of Petersburg	80 - 6	Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1867-07-02	Richmond	VA	Monticello Club of Charlottesville	Pastime Club of Richmond	53 - 25	Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1867-07-30	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Picked nine		Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1867-09-10	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Independent Club of Petersburg	20 - 19	Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1867-09-22	Alexandria	VA	Old Dominion Club of Alexandria	Pastime Club of Richmond	43 - 73	Bill Hicklin
Ballgame	1867-10-15	Richmond	VA	Pastime Club of Richmond	Picked Nine	38 - 22	Bill Hicklin

Add a Ballgame

Players

Player	Years	Roles	Edit Association with Club
Alexander G. Babcock	1866-67	Initial Officer, Key Player

Add a Player

Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Old Fairgrounds	1866-67

Add a Field

Comments