Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Atlantic Club of Brooklyn on 11 July 1862
Date of Game | Friday, July 11, 1862 |
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Location | Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States |
Modern Address | Marcy Avenue and Rutledge Street |
Field | Add Field Page Union Base Ball Grounds |
Home Team | Eckford Club of Brooklyn |
Away Team | Atlantic Club of Brooklyn |
Score | 20 - 14 |
Game Number | |
Innings | 9 |
Number of Players | 18 |
Game Officials | Umpire, A.B. Taylor (Mutual); Scorer Eckford, D.J. McAuslan; Scorer Atlantic, M. O'Brien. |
NY Rules | Yes |
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Description | Wright lists this game as August 11, but Eric Miklich's research proves otherwise. |
Sources | (1) “Ball Match for the Aid of the U.S. Sanitary Committee—Ball Players Patriots—Eckford vs. Atlantic—The Champions Defeated!,” BDE, vol. 21, no. 164 (12 Jul 1862), p. 2, col. 6 (8) Mears Base Ball Scrapbooks - Vol 1; 1862-1863, p.52 |
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Has Source On Hand | Yes |
Comment | The match was the first in the Championship series for 1862. It was reported that the winner of the series would receive the Silver Ball trophy which was designed an paid for by the Continental Club of Brooklyn. The trophy was initially to be presented to the champion of the 1861 season; however, the start of the War (Civil War) forced the trophy to be shelved until the 1862 season. About 5,000 attended the match, a few thousand were allowed inside the grounds, in which a small entrance fee was charged and reported to be for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission. After five innings, the Atlantics held a 14-9 lead. The Eckfords, behind the pitching of Andrew Mills, did not allow the Atlantics to score in the final four innings, while they posted 11 runs. Edit with form to add a comment |
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Found by | Eric Miklich |
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Entered by | Ralph Carhart |
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Players Locality | Local |
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