Atlantic Club of Chicago

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Nick Name	Atlantic
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, April 28, 1859
Last Known Game
Location	Chicago, IL, United States
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NABBP Status
Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Chicago Tribune, April 28, 1859 repots that a new club, the Atlantic, has just been formed. Same, June 30, 1859 has an ad for a meeting of the Atlantic Base Ball Club, A. L. Adams, Secy. They played their first game June 11. The Chicago Tribune June 13, 1859 says they played at the corner of Washington and Sheldon Sts. Other 1859 games were played at the Prairie Cricket grounds near Union Park. Abbott Livermore Adams (1842-1907) was a clerk in 1860, and later a prominent real estate broker in Chicago. Buried Graceland Cemetery. The club is mentioned in the NYSM 590807 [rh]
Sources	The Chicago Tribune, April 28, June 30, 1859
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Has Source On Hand	No
Comment	The Chicago Tribune, Jan. 26, 1868, had the 1867 records and stats for the Excelsior, Eureka and Atlantic BBCs. 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
1859	3 Played	2 Won	1 Lost
1860	3 Played	2 Won	0 Lost
1863	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost
1865	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1859-06-11	Chicago	IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Atlantic Club of Chicago	31 - 17	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-07-16	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Excelsior Club of Chicago	30 - 23	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1859-08-16	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Excelsior Club of Chicago	18 - 16	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1860-08-20	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Excelsior Club of Chicago	17 - 9	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1860-08-26	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Excelsior Club of Chicago	23 - 12	Craig Waff
Ballgame	1860-09-22	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Excelsior Club of Chicago		Craig Waff
Ballgame	1863-07-18	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Atlantic Club of Chicago		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-08	Chicago	IL	Ogden Club of Chicago	Atlantic Club of Chicago		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-08-26	Chicago	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Ogden Club of Chicago		Bruce Allardice

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
Grounds at corner of Washington and Sheldon streets
Ogden Club grounds	1868

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