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{{Ballgame
{{Ballgame
|Name=Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Atlantic Club of Brooklyn on 18 September 1862
|Name=Eckford Club of Brooklyn v Atlantic Club of Brooklyn on 18 September 1862
|Coordinates=40.6781784, -73.9441579
|Coordinates=40.6976649, -73.95175649999999
|Entry Origin=Games Tab 2
|Entry Origin Url=http://protoball.org/Games_Tab:Greater_New_York_City,_1861_-_1862#date1862-9-18
|Type of Date=Day
|Type of Date=Day
|Date=1862/09/18
|Date=1862/09/18
|Date Note=
|Country=United States
|Country=United States
|State=NY
|State=NY
|Borough=Brooklyn
|Borough=Brooklyn
|City=Brooklyn
|City=Brooklyn
|Field=Union Base Ball Grounds
|Field=Union Grounds (E Miklich)
|Modern Address=Marcy Ave, Rutledge Street, Lynch Street and Harrison Avenue (E Miklich)
|Number of Players=18
|Number of Players=18
|Game Official=Umpire, E. Brown (Mutual); Scorer Eckford, J. Grum; Scorer Atlantic, G.W. Moore.
|Game Official=Umpire-E Brown, NY Mutuals; Scorers-Grum (Eckford), Moore (Atlantic) - (E Miklich)
|NY Rules=Yes
|NY Rules=Yes
|Game Number=
|Innings=9
|Innings=9
|Innings Note=
|Home Team=Eckford Club of Brooklyn
|Home Team=Eckford Club of Brooklyn
|Home Score=8
|Home Score=8
|Away Team=Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
|Away Team=Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
|Away Score=3
|Away Score=3
|Description=<p>The Eckford BBC postponed this match until their pitcher, Joe Sprague, returned from a three month volunteer stint with the 13th Regiment New York State Militia.&nbsp; It was the deciding match in the three game series with the Atlantics and enabled the Eckford BBC to be regarded as the 1862 National Association of Base Ball Players Champion.</p>
|Description=<p>Third of three matches between the clubs.&nbsp; All matches took place on the Union Ground in Brooklyn, NY.&nbsp; (E Miklich)</p>
<p>The Atlantics, predictably, claimed that they were unaware that the match was for the Silver Ball Trophy.</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) &ldquo;Base Ball,&rdquo; <em>New York Times,</em> vol. 11, no. 3429 (19 Sep 1862), p. 3, col. 1</p>
|Sources=<p>(1) &ldquo;Base Ball,&rdquo; NYT, vol. 11, no. 3429 (19 Sep 1862), p. 3, col. 1<br />(2) Peverelly, pp. 64 &amp; 74<br />(3) Wright, pp. 67 &amp; 70<br />(4) &ldquo;Base Ball,&rdquo; WSOT, vol. [xx], no. [xx], (27 Sep 1862), p. [xx], col. 2<br />(5) &ldquo;The Grand Match for the Championship,&rdquo; MBBS, vol. 1,&nbsp; (1862-1863), p. 15-16, col. 3, 1-2<br />(6) &ldquo;Great Base Ball Match,&rdquo; BDE, vol. 23, no. 223 (19 Sep 1862), p. 2, col. 4<br />(7) &ldquo;The Grand Match for the Championship,&rdquo; NYSM, vol. 24, no. 37 (21 Aug 1862), p. [xx], col. [xx]</p>
<p>(2) Peverelly, pp. 64 &amp; 74</p>
|Comment=<p>This match is also widely referenced as Joe Sprague's debut&nbsp;for the Eckford BBC; however, that is incorrect.&nbsp; He first&nbsp;pitching for the Eckfords on&nbsp;November 4, 1861, against the Hudson River Club of Newburgh, NY.</p>
<p>(3) Wright, pp. 67 &amp; 70</p>
<p>As per the New York Sunday Mercury, "The foul ball lines were marked, as they always should be, from home base to the foul-ball posts, so there could be no mistake made as to whether a ball was foul or not.&nbsp; <strong>**See the July 21, 1862 comments for remarks and rules of&nbsp;the foul ball posts.&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>(4) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, (19 Sep 1862) p. 2, col. 4 (E Miklich)</p>
<p>Reportedly 10,000 spectators showed up for the match, which was the greatest reported attendance for any base ball match to this date.&nbsp; A&nbsp;small percentage was admitted into Union Grounds while the rest littered the outside of Union Grounds attempting to watch the match for free.</p>
|Source Image=
<p>Eckford regular second baseman, Jimmy Wood, was absent from the match reportedly due to a misunderstanding in the scheduling of the match.&nbsp; This is absolute nonsense.&nbsp; This was the Eckfords and perhaps the Atlantics, most important contest since each became club.</p>
|Has Source On Hand=No
<p>Joe Sprague and the Eckfords held the Atlantics to three runs.&nbsp; This was the lowest total runs scored in a contest since their inception in 1855.&nbsp; This topped the previous low score&nbsp;for the Atlantics which was four, coming at the hands of Jim Creighton and the Excelsiors of Brooklyn in the first game of their series in 1860.</p>
|Comment=<p>The Atlantics were held to their lowest run total in the decade of the 1860's. (E Miklich)</p>
<p>For winning the championship series Eckford President Mr. Jenkins accepted the Silver Ball trophy from Mr. Wood of the Continental Club in the club house at Union Base Ball Grounds.</p>
<p>The third and final match of the&nbsp;first Silver Ball Series. (E. Miklich)</p>
<p>The New York Sunday Mercury wrote that the Eckfords must challenge the Mutual club and if they defeated the Mutes, they were to challenge the Gotham club.&nbsp; By the rules of determining a champion for 1862, this is incorrect.&nbsp; If the Atlantics were considered the champion prior to the series with the Eckford, the Eckford were now the champion and were not required to challenge other opponents.&nbsp; It would be the rest of the clubs requesting matches with the Eckfords in an attempted to defeat them and to wrestle the title away.</p>
<p>Incorrectly represented as the first match Joe Sprague pitched for the Eckford BBC. (E. Miklich)</p>
|Has Source On Hand=Yes
|Query=
|Reviewed=Yes
|Reviewed=Yes
|Submitted by=Eric Miklich,
|Submitted by=Craig Waff
|Entered by=Ralph Carhart
|Submission Note=
|Entered by=
|First in Location=
|First in Location Note=
|Players Locality=Local
|Players Locality=Local
|class=championship=Silver Ball
|class=championship=
|class=championship=Silver Ball and 1862 Season
}}
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Date of Game Thursday, September 18, 1862
Location Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Modern Address Marcy Ave, Rutledge Street, Lynch Street and Harrison Avenue (E Miklich)
Field  Add Field Page Union Grounds (E Miklich)
Home Team Eckford Club of Brooklyn
Away Team Atlantic Club of Brooklyn
Score 8 - 3
Number of Players 18
Game Officials Umpire-E Brown, NY Mutuals; Scorers-Grum (Eckford), Moore (Atlantic) - (E Miklich)
Description

Third of three matches between the clubs.  All matches took place on the Union Ground in Brooklyn, NY.  (E Miklich)

Sources

(1) “Base Ball,” New York Times, vol. 11, no. 3429 (19 Sep 1862), p. 3, col. 1

(2) Peverelly, pp. 64 & 74

(3) Wright, pp. 67 & 70

(4) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, (19 Sep 1862) p. 2, col. 4 (E Miklich)

Comment

The Atlantics were held to their lowest run total in the decade of the 1860's. (E Miklich)

The third and final match of the first Silver Ball Series. (E. Miklich)

Incorrectly represented as the first match Joe Sprague pitched for the Eckford BBC. (E. Miklich)

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