Excelsior Club of Nashville
| Nick Name | Excelsiors |
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| Earliest Known Date | Friday, December 21, 1866 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Nashville, TN, United States |
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| Nine Class | Senior |
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| Description | “The colored young men of the city took the base ball fever some time ago, and organized a club from the choicest material on hand, calling it the Excelsior. Having a high estimate of their skill in the national game, the Excelsiors have challenged every other club in the city, but unfortunately without getting any response.” Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 246 |
| Sources | "Local Jottings." Nashville Union and Dispatch. Dec. 21, 1866: 3. Web, Chronicling America. Mar. 24, 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038521/1866-12-21/ed-1/seq-3/ |
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| Comment | The Excelsiors were presumably the first black team in Nashville, as indicated by their inability to find an opponent. Edit with form to add a comment |
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| Found by | Christopher Ryland |
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| Entered by | Christopher Ryland |
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| Local-Origin Study Groups | Tennessee Association of Vintage Base Ball |
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