Mutual Club of Washington

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Nick Name	Mutuals
Earliest Known Date	1867
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Location	Washington, DC, United States
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Nine Class	Senior
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Description	The Mutuals played the Athletics, both "colored." Washington National Republican, June 12, 1867. Same Aug. 21, 1867 says these teams are played on the Mutual's grounds, between 16th and 17th Sts. west and S/T Sts. north. Mutual won, 21-8. A "colored" club, the Mutuals, are mentioned as playing in DC in 1869. See Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, p. 266. Brunson, "Black Baseball" p. 270 says this club formed in 1865.
Sources	Washington National Republican, June 12, 1867. Same Aug. 21, 1867. Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, p. 266.
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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

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1871	3 Played	0 Won	3 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1871-06-18	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	28 - 13	Greg Christiano
Ballgame	1871-08-12	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	20 - 15	Greg Christiano
Ballgame	1871-09-02	Philadelphia	PA	Pythian Club of Philadelphia	Mutual Club of Washington	17 - 16	Greg Christiano

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Playing Fields

Field	Years	Edit Association with Club
White Lot south of the White House	Prior to 1874 when they were banned from the field.

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