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{{Club | {{Club | ||
|Coordinates=41.8089191, -88.0111746 | |||
|Entry Origin=Sabrpedia | |||
|Name=Plowboys Club of Downers Grove | |Name=Plowboys Club of Downers Grove | ||
|Club Name=Plowboys | |Club Name=Plowboys | ||
|Type of Date=Month | |Type of Date=Month | ||
|Date=1858/07/01 | |||
|Date of Dissolution Type=Day | |||
|Country=United States | |||
|State=IL | |||
|City=Downers Grove | |||
|Description=<p>The Plowboys of Downers Grove, Du Page County, in what is now the Chicago suburbs, played a Chicago team July 7, 1858. “Base Ball Match,” Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. It is presumed the game was played under the NY rules, as the Chicago team played under such rules.</p> | |||
<p>This Plow Boys Club existed at least through 1870. See the Naperville <em>Clarion</em>, June 15, 22, 1870.</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858)</p> | |||
|Has Source On Hand=No | |||
|Comment=<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Of the Plow Boys--I can only find three images, all, later in life. Of the three, only Emerson Otis Stanley (1828-1912) can for certain be said to have played baseball with the Plow Boys. He was a farmer. The others are Jordan James Cole (1833-1901), later captain in the Union army and mayor of Downers Grove, and Theodore Smith Rogers (1831-1917), County Sheriff, who married Emerson Stanley's sister. The two images are from ancestry.com, the third, FindaGrave.</div> | |||
<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I can only prove 4 games the Plow Boys played--1858 in Chicago, 1859 against Danby, 1867 against Fullersburg and 1870 against Naperville.</div> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|First in Location=Downers Grove, IL | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |||
|Is No Later Than=Yes | |Is No Later Than=Yes | ||
|First Newspaper Mention= | |First Newspaper Mention=1858/07/01 | ||
|First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Month | |First Newspaper Mention Date Type=Month | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:49, 13 March 2024
| Nick Name | Plowboys |
|---|---|
| Earliest Known Date | July 1858 |
| Last Known Game | |
| Location | Downers Grove, IL, United States |
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| Nine Class | |
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| Description | The Plowboys of Downers Grove, Du Page County, in what is now the Chicago suburbs, played a Chicago team July 7, 1858. “Base Ball Match,” Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858), page 1 column 4. It is presumed the game was played under the NY rules, as the Chicago team played under such rules. This Plow Boys Club existed at least through 1870. See the Naperville Clarion, June 15, 22, 1870. |
| Sources | Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, vol. 12 number 6 (Thursday, July 8, 1858) |
| Source Image | [[Image:|left|thumb]] |
| Has Source On Hand | No |
| Comment | Of the Plow Boys--I can only find three images, all, later in life. Of the three, only Emerson Otis Stanley (1828-1912) can for certain be said to have played baseball with the Plow Boys. He was a farmer. The others are Jordan James Cole (1833-1901), later captain in the Union army and mayor of Downers Grove, and Theodore Smith Rogers (1831-1917), County Sheriff, who married Emerson Stanley's sister. The two images are from ancestry.com, the third, FindaGrave.
I can only prove 4 games the Plow Boys played--1858 in Chicago, 1859 against Danby, 1867 against Fullersburg and 1870 against Naperville. Edit with form to add a comment
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| First in Location | Downers Grove, IL |
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| Entry Origin | Sabrpedia |
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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 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 1 Played | 0 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
| 1859 | 1 Played | 0 Won | 0 Lost | 0 Tied |
Ballgames
| Page | Date | City | Borough | State | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | First in | Contributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballgame | 1858-07-07 | Chicago | IL | Union Club of Chicago | Plowboys Club of Downers Grove | Chicago, IL | Craig Waff | ||
| Ballgame | 1859-06-18 | Danby | IL | Club of Danby, IL | Plowboys Club of Downers Grove | Danby, IL | Bruce Allardice |
Players
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Playing Fields
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