St. John's Club of Newark

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Nick Name	St. John's Club
Earliest Known Date	Wednesday, October 24, 1855 -- 8/17/2012
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Location	Newark, Essex County, NJ, United States
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Description	Newark Daily Mercury - 10/24/1855 - account of rain out of game between St.John's and Union Clubs both "colored." St. John's club is clearly a Newark Club - Union may be, but not clear. Believed to be earliest instance of African-Americans organizing to play base ball in the United States
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Found by	John Zinn
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1855	1 Played	1 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1855-10-23	Newark	Essex County	NJ	St. John's Club of Newark	Union Club of Newark	10 - 2		Bob Tholkes

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