Union Club of Chicago

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Nick Name Union
Earliest Known Date 1856
Location Chicago, IL, United States
Description

From Protoball Entry #1856.24 – First Chicago Club Forms

"Though baseball match games had been played in Illinois since the very early 1850's, the first Chicago Club, the Union, was not established until 1856."

Query: are details of the earlier IL games available? Are we sure that the Union played by Association rules? [LMc]

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Sources

John R. Husman, "Ohio's First Baseball Game," Presented at the 34th SABR Convention, July 2004.

The cite for this is a newspaper article written in 1919. [Bruce A]

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First in Location IL
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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 3 Played 0 Won 2 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 1858-08-30 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Union Club of Chicago 17 - 11 Craig Waff
Ballgame 1858-09-13 Chicago IL Excelsior Club of Chicago Union Club of Chicago 30 - 17 Craig Waff

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Playing Fields

Field Years Edit Association with Club
Union grounds at the corner of South Halstead and West Harrison streets

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