Williams College Club of Williamstown

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Nick Name Williams College
Earliest Known Date 1859
Location Williamstown, MA, United States
Description

Students at Williams College played a game among themselves in 1858.

In 1859 Williams College played Amherst College in the first recorded intercollegiate baseball game (under MA rules]. 

Peverelly [page 87] reports that Williams College played the Albany Knickerbockers on 6/24/1865, winning 18-6.

Sources

Troy Daily Times, June 21, 1864. Williams College Quarterly, 1865.

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Williamstown, MA
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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Page Date City Borough State Team 1 Team 2 Score First in Contributor
Ballgame 1858-05-29 Williamstown MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Williams College Club of Williamstown 93 - 88 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1859-06-30 Pittsfield MA Amherst College Club of Amherst Williams College Club of Williamstown 73 - 32 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1860-06-16 Williamstown MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Williams College Club of Williamstown 47 - 40 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1860-07-04 Westfield MA Amherst College Club of Amherst Williams College Club of Williamstown 70 - 40 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1864-07-29 Worcester MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Harvard Base Ball Club of Harvard 12 - 9 Bruce Allardice
Ballgame 1865-06-24 Albany NY Knickerbocker Club of Albany Williams College Club of Williamstown 6 - 18 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-06-28 Williamstown MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Nassau Club of Princeton 30 - 17 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-06-30 Williamstown MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Nassau Club of Princeton 30 - 17 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1865-07-19 Williamstown MA Harvard Club of Cambridge Williams College Club of Williamstown 36 - 30 Bob Tholkes
Ballgame 1866-07-27 Worcester MA Williams College Club of Williamstown Harvard Base Ball Club of Harvard 39 - 37 Worcester, MA Bruce Allardice

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