11. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: Champions 1860-1869

...8-1, 17-3) won their first game of the season extending their winning streak to 37 matches before losing to the Irvington Club of New Jersey (8-6) 23-17 on June 14th. The Atlantics also lost in Newark to the Eureka Club of Newark (9-6) ... the most extensive travel schedule of any club to date in 1867. They played matches in New England, Upstate New York, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington DC. The well-rounded Athletics finished the season 10-3 against top teams and 44-3 overall and defeated the Union...
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12. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: Teams & Tours: 1867 Washington Nationals Tour

... traveled north to New York and played and lost to the Unions 22-8, on July 4th. The Excelsior Club of Brooklyn beat the Nationals 46-33 on July 5th at Capitoline Grounds. On July 6th they lost to the Gotham Club of New York but beat the Liberty Club in New Brunswick, New Jersey on their way back to Washington. In September the Excelsior Club traveled to Washington and beat the Nationals 33-28 in a game that was witnessed for a short time by Presdient Andrew Johnson. In October of 1866, the Nationals toured Virginia and were allowed matches against "southern clubs" and were received fairly...
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13. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: Leagues

... constitution and by-laws was appointed. William H. Van Cott, who was the founder and president of the Gotham Club, was elected President. All 22 teams that attended were from New York. The second annual National Association of Base Ball Players convention held in New York City in 1859 included teams from New Jersey. Membership grew to 49 clubs. In 1860 the annual N.A.B.B.P. convention held in New York City reported the membership at 62 clubs. The Civil War Takes its Toll With the advent of the Civil War the membership of the annual conventions declined to as low as 28...
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14. Baseball History: 19th Century Baseball: The Rules: 1864 National Association of Base-Ball Players: Page 9

... into other organizations: Putnam, Exercise, and Powhatan of Brooklyn; Social and Alpine of New York; Liberty of New Brunswick; Adriatic of Newark; Equity, Winona, Benedict United and Olympic of Philadelphia; Quickstep of Bergen, N. J., The New Rochelle Club, Baltic of Bellville, Continental of Jersey City, the Eaglewood Club, Union of Elizabeth, Bowdoin of Boston, Excelsior of Baltimore, and Fleety, city of Rochester. The Baltic, Charter Oak, Continental, Harlem, Independent, Knickerbocker, Union of Brooklyn, and Victory of Troy, all of which were represented at the last Convention, failed...
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