1860s – Society for American Baseball Research

July 1860: The Grand Excursion of the South Brooklyn Excelsiors

July 24, 1860: The first enclosed ballpark

August 23, 1860: No gentlemen’s game, Excelsior vs. Atlantic

September 1860: The Grand Excursion, part 2: Excelsiors of South Brooklyn

February 4, 1861: Brooklyn Atlantics win a baseball game on ice

September 21, 1861: Harry Wright plays his first base ball game as a professional

July 4, 1862: The Civil War POW Game

September 18, 1862: The ‘Silver Ball’ Game

October 14, 1862: The Martyrdom of Jim Creighton

This 1865 photograph of the Atlantics of Brooklyn by Charles H. Williamson depicts the “Champion Nine” of 1864 and was given to opposing teams who played The Atlantic Club. (Library of Congress)

August 18, 1865: Eurekas almost strike gold against the champion Atlantics

September 28, 1865: The first fixed baseball game

May 12, 1866: Atlanta’s first recorded game of base ball

July 16, 1866: Lipman Pike’s home run record

October 1866: A return on their investment

July 25, 1867: The most important game in baseball history?

October 3, 1867: “The First Colored Baseball Championship”

October 7, 1867: Candy Cummings debuts the curve

June 15, 1869: A cunning play saves Cincinnati’s streak

August 26, 1869: Cincinnati Red Stockings: Unbeaten, But Tied

September 3, 1869: Inter-racial baseball in Philadelphia

Joe Start, SABR-Rucker Archive.

September 6, 1869: Joe Start hits four home runs to lead Atlantic Club over Eckfords in championship match