Harvard University Base Ball Club

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Baseball was played by members of the Harvard community shortly before the Civil War. The Lawrence Base Ball Club was organized in November 1858 and was the first baseball organization associated with Harvard University. Members were chiefly from the Lawrence Scientific School. Harvard's first baseball team was formed in 1862 by freshmen George A. Flagg and Frank Wright. The sport was formally organized on campus in 1864, and has been played continuously since then. In the 20th and 21st centuries, the team was organized first under the auspices of the Harvard Athletic Association and later under the Harvard University Department of Athletics. The program has been a member of the Ivy League since the conference officially began sponsoring baseball at the start of the 1993 season. The team plays at Joseph J. O'Donnell Field, located across the Charles River from Harvard's main campus. Bill Decker has been the program's head coach since the 2013 season.
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referencedIn Harvard University Baseball Collection, 1867-1980, 2004-2005 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Records of the Lawrence Base Ball Club 1858-1859 and 1910-1917 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Papers of William T. Reid, Jr., 1863-1981 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Records of the Harvard Athletic Association : team photographs, 1868-1947 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Records of Organized Baseball at Harvard University, 1876-1945 Harvard University Archives.
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associatedWith A. Crocker person
associatedWith Barrett Wendell person
associatedWith Bill Reid, Jr. person
associatedWith Charles Henry Taylor person
associatedWith Charles S. Eaton person
associatedWith Conlon, Jocko, 1897-1987. person
associatedWith Edward H. Nichols person
associatedWith F. C. Barton person
associatedWith Flagg, George A. person
associatedWith G. M. Davis person
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Haughton, Percy D. (Percy Duncan), 1876-1924 person
associatedWith H. R. Edwards person
correspondedWith James H. Williams person
associatedWith John Hancock Life Insurance Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Matthews, William Clarence, 1877-1928 person
associatedWith New England Mutual Life corporateBody
associatedWith O. A. Olmstead person
associatedWith Reid, Bill, b. 1878. person
associatedWith R. G. Cook person
associatedWith S. E. Winslow person
associatedWith Tyng, Jim, 1856-1931. person
associatedWith W. B. Phillips person
associatedWith W. H. Coolidge person
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Cambridge MA US
Boston MA US
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