Records of the Lawrence Base Ball Club 1858-1859 and 1910-1917

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Records of the Lawrence Base Ball Club 1858-1859 and 1910-1917

The Lawrence Scientific School, part of Harvard University, formed a baseball club inNovember 1858. These records contain information about the founding of the club, game scores andstatistics, and an article about the club as well as preparatory matter and correspondencerelating to the article.

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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 centurie...

Thayer, William Roscoe, 1859-1923

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Lawrence Base Ball Club.

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The Lawrence Base Ball Club was organized in November 1858 and was the first baseball organization associated with the Harvard. Its first members were largely students of the Lawrence Scientific School, and early members included Frederic Ward Putnam (Harvard College Class of 1862) and Jose Eulogio Delgado, (Harvard College Class of 1858). From the description of Records of the Lawrence Base Ball Club, 1858-1859, and 1910-1917. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228512761 ...

Castle, William R. (William Richards), 1878-1963

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