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Kobeck · 06-16-2013, 04:44 AM

Couple of notes:

New York Club disbands but reforms, with essentially the same players, as Washington Club. They played at Red House in Harlem - Manhattan. Washington Club Disbands and forms Gotham of New York.

1846 Knickerbocker played over 50 scrimmages and essentially set all dimensions for the game. These scrimmages are why there are so many bang-bang plays at first base as a for instance.

until the 1860s BB was played where the first bound counted as out - which is of course laughable but its true.

Knickerbocker only cared about the social aspects of BB and had little roster turnover, even when they were no longer competitive. They were always a prestigious team though.

I have more data, but the stuff I have shared so far is solid.

06-16-2013, 04:44 AM	#18
Kobeck Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 488	Couple of notes: New York Club disbands but reforms, with essentially the same players, as Washington Club. They played at Red House in Harlem - Manhattan. Washington Club Disbands and forms Gotham of New York. 1846 Knickerbocker played over 50 scrimmages and essentially set all dimensions for the game. These scrimmages are why there are so many bang-bang plays at first base as a for instance. until the 1860s BB was played where the first bound counted as out - which is of course laughable but its true. Knickerbocker only cared about the social aspects of BB and had little roster turnover, even when they were no longer competitive. They were always a prestigious team though. I have more data, but the stuff I have shared so far is solid. Last edited by Kobeck; 06-19-2013 at 09:52 PM.