 | This article possibly contains original research. (March 2016) |
| Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn | |
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| League | National Association (1872–75) National Amateur Association (1857–71) |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Ballpark | Capitoline Grounds (1864–72) Union Grounds (1873–75) |
| Founded | 1855 |
| Folded | 1875 |
| League championships | National Amateur Association (8): 1857, 1859, 1860,[1] 1861, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1869 |
| Manager | List
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The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics") was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty. The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President Andrew Johnson.[2]
- ^ In 1860, Excelsior was leading 8–6 and had men on base, but was forced to withdraw by a rowdy crowd of Atlantic partisans and gamblers. The game was declared a draw, and the championship retained by Atlantic.
- ^ "Politicians and Baseball: How a Dubious 150-Year-Old Tradition Was Born". Atlantic Monthly. 2011-03-11.