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| Full name | Excelsior Base Ball Club of Brooklyn |
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| Nickname(s) | Jolly Young Bachelor Base Ball Club [1] Motto Ever Ownward![2] |
| Founded | December 8, 1854 at Florence's Hotel, Broadway and Howards Streets in NY [1] |
| Ground | Carroll Park (1854-1859) South End of Court Street Red Hook (1859-1870) Presidents Jeremiah Nelson Tappan (1854-1857) Dr. Joseph Bainbridge Jones (1857-1865) Richard K. Cooke (1865-1866) Dr. Joseph Bainbridge Jones (1866-1870) [3] |
| League | NABBP Uniform Belt with 'Excelsior' written in Blackletter Font Bow ties Black Baseball caps with white brims Dark Pants White shirts with a button-on shield with a black 'E' |
The Brooklyn Excelsiors were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the Excelsior ballclub featured stars such as Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings.
The team is known for originating the "Brooklyn-style" baseball cap, precursor to the modern cap.[4][5] They also were one of the first baseball clubs to undertake a long-distance tour to compete outside their home region.
- ^ a b Peverelly, Charles (1866). the Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base-ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States. New York City: New York Public Library. p. 400.
- ^ Sullivan, Dean (1997). Early Innings. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-8032-9244-9.
- ^ Peverelly, Charles (1866). the Book of American Pastimes: Containing a History of the Principal Base-ball, Cricket, Rowing, and Yachting Clubs of the United States. New York City: New York Public Library. pp. 400–405.
- ^ "Baseball cap has endured generations as the all-American hat, USA Today, April 26, 2014
- ^ Clair, Michael (9 May 2023). "The history of the baseball cap: The long, strange history of the baseball cap". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved 24 June 2023.