Eureka Baseball Club of Newark

The Eureka team was part of the NABBP

National Association of Base Ball Players

The National Association of Base Ball Players was the first organization governing American baseball. The first, 1857 convention of sixteen New York City clubs...

 in the 1850's and 1860's. The Eureka Club first began playing other members of the NABBP in 1860. They played at a field at Ferry Street and Adams Street in the Ironbound.

Players*

Name	Position	GP	Hands lost Hands Lost Hands lost was the second statistic to be commonly recorded in baseball. The term refers to the number of times a player is called out. By the late 1850s, this statistic was almost always seen with runs in the NABBP.-References:...	A O Average and over Average and over, often abbreviated A&O, refers to two baseball statistics used in the 1850s and 1860s by the National Association of Base Ball Players. They referred to a player's average performance over a number of games, and were among the first baseball statistics ever reported and tracked...	Runs	A O Average and over Average and over, often abbreviated A&O, refers to two baseball statistics used in the 1850s and 1860s by the National Association of Base Ball Players. They referred to a player's average performance over a number of games, and were among the first baseball statistics ever reported and tracked...
Harry Northrup	1B	6	15	2-3	15	2-3
Albert Pennington	2B	10	29	2-9	30	3-0
C. Van Houton	SS Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...	7	27	3-6	14	2-0
Charles Thomas	3B Third Base is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Higashi.-External links:...	8	26	3-2	14	1-6
R. Davidson	OF Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...	9	24	2-6	25	2-7
T. Oliver	OF Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...	8	25	3-1	16	2-0
J. Collins	OF Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...	10	27	2-7	24	2-4
G. Rogers	C Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...	8	27	3-3	17	2-1
J. Linen	P Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...	10	31	3-1	22	2-2

Other players for the team in 1860 were H. Brientnall, A. Littlewood, E Benedict, P. Baldwin, E. Thomas, T. Price and R. Elsden. Brientnall played five games; Littlewood, three; Benedict, two; and the other four members played only in a single game during the season.

• This roster is from the 1860 NABBP
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  The National Association of Base Ball Players was the first organization governing American baseball. The first, 1857 convention of sixteen New York City clubs...
  
   season.

Season by season

• 1860

The Eurekas had the eleventh best win percentage and the eight most wins. They batted in the fifth most runs of any team at 213.

• 1861

Newark only played one game against the Enterprise baseball club from Brooklyn and beat them 27-5.

• 1862

Newark played only two games this season against ranked NABBP ballclubs. They lost to the Mutuals by one run and beat the Gothams by five runs.

• Newark played three games this season: two against New York Clubs and one against the Athletic club from Philadelphia. The Eurekas beat the team from Philadelphia by two runs, but lost to the two New York clubs in August.
• 1864

The Eurekas had the tenth best win percentage and the tenth most wins in the league, despite having the fifth lowest number of runs in the league. They won exactly half of the eight games that they played.

• 1865

The Eurekas finished the season with the sixth best record and the sixth most wins with a record of nine and five. They also had the sixth best team runs batted in at 339 in their fourteen games.

• 1866

The NABBP saw a lot of growth this season with nearly sixty teams, but Newark was still able to maintain an excellent standing, as they had the ninth most wins. The Eureka club was also in the top third for winning percentage. They had a nine and six record and batted in 446 runs in these fifteen games. This was the seventh most runs by a single team in the league in 1866. On August 28th, seventeen year old Candy Cummings

Candy Cummings

William Arthur "Candy" Cummings was a professional baseball pitcher in the National Association and National League who was credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.-Career:...

 comes in for pitcher Asa Brainard of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, leading his team to a 24-2 win. Candy Cummings is said to be the first pitcher to throw a curveball and for his future performance in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

• 1867

This was the first year the Eureka club really struggled during the season. They only won two of their ten games, giving them for the first time one of the worst winning percentages in the league, although there were nine team who didn't win a game in 1867. They had a reasonable number of runs batted in at 230, but was a small number for this team that had over two hundred more the prior season(only having played five more games).

• 1868

The team only played four games this season and won half. They only drove in 77 runs for the four games.

• 1869

The Eureka Club only participated in two games in 1869 and lost both, with margins of eight and nine.

Scores

Date	Opponent	Score	Win/Loss/Tie	Record*
June 7, 1860	Hamilton (JC)	18-35	Loss	0-1
June 29, 1860	Harlem	15-21	Loss	0-2
August 3, 1860	Harlem	34-18	Win	1-2
August 10, 1860	Brooklyn Enterprise Brooklyn Enterprise The Enterprise Baseball Club of Brooklyn was part of the National Association of Base Ball Players in the 1860s. The Enterprise Club first began playing other members of the NABBP in the 1850s.-Games:...	21-25	Loss	1-3
August 22, 1860	Newark Adriatics Newark Adriatics -Adriatic Base Ball Club of Newark:The Adriatic club was a member of the National Association of Base Ball Players before the American Civil War. The Adriatics first played another member in September 1857 and joined the NABBP for the 1858 to 1861 seasons.-Games:...	34-6	Win	2-3
August 27, 1860	Brooklyn Enterprise Brooklyn Enterprise The Enterprise Baseball Club of Brooklyn was part of the National Association of Base Ball Players in the 1860s. The Enterprise Club first began playing other members of the NABBP in the 1850s.-Games:...	21-13	Win	3-3
September 14, 1860	Harlem	10-23	Loss	3-4
September 19, 1860	Newark Adriatics Newark Adriatics -Adriatic Base Ball Club of Newark:The Adriatic club was a member of the National Association of Base Ball Players before the American Civil War. The Adriatics first played another member in September 1857 and joined the NABBP for the 1858 to 1861 seasons.-Games:...	12-12	Tie	3-4-1
September 26, 1860	Newark	28-14	Win	4-4-1
October 26th, 1860	Belleville Baltics	20-24	Loss	4-5-1
July 10th, 1861	Brooklyn Enterprise Brooklyn Enterprise The Enterprise Baseball Club of Brooklyn was part of the National Association of Base Ball Players in the 1860s. The Enterprise Club first began playing other members of the NABBP in the 1850s.-Games:...	27-5	Win	5-5-1
August 21st, 1862	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	13-14 (10)	Loss	5-6-1
August ?, 1862	New York Gothams	18-13	Win	6-6-1
June 20, 1863	Philadelphia Athletics Athletic of Philadelphia Athletic of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association, and later National League, professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.-Early History:...	8-6	Win	7-6-1
August 11, 1863	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	7-13	Loss	7-7-1
August 31, 1863	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	15-16	Loss	7-8-1
July 4th, 1864	New York Active	27-29	Loss	7-9-1
July 6th, 1864	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	13-25	Loss	7-10-1
July 7th, 1864	Princeton Nassua	24-12	Win	8-10-1
August 2nd, 1864	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	10-16	Loss	8-11-1
September 14th, 1864	New York Active	11-10	Win	9-11-1
NA	New York Empire	NA	Win	10-11-1
NA	New York Empire	NA	Win	11-11-1
NA	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	NA	Loss	11-12-1
June 12th, 1865	Philadelphia Athletics Athletic of Philadelphia Athletic of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association, and later National League, professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.-Early History:...	9-12	Loss	11-13-1
July 8th, 1864	Morrisania Union	30-5	Win	12-13-1
July 24, 1865	Philadelphia Keystones	50-11	Win	13-13-1
July 31, 1865	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	12-27	Loss	13-14-1
August 8th, 1865	Philadelphia Athletics Athletic of Philadelphia Athletic of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association, and later National League, professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.-Early History:...	28-38	Loss	13-15-1
August 18, 1865	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	20-21	Loss	13-16-1
August 24, 1865	Newark Pioneers	12-5	Win	14-16-1
August 31, 1865	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	37-38	Loss	14-17-1
September 7th, 1865	Morrisania Union	30-10	Win	15-17-1
September 14th, 1865	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	20-19	Win	16-17-1
October 5th, 1865	Newark Americus	85-12	Win	17-17-1
October 20th, 1865	New York Active	6-3	Win	18-17-1
NA	Newark Pioneers	NA	Win	19-17-1
NA	Newark	NA	Win	20-17-1
May 31, 1866	Harvard	42-39	Win	21-17-1
June 12th, 1866	Morrisania Union	26-28	Loss	21-18-1
June 22nd, 1866	Newark Americus	67-7	Win	22-18-1
June 28th, 1866	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	13-24	Loss	22-19-1
July 10th, 1866	Kearney	45-6	Win	23-19-1
August 14th, 1866	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	36-10	Win	24-19-1
August 20th, 1866	New York Empire	15-11	Win	25-19-1
August 27th, 1866	Philadelphia Athletics Athletic of Philadelphia Athletic of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association, and later National League, professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.-Early History:...	8-48	Loss	25-20-1
August 28, 1866	Brooklyn Excelsior	2-24	Loss	25-21-1
September 12th, 1866	New York Active	24-9	Win	26-21-1
September 18th, 1866	Morrisania Union	23-25	Loss	26-22-1
September 27th, 1866	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	20-30	Loss	26-23-1
October 17th, 1866	New York Active	44-12	Win	27-23-1
October 25th, 1866	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	13-38	Loss	27-24-1
NA	Kearney	NA	Win	28-24-1
NA	New York Empire	NA	Win	29-24-1
May 16th, 1867	Irvington	17-25	Loss	29-25-1
May 23rd, 1867	New Brunswick Stars	66-9	Win	30-25-1
June 12th, 1867	Morrisania Union	12-26	Loss	30-26-1
August 6th, 1867	Lansingburgh Union	21-42	Loss	30-27-1
August 14th, 1867	Hartford Charter Oaks	35-9	Win	31-27-1
August 23rd, 1867	New York Mutuals New York Mutuals The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...	21-34	Loss	31-28-1
September 5th, 1867	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	13-21	Loss	31-29-1
September 10th, 1867	Morrisania Union	14-33	Loss	31-30-1
September 23rd, 1867	Brooklyn Excelsior	22-41	Loss	31-31-1
November 2nd, 1867	Irvington	9-22	Loss	31-32-1
May 28th, 1868	Brooklyn Atlantics Brooklyn Atlantics The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of...	8-45	Loss	31-33-1
June 24th, 1868	Jersey City Champions	17-4	Win	32-33-1
July 9th, 1868	Greenpoint Oriental	22-28	Loss	32-34-1
NA	NA	NA	Win	33-34-1
September 19, 1869	New York Empire	6-14	Loss	33-35-1
October 3, 1869	New York Empire	0-9	Loss	33-36-1

• Note - Based on games recorded in Marshall Wright's book.