The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics") was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty. Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... In sports, the term dynasty may refer to a team that enjoys a period of dominance over the sport, generally gauged via championship titles. ...

Established in 1855, Atlantic was a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1857. In 1859, Atlantic, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, emerged as undiputed champions of baseball. Atlantic held the championship through the 1860 season, albeit in controversial fashion. In a third and deciding game with Excelsior of Brooklyn, 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. See also: 1854 in sports, 1856 in sports and the list of years in sports. Ice hockey Possible date when pucks were introduced to the game in Canada to replace balls Births Deaths Categories: 1855 ... The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was founded in 1857 by fourteen baseball clubs primarily located in the New York metropolitan area. ... See also: 1856 in sports, 1858 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Football (soccer) Believed to be the founding date of Sheffield F.C., the worlds oldest football club Births boys are hott Deaths Cricket: The founding of... See also: 1858 in sports, 1860 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1859 ... Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... See also: 1859 in sports, other events of 1860, 1861 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Golf First British Open won by Willie Park Births Deaths Categories: 1860 ...

The 1865 Atlantics (Library of Congress).

Atlantic held the championship again through the 1861 season, which was shortened due to the Civil War, before finally surrendering it to archrival Eckford of Brooklyn in 1862. Atlantic recaptured the pennant in 1864 with a season record of twenty wins, no defeats, and a single tie as the only blemish on its record. Atlantic went undefeated again in 1865 with an 18-0 record, sweeping series against chief rivals Mutual of New York and Athletic of Philadelphia. Great players of this era included Joe Start, Dickey Pearce, Charles Smith, and Tom Pratt. Atlantic's 36 game winning streak was finally broken in June, 1866 by Irvington, NJ. Atlantic held the pennant, though, by splitting a two game series with Athletic of Philadelphia and because it failed to schedule a series with contender Union of Morrisania. Atlantic did surrender the title to Union in 1867, but regained it in 1869. Image File history File links 1865atlantics. ... Image File history File links 1865atlantics. ... See also: 1860 in sports, 1862 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Horse racing First Melbourne Cup won by Archer Births Deaths Categories: 1861 ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... The Mutual baseball club of New York City was a 19th century ball club. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... For the team that played in the American Association 1882-1891, see Philadelphia Athletics (American Association). ... Joseph Start (October 14, 1842 - March 27, 1927), sometimes called Old Reliable, was one of the biggest stars of baseballs earliest era, and certainly the top first baseman of his time. ... See also: 1865 in sports, 1867 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1866 ... For the team that played in the American Association 1882-1891, see Philadelphia Athletics (American Association). ... See also: 1866 in sports, 1868 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Four oarsmen from Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada win the World Championship in Paris, France becoming Canadas first World Champions and earning the nick-name the... See also: 1868 in sports, 1870 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1869 ...

When Atlantic defeated Eckford to capture the 1869 title, Atlantic had already lost to the Cincinnati Red Stockings. This allowed Atlantic to claim the championship over the undefeated Cincinnati club under the practices of the National Association of Base Ball Players, which resembled modern boxing championship rules rather than a league or tournament format. This outcome undoubtedly contributed to the tremendous anticipation when Cincinnati came to Brooklyn with an 89 game winning streak to meet the Atlantics on June 14, 1870 at Atlantic's home Capitoline Grounds. An estimated crowd of fifteen thousand paid 50 cents a piece to see Atlantic win 8-7 in extra innings in one of the most significant games in baseball history. Atlantic surrendered the title later in the year, though, to Mutual. See also: 1868 in sports, 1870 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1869 ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was founded in 1857 by fourteen baseball clubs primarily located in the New York metropolitan area. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ... See also: 1869 in sports, 1871 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Births January 16 – Willie Simms, Hall of Fame jockey (d. ... Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... The Mutual baseball club of New York City was a 19th century ball club. ...

Atlantic had been among the first clubs to declare themselves professional when allowed to do so in 1869. However, when the major professional clubs formed the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in 1871, Atlantic declined to join. As a result, their best players, including George Zettlein, Bob Ferguson, Joe Start and Lip Pike, jumped to other clubs. When Atlantic did join the professional circuit in 1872, it was unable to reestablish itself as a leading club, suffering losing records in each of its four seasons in the league. Atlantic was not invited to join the National League when that circuit was formed in 1876, but continued to play an independent schedule until at least 1881. A remnant Atlantic was invited to join the upstart American Association in 1882 but failed to satisfy the requirements for doing so. The AA subsequently granted a franchise to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1884 to serve the Brooklyn market. A professional works to receive payment for an activity (as a profession), which usually requires expertise and carries with it socially significant mores and folkways. ... See also: 1868 in sports, 1870 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Births Deaths Categories: 1869 ... The National Association of Professional Baseball Players, or simply the National Association, was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season, after which its stronger teams created the National League. ... See also: 1870 in sports, 1872 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Events Rugby Football Union formed in England At a meeting in London, the Football Association decide to hold a challenge cup competition the next year. ... Joseph Start (October 14, 1842 - March 27, 1927), sometimes called Old Reliable, was one of the biggest stars of baseballs earliest era, and certainly the top first baseman of his time. ... Lip Pike Lipman Emanuel Pike (May 25, 1845 - October 10, 1893) was one of the stars of 19th century baseball. ... See also: 1871 in sports, 1873 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge Football (soccer) England - Inaugural FA Cup: Wanderers F.C. beat Royal Engineers 1–0 Births April 25 - C. B. Fry, England cricketer and rugby international, long jump... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... See also: 1875 in sports, 1877 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs is formed in New York at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City. ... See also: 1880 in sports, 1882 in sports and the list of years in sports. Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Football (Soccer) FA Cup - Old Carthusians beat Old Etonians 3-0. ... The American Association was a professional baseball league from 1882 to 1891. ... See also: 1881 in sports, 1883 in sports and the list of years in sports. Grand National Seaman, ridden by Lord John Manners beats 11 rivals Boat race Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket England tour Australia for a 4-Test series. ... The American Association was a professional baseball league from 1882 to 1891. ... Brooklyn Dodgers redirects here. ... See also: 1883 in sports, 1885 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ...