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November 25, 1865
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York Nov. 25, 1865
* Brooklyn Atlantics
* Baseball's 1st champions
Over half a page is taken up with portraits of the nine members of the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn with embellishments titled "'Champion Nine' Of The Atlantic Base-Ball Club Of Brooklyn, L. I., 1865" and an article headed: "The Atlantic Base-Ball Club".
The ball players are wearing uniforms. Some of the players include Start, Pratt, Pearce, and Crane.
Various other post-Civil War prints as well but they pale in comparison to the early baseball print.
Sixteen pages, nice condition.
AI notes: The November 25, 1865, issue of Harper’s Weekly cemented the Brooklyn Atlantics as the premier athletic powerhouse of the post-Civil War era, featuring a celebrated wood engraving of the "Champion Nine" following their undefeated 18–0 season. This coverage was more than a mere sports report; it was a cultural coronation for a team that had essentially invented modern defensive play, led by shortstop Dickey Pearce and first baseman Joe Start. The publication highlighted the team's dominance during the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) championship circuit, specifically their 21–15 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics, which drew a record-breaking crowd of 15,000 spectators. By immortalizing the players—such as Galvin, Crane, and Smith—in a national periodical, Harper’s Weekly helped transition baseball from a regional pastime into a formalized national obsession, documenting the moment the Atlantics became the first true dynasty in the sport's history.
Category: 1861-1865
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