1881 newspaper EARLY NEW YORK BASEBALL NY Metropolitans vs BROOKLYN ATLANTICS for Sale

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1881 newspaper EARLY NEW YORK BASEBALL NY Metropolitans vs BROOKLYN ATLANTICS For Sale

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1881 newspaper EARLY NEW YORK BASEBALL NY Metropolitans vs BROOKLYN ATLANTICS:
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1881 newspaper with EARLY NEW YORK BASEBALL, featuring report and box scorefrom the NY Metropolitans, a forerunner of the NY METS,vs the BROOKLYN ATLANTICS,baseball's first dynasty and the team which ultimately became today's Los AngelesDodgers.#1F-012

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SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINALNEWSPAPER, theTribune(NY)dated between April and June, 1881,with fantasticand PHENOMENALEARLY NY BASEBALL HISTORY!

A COMPELLING addition to any fineNew York Baseball, Brooklyn Atlantics or Dodgerscollection.

The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics") was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty.

Established on August 14, 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 baseball. Atlantic held the championship through the 1861 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.

Atlantic held the championship again through the 1861 season, which was shortened due to the American Civil War, before finally surrendering it to archrival Eckford of Brooklyn in 1862. Atlantic recaptured the pennant in 1866 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, Charlie Smith, Fred Crane, and Tom Pratt. Atlantic's 36-game winning streak was finally broken in June, 1866 by Irvington, NJ. Atlantic retained the pennant that year by splitting a two-game series with Athletic of Philadelphia and declining to schedule a series with Union of Morrisania. Atlantic did surrender the title to Union in 1867.

When Atlantic defeated Eckford to regain the pennant in 1869, Atlantic had already lost to the Cincinnati Red Stockings. This allowed Atlantic to claim the championship over the undefeated Cincinnati club under the "challenge" format 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.

The photo above shows the general display of the newspaper you will receive. The randomly selected issuemay have a different date andbox scorethan shown in the photos above.

This is a nice opportunity to own anearly NY BASEBALLnewspaper at a very attractive price.

Good condition, with moderate tanning and edge wear, including a few closed tears along the edges. This listing includesthecomplete entire original newspaper.VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculatedpriority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package.We acceptpayment by PAYPAL.We ship packagesdaily.This is trulya pieceOF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!