Newark Adriatics Explained

The Newark Adriatics, also known as the Adriatic Base Ball Club of Newark, 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

These are all the Newark Adriatics games listed somewhere by Marshall Wright (2000). For 1857, the game with the Union club of Morrisania, now in the Bronx, is the only listed match versus a non-member club (Adriatic), and the only listed match versus a club outside modern New York City. Only that spring, sixteen clubs within modern New York had convened for the first time, which was later recognized as initiating the Association.

Date Opponent Score Decision Record
September 25, 1857Morrisania Union11-28Loss0-1
August 5, 1858Morrisania Union16-33Loss0-2
October 28, 1858Brooklyn Pastime45-13Win1-2
July 2, 1860New York Eagles15-18Loss1-3
August ?, 1860Morrisania Union8-17Loss1-4
August 22, 1860Newark Eurekas6-34Loss1-5
September 6, 1860Brooklyn Charter Oaks11-13Loss1-6
September 19, 1860Newark Eurekas12-12Tie1-6-1
September 5, 1861Newark14-17Loss1-7-1

References

Wright, Marshall D. The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. 2000.