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Aleck T. Pearsall was an American baseball player for the Excelsior of Brooklyn during the game's amateur era. He played first base for Brooklyn. In the winter of 1862, he volunteered in the Confederate army, as a surgeon. During the war, he worked as brigade surgeon in Richmond, Virginia. He sometimes attended to Union prisoners, some of which ...
The Brooklyn Excelsiors were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the Excelsior ballclub featured stars such as Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings . The team is known for originating the "Brooklyn-style" baseball cap, precursor to the modern cap. [ 4][ 5] They also were one of the first ...
American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than 3,500 teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota .
The pairings for Class A postseason play were finalized on Monday. In both Legion and Junior Legion, teams play best-of-three playoff series based on seeding with the winners advancing to state ...
The state Class A American Legion Baseball tournament runs July 30-Aug. 3 at Brookings, The state Class A Junior Legion tourney is scheduled for Aug. 1-4 at Pierre. Area teams are scheduled to ...
July 27, 2024 at 7:46 PM. WATERTOWN — Fifth-seeded Watertown Post 17 qualified for the state Class A American Legion Baseball tournament by sweeping a best-of-three, state-qualifying playoff ...
Grand base ball match for the championship, between the Excelsior and Atlantic clubs, of Brooklyn, at the Excelsior Grounds, South Brooklyn, on Thursday, July 19 1860. 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 ...
There are 14 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) leagues and 206 teams in operation across the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada, which are affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. They are organized by one of five classes (from highest to lowest): Triple-A, Double-A, High-A, Single-A, and Rookie.