AUGUST
14th The Atlantic Club of Brooklyn is organized. The Atlantics would be the preeminent club of the 1860s. Starting in 1859, they would win the whip-pennant, emblematic of the baseball championship, 8 of 11 years.
1855 August
Published
Charlton’s Baseball Chronology
A DAY BY DAY HISTORY OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE GAME OF BASEBALL FROM 1791 TO 2019