The Harlem Neighborhood Block Association

Tag: Baseball

  • First Known Record of Baseball in Harlem

    First Known Record of Baseball in Harlem

    The November 1. 1856 edition of Porter’s Spirit of the Times, has the first known evidence of a Harlem baseball team. The paper records a competition between Harlem and The Continental Club, that Harlem won, 18 to 17. Details on the score, below: The item is for sale on Ebay.

  • Black Baseball

    Untapped Cities has a great article on Black baseball teams, stadiums, and history: https://untappedcities.com/2021/02/18/black-baseball-sites-nyc/ The image (above) of The Lincoln Giants is not only a powerful photograph of athletic confidence and poise, it also shows a team that played here, in Harlem. In New York, the Lincoln Giants (1911-30), became a barnstorming juggernaut, going 108-12…