Brooklyn Atlantics
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The name Brooklyn Atlantics goes back as far as 1855, when the Atlantic Baseball Club of Brooklyn, often called the Brooklyn Atlantics, was formed. The team played between 1855-70, and won several amateur championships. Famous players on the team included Dickey Pearce.
The name was also used by a team in the National Association of Base Ball Players from 1872 to 1875. The 1875 edition of the team was particularly dreadful, finishing with a record of 2-42, a whopping 51½ games behind the pennant-winning Boston Red Stockings, but the team never had winning season. The team name refers to Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn's main street.
The Los Angeles Dodgers franchise can trace its roots back to 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics of the American Association.
[edit] One Season: 1884
In their one season as the Brooklyn Atlantics, in 1884, the team played in Washington Park, were managed by George Taylor and finished in ninth place (in a 13 team league) in the American Association. No player that played for the Brooklyn Atlantics has been inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame.
The Brooklyn Atlantics next played as the Brooklyn Grays (1885-1887).
