Cleveland Forest Citys

From BR Bullpen

The 1871 Cleveland Forest Citys and 1872 Forest Citys constitute their only two seasons as a professional team, but they were an amateur team before that.

The Cleveland Forest Citys were defeated by the Fort Wayne Kekiongas 2-0 in the first game in major league history and in the National Association.

Baseball was played in Cleveland as early as 1857, and a club named the Forest Citys began play in 1866. It played through 1870 and then the professional club joined the National Association in 1871. A history of the amateur club and a history of the team can be found here.