The Independent Base Ball Club was an amateur team that competed in the 1875 Foul Flag Association.
History
The Independents were formed in September, 1875 from miscellaneous players and teams from around Little Rock to compete in the Foul Flag Association. The team did well, finishing second in the tournament with a 3-3-1 record. As runners up, the Independents were voted the best club and awarded the championship bat made of 78 different pieces of wood valued over $100 dollars, equal to about $2000 today.
1875 Foul Flag Association Schedule/Results
Players
History
The Independents were formed in September, 1875 from miscellaneous players and teams from around Little Rock to compete in the Foul Flag Association. The team did well, finishing second in the tournament with a 3-3-1 record. As runners up, the Independents were voted the best club and awarded the championship bat made of 78 different pieces of wood valued over $100 dollars, equal to about $2000 today.
1875 Foul Flag Association Schedule/Results
Date | Winner | Loser |
9/20 | Independents 15 | La Roques/Red Sox 13 |
9/27 | Independents 18 | La Roques/Red Sox 9 |
9/-- | Arsenal 21 | Independents 8 |
10/9 | Independents 29 | Arsenal 28 |
10/12 | Independents 15 | Phenix 15 (tie) |
10/18 | Accidentals 24 | Independents 3 |
10/-- | Accidentals 19 | Independents 14 |
Total | 3-3-1 (.500, 2nd Place) |
Players
Player | Birth | Death |
George Russell Brown | 10/10/1852 in Rochester, NY | |
Samuel J Churchill | Abt. 5/17/1856 in Arkansas | 11/13/1915 |
Andrew Eakin | ||
Lorenzo Prentice Gibson | 8/18/1855 in Little Rock, AR | 12/29/1919 in Little Rock, AR |
William Booker Worthen | 9/17/1852 in Little Rock, AR | 10/23/1911 in Little Rock, AR |