The Cincinnati Buckeyes was the name of two amateur

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teams in

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. The first, formed in 1859, disbanded during the Civil War. Another team, the Buckeyes Base Ball Club of Cincinnati, formed in 1865. In the late 1860s, the Buckeyes were a skilled baseball team and were starting to make themselves known nationally. In 1868, they had won 21 games and lost only 5. However, when another local team, the

Cincinnati Red Stockings The Cincinnati Red Stockings of were baseball's first all-professional team, with ten salaried players. The Cincinnati Base Ball Club formed in 1866 and fielded competitive teams in the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) 1867� ...

, decided to field an all-professional team in 1869, it spelled the end for the amateur Buckeyes. In fact, Buckeye stars

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Charlie Sweasy Charles James Sweasy (November 2, 1847 – March 30, 1908), born ''Swasey'', played second base for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team. He returned to Cincinnati in 1876, hired by the new club th ...

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and Dick Hurley left the team to join the Red Stockings. The Buckeyes considered going professional themselves, but did not have the resources to do so. After some humiliating defeats against the rival Red Stockings in 1869, the club folded in 1870. Star pitcher Cherokee Fisher played for the Buckeyes in 1868. In 1869, the Buckeyes played on "Iron Slag" grounds, near today's Union Terminal.

Modern team

In 2001, the Cincinnati Vintage Base Ball Club formed a

vintage base ball Vintage base ball is baseball presented as if being played by rules and customs from an earlier period in the sport's history. Games are typically played using rules and uniforms from the 19th century. Vintage base ball is not only a competiti ...

team called the Cincinnati Buckeyes, named and styled after the former Buckeyes Base Ball Club of Cincinnati. The team plays baseball as it was played in 1869, using the rules, customs and equipment of the time. The Cincinnati Buckeyes serve as a modern-day rival to the club's other team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings. However, they also travel around the Midwest to play other vintage base ball teams. They play their home games at Heritage Village in Sharon Woods Park,

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(north of Cincinnati). The team is a member of the Vintage Base Ball Association.

External links

Cincinnati Buckeyes website

References

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