Excelsior of Brooklyn
Videos
The Brooklyn Excelsiors were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the club featured future pitching stars Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings.
The 1860 Brooklyn Excelsior Base Ball Club
Grand base ball match for the championship, between the Excelsior and Atlantic clubs, of Brooklyn, at the Excelsior Grounds, South Brooklyn, on Thursday, July 19, 1860
Asa Brainard
Videos
Asahel "Asa" Brainard, nicknamed "Count", was the ace pitcher of the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team, after having pitched for the Excelsior club of Brook
Excelsior of Brooklyn
…of Brooklyn) were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the club featured future pitching stars Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings. The team is known for originating the "Brooklyn-style" baseball cap, precursor to the modern cap. They also were the first baseball…
Asa Brainard