Excelsior of Brooklyn

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The Brooklyn Excelsiors were an amateur baseball team that played in Brooklyn, New York. Formed in 1854, the Excelsior ballclub featured stars such as Jim Creighton, Asa Brainard, and Candy Cummings.

[edit] 1860 Championship Season

In 1860, the Excelsior club made a now-famous tour around New York and large cities in surrounding states. They defeated the Champion Club of Albany, the Victory Club of Troy, the Buffalo Niagras, and the powerful Brooklyn Atlantics.

The Excelsiors were champions that year, finishing in a draw with the Atlantic Club. However, the Brooklyn Atlantics were the accepted champions.