Long Island Baseball

Long Island has a rich and deep baseball history, from the earliest days of baseball to one of the first all black professional baseball teams to play the game, the Athletics of Babylon.

Last Update 5/14/13

Nassau County Teams (154)
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Lists compiled thanks to the tireless work of our team historian James Resseque and organized for the web by Tom Fesolowich.

*BBC stands for Base Ball Club as base ball was two words in the 19th Century

Town (19th Century Town)	Team Name	Earliest Year found
Baldwin	Redskins	1890
Bellmore	Seminoles	1887
Bellmore	Bellmore BBC	1893
Bellmore	Stars	1897
Brookville	Greenville Club	1888
Cedarhurst	Cedarhurst BBC	1895
East Meadow	Augusta Blues	1889
East Meadow	Red Stars	1887
East New York	Brighton Athletics	?
East Norwich	Surprise BBC	1887
East Norwich	Surprise Junior BBC	1888
East Norwich	Athletics	1890
East Rockaway	East Rockaway	1871
East Rockaway	East Rockaways	1885
Far Rockaway	Domestics	1880
Farmingdale	Farmingdale Nine	1860
Farmingdale	National BBC	1867, 1876
Farmingdale	Centrals	1875
Farmingdale	Union BBC	1875
Farmingdale	Ocean BBC	1872
Farmingdale	Modocs	1876
Farmingdale	Always Get Beat	1886
Farmingdale	Champion BBC	1888
Farmingdale	Young Nationals	1890
Floral Park	Floral Park BBC	1892
Floral Park	Tribunes	1890
Flushing	Centennials	1875
Freeport	Athletics	1888
Freeport	Maroons	1887
Freeport	Oceans	1873
Freeport	Freeport Nine	1879
Freeport	Mohawks	1880
Freeport	Stars	1891
Freeport	Crescent	1895
Freeport	Iraquois BBC	1890
Freeport	Woodcleft Guards BBC	1887
Freeport	League Junior Club	1897
Freeport	Red Peppers	?
Garden City	Base Ball Nines	?
Garden City	Sentinels	?
Garden City	St. Paul's School	1886
Glen Cove	Startle BBC	1870
Glen Cove	Scouts	1870
Glen Cove	Junior Scout BBC	1876
Glen Cove	Lightheart BBC	1876
Glen Cove	Oneidas	1870
Glen Cove	Prospects	?
Glen Cove	Squirt BBC	1870
Glen Cove	Artics	1884
Glen Cove	Sylvestas	1887
Glen Cove	Unions	1887
Glen Cove	Ramblers	1889
Glen Cove	Hay	1880
Glen Cove	Lindales	1890
Glen Cove	Stars	1889
Glen Cove	Buffalo BBC	1889
Glen Cove	Glens	1890
Glen Cove	Alerts	1890
Glen Cove	Thistles	1894
Glen Cove	Colored Lindales	1897
Glen Cove	Eotheus BBC	1890
Glen Cove	Orchards	1894
Glen Cove	Diamond BBC	1896
Glen Cove	Catholic Society BBC	1898
Glen Head	Glen Heads	?
Glen Head	Zig Zags	?
Glen Head	Czars	?
Great Neck	Great Neck BBC	1895
Greenwich Point	Greenwich Point BBC	1898
Hempstead	Eureka BBC	1858
Hempstead	Stars	1867
Hempstead	Associated Nines	?
Hempstead	Enterprise Club	1873
Hempstead	Athletic Club	1880
Hempstead	Guards	1890
Hempstead	Sentinels	1890
Hempstead	Resolutes	1888
Hempstead	Married Men's Nine	1888
Hempstead	Red Star BBC	1888
Hempstead	Blues (of Hyde Park)	1888
Hempstead	Harper	1891
Hempstead	Conqueror BBC	1892
Hempstead	Hempstead	1899
Hicksville	Ozones	?
Hicksville	Excelsior BBC	1871
Hicksvile	Lightheart BBC	1870
Hicksville	Silver Star BBC	1873
Hicksville	Hayrakers	1887
Hicksville	Young Americans	1888
Hicksville	Elite BBC	1890
Hicksville	Elite Junior	1894
Hicksville	Keystone BBC	1896
Island Trees	Island Trees	1890
Lattingtown	Wide Awakes	?
Laurel (Franklinville)	Resolutes	1881
Lawrence-Cedarhurst	Lawrence-Cedarhurst BBC	1890
Lawrence	Friends Academy	1891
Locust Valley	Overall	?
Locust Valley	Academy Club	1890
Long Beach	Silver Stars	1885
Lynbrook (Pearsalls)	Independents	1885
Lynbrook (Pearsalls)	Lynbrooks	1890
Manetto Hill	Surprise	1875
Manetto Hill	Plain Boys	1876
Manhasset	Manhasset BBC	1890
Manhasset	Enterprise	?
Mineola	Washingtons	1860
Mineola	Mineolas	?
Mineola	Osceolas	1877
North Bellmore (Smithville)	Smithville BBC	1867
Old Bethpage (Central Park)	Central Park BBC	1887
Old Bethpage (Central Park)	Central Park BBC (different club)	1889
Old Bethpage (Central Park)	Round Swamps	1896
Oyster Bay	Bayites	?
Oyster Bay	Eagles	?
Oyster Bay	Lone Star BBC	1885
Oyster Bay	Recreation Club	1888
Oyster Bay	Crescents	1897
Oyster Bay	Oyster Bay Club	1899
Plainview (Manetto Hill)	Manetto Hill BBC	?
Plainedge	Plain Edge BBC	1875
Plainedge	Never Give Ups	1886
Port Washington	Zephyrs	?
Port Washington	Joy BBC	1890
Port Washington	Star BBC	1890
Rockville Center	Anthenaeum	1889
Rockville Center	RVC BBC	?
Rockville Center	Observers	1887
Rockville Center	Live Oaks	1890
Rockville Center	Academy Club	1893
Rockville Center	Tuthills Indians	1893
Rockville Center	Stars (Junior Club)	1897
Roslyn	Aetna BBC	1870
Rosyln	Roslyns	?
Roslyn	Live Oaks	1873
Roslyn	Irving BBC	1873
Roslyn	Wrinkle BBC	1892
Roslyn	Windson Club	1890
Sea Cliff	Idlewilds	?
Sea Cliff	Never Sweats	1896
Sea Cliff	Live Oak BBC	1890
Sea Cliff	Star BBC	1894
Sea Cliff	Sea Cliff Hotel BBC	1899
Sea Cliff	Sea Cliffs	1900
Seaford	Seaford Junior Club	1895
Syosset	Syosset BBC	1875
Syosset	O.K. Pickles Co. BBC	1896
Syosset	Syosset	1897
Valley Stream	Valley Stream	1898
Wantagh	Seminoles	?
Wantagh	Wantagh	1897
Westbury	Westburys	1889
Westbury	Westbury Junior	1890
Woodbury	Skylarks	1876
Woodbury	Haymakers	1877
Woodbury	Woodbury	1888
Woodmere	Woodmere BBC	1899
Woodsburgh (Part of the Five Towns Area)	Modocs	?
Woodsburgh (Part of the Five Towns Area)	Hustlers	1895
Woodsburgh (Part of the Five Towns Area)	Woodsburgh	1895