Guide to Baseball Records and Publications, 1866-1969
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Baseball was founded at Bowdoin in the fall of 1860 by a group of students that had become acquainted with the sport during the summer of that year. The first game played was between the Senior and Junior Class on September 29, 1860 resulting in a win for the Junior by a score of 23 to 13. The first intercollegiate competition was played against Dartmouth in 1869 establishing a history for the sport with an accumulation of over 1,000 wins in the past 140 years. Between 2005-2015, the Polar Bears have been qualified for the NESCAC Tournament three times, reached the NESCAC Championship, and the NCAA Regional Tournament.
Scorebooks, scrapbooks, statistics, and historical information relating to baseball at Bowdoin.
1866-1875 Baseball Club Scorebook
1875-1878 Baseball Club Scorebook
1878-1883 Baseball Club Scorebook
1888-1889 Baseball Club Scorebook
1914, [History of] Baseball at Bowdoin 1866-1919
ca. 1951, "Baseball at Bowdoin" by Coach MacFayden
1966 (revised), "Baseball at Bowdoin" by Coach Dan MacFayden
1970, Baseball Statistics, 1946-1970 (kept by Danny MacFayden)
1946-1969, compiled by Daniel McFayden