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Originally Posted by mick
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Hold your horses. I knew that I would come up with something.
The Hartford Dark Blues were a 19th century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut. They were a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in 1874 and 1875 and the National League in 1876 and 1877. Playing at the Hartford Ball Club Grounds, in 1876 they joined the National League as a charter member. The team's owner, Morgan G. Bulkeley, was also the first president of the National League. The team left Hartford and moved to Brooklyn, New York for the 1877 season to become the Brooklyn Hartfords. The team disbanded after the 1877 season.
I have fond memories of sitting at the Hartford Ball Club Grounds, sipping sarsaparilla, on a warm summer day, watching our Dark Blues. Those were the good old days.