The Cream City Base Ball Club was organized in August 1865[1], with Henry H. West as its first president, and rose to the upper echelon of Midwestern amateur teams.
[2] Contrary to their success against amateur teams, the Cream Citys were clobbered 67–13 on June 22, 1868, when they hosted the Brooklyn Atlantics—"a mostly pro contingent that had dominated the sport throughout most of the 1860s.
"[3] On August 7, they lost by a slightly more respectable 43–16 to the visiting Union of Morrisania, another powerhouse featuring left-handed pitcher Charlie Pabor, right fielder Steve Bellán, and shortstop George Wright.
Wood, first base; Archie MacFayden, shortstop; George L. Redlington, catcher and captain; Martin Larkin, Jr, center field; W.H.
[4][a] For that 1868 season, the Cream Citys had joined the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP), which embraced hundreds of clubs by that time.