| Elizabeth Resolutes | |
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| Years1873 | |
| Based inElizabeth,New Jersey | |
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TheElizabeth Resolutes were a 19th-century professionalbaseball team based inElizabeth, New Jersey. They were a member of theNational Association of Professional Base Ball Players for the 1873 season, and played their home games atWaverly Fairgrounds. Though based in the vicinity of Elizabeth, they were usually listed in game reports as simply "Resolute" or "the Resolutes", per the style of the day. "Elizabeth Resolutes" is modern nomenclature.
The Resolutes were an amateur team dating back to the mid-1860s, and became one of a number of teams to try their hand at professional ball. The club played just 23games during its lone professional season, finishing with two victories against 21 defeats, and losing all eight of their home games.Hugh Campbell was the pitcher of record for both wins and 16 of the losses. The Resolutes' leading hitter wasArt Allison, who batted .323, his best season, while playing all 23 games, mostly in the outfield.
AlthoughPhiladelphia andNew York City teams occasionally played games inNew Jersey to circumventblue laws that forbade professional baseball on Sundays, the Resolutes and the 1915Newark Peppers of theFederal League are the only "major league" teams to be based inNew Jersey.
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