Brooklyn Atlantics

The Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn ("Atlantic" or the "Brooklyn Atlantics") was baseball's first champion and its first dynasty. The team was also the first baseball club to visit the White House in 1865 at the invitation of President Andrew Johnson.

This article is about the baseball team that played from 1855 to 1875. It is not to be confused with the 1884 team that later became known as the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklyn
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LeagueNational Association (1872–75)
National Amateur Association (1857–71)
LocationBrooklyn, New York
BallparkCapitoline Grounds (1864–72)
Union Grounds (1873–75)
Founded1855
Folded1875
League championshipsNational Amateur Association (8): 1857, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1869
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