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Seasons 1855-1875 (21 seasons)

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Established on August 14, 1855, Atlantic became a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players, the amateur sport's first governing body, in 1857. (There were no professional clubs at the time.) In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of baseball. Atlantic held the championship through the 1861 season, albeit in controversial fashion. In a third and deciding game with Excelsior of Brooklyn, Excelsior was leading 8–6 and had men on base, but was forced to withdraw by a rowdy crowd of Atlantic partisans and gamblers. The game was declared a draw, and the championship retained by Atlantic.

Atlantic held the championship again through the 1861 season, which was shortened due to the American Civil War, before finally surrendering it to archrival Eckford of Brooklyn in 1862. Atlantic recaptured the pennant in 1866 with a season record of twenty wins, no defeats, and a single tie as the only blemish on its record.

Atlantic went undefeated in 1865 with an 18–0 record, sweeping series against chief rivals Mutual of New York and Athletic of Philadelphia. Great players of this era included Joe Start, Dickey Pearce, Charlie Smith, Fred Crane, and Tom Pratt. Atlantic's 36-game winning streak was finally broken in June, 1866 by Irvington, NJ. Atlantic retained the pennant that year by splitting a two-game series with Athletic of Philadelphia and declining to schedule a series with Union of Morrisania. Atlantic did surrender the title to Union in 1867.

When Atlantic defeated Eckford to regain the pennant in 1869, Atlantic had already lost to the Cincinnati Red Stockings. This allowed Atlantic to claim the championship over the undefeated Cincinnati club under the "challenge" format of the National Association of Base Ball Players, which resembled modern boxing championship rules rather than a league or tournament format. This outcome undoubtedly contributed to the tremendous anticipation when Cincinnati came to Brooklyn with an 89-game winning streak to meet the Atlantics on June 14, 1870 at Atlantic's home Capitoline Grounds. An estimated crowd of fifteen thousand paid 50 cents a piece to see Atlantic win 8–7 in extra innings in one of the most significant games in baseball history. Atlantic surrendered the title later in the year, though, to Mutual.

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Year	Season	League	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Standings	Playoffs	Manager	Attendance	Stadium	Berth	Champ
1875	1875	NA	Brooklyn Atlantics	2	42	.045		11th	Missed Postseason	Charlie Pabor (2-40) Bill Boyd (0-2)		Union Grounds
1874	1874	NA	Brooklyn Atlantics	22	33	.400		6th	Missed Postseason	Bob Ferguson		Union Grounds
1873	1873	NA	Brooklyn Atlantics	17	37	.315		6th	Missed Postseason	Bob Ferguson		Union Grounds
1872	1872	NA	Brooklyn Atlantics	9	28	.243		6th	Missed Postseason	Bob Ferguson		Capitoline Grounds
1870	1870	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	20	16	.556		5th	Missed Postseason
1869	1869	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	15	6	.705		2nd	NABBP Champions					1
1868	1868	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	47	7	.870		2nd	Missed Postseason
1867	1867	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	19	5	.780		7th	Missed Postseason
1866	1866	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	17	3	.850		3rd	NABBP Champions					1
1865	1865	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	18	0	1.000		1st	NABBP Champions					1
1864	1864	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	20	0	.976		1st	NABBP Champions					1
1863	1863	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	8	3	.727		3rd	Missed Postseason
1862	1862	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	2	3	.400		7th	Missed Postseason
1861	1861	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	5	2	.714		3rd	NABBP Champions					1
1860	1860	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	12	2	.813		3rd	NABBP Champions					1
1859	1859	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	11	1	.917		2nd	NABBP Champions					1
1858	1858	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	7	0	1.000		4th	Missed Postseason
1857	1857	NABBP	Brooklyn Atlantic	7	1	.833		1st	NABBP Champions					1
1856	1856	NYK	Brooklyn Atlantic			.000			Missed Postseason
1855	1855	NYK	Brooklyn Atlantic			.000			Missed Postseason

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