Parks of North America. See also 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords season Notes References Baseball-Reference. "Brooklyn Eckfords Team Index" (1872). Retrieved 2006-09-17. Retrosheet. "The 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords". Retrieved 2006-09-17. Ryczek, William J.; Morris, Peter (2013). "Eckford Base Ball Club". In Morris, Peter; Ryczek, William J.; Finkel, Jan; Levin, Leonard; Malatzky, Richard. Base Ball Founders: The Clubs, Players, and Cities of the Northeast That Established the Game. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. Seymour, Harold (1960). Baseball: The Early Years. New York: Oxford University Press. . Wright, Marshall (2000). The National Association of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. 19C Base Ball Inc. Brooklyn Eckfords Defunct National Association baseball teams Defunct baseball teams in New York City Professional baseball teams in New York (state) Baseball teams established in 1855 Sports clubs disestablished in 1872 1855 establishments in New York (state) Defunct baseball teams in New York (state) Baseball teams disestablished in 1872