Early Life
Creighton was born on April 15, 1841 in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, to James and Jane, but was raised in Brooklyn. By the age of 16, he had become well known in the Brooklyn area for his batting skills in both baseball and cricket. In 1857, he, along with other neighborhood youths, formed Young America, a local baseball club. Reportedly, he was a gentlemanly, highly-principled and unassuming man, which were considered ideal traits for players during baseball's amateur era. Amateur ballclubs during this time-period spent much of their time practicing and playing intrasquad games, with occasional matches against other clubs. Youth America played a few games before disbanding, and Creighton became a member of Niagra of Brooklyn as their second baseman.
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