Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union Association)

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Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies

Chicago/Pittsburgh played one season in the Union Association, which it failed to complete. The team started out as the Chicago Browns and moved to Pittsburgh in mid-August, becoming the Pittsburgh Stogies. they disbanded on September 19th and their place in the league was taken over by the Milwaukee Cream Citys, who had begun the year playing in the minor league Northwestern League.

The only known photo of what the team's uniforms looked like, taken while they were an amateur club in 1883

Source:

  • Peter Filichia: Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebrations of All 273 Major League and Negro League Ballparks Past and Present, Addison Wesley Publishing Company (March 1993)