1878 Star, Syracuse (Stars)

This rendering is based on visual documentation for uniform style only. Color information is unknown and the uniform is rendered in values of gray. Minor details may also be undocumented or difficult to determine and an educated guess is made to complete the rendering.

Rendering accuracy:

Year: documented    Team: documented

Visual documentation on this uniform:

Photo A

Dated 1878. Photo date based on appearance of player Mack, who only played for Syracuse in 1878. Players wore a plain white uniform in this photo, with a dark belt and stockings. The white cap had colored trim along the bill and the shirt collars had a rounded profile.

Top row, from left: G Adams (76, IA 78), A McKinnon (76, LA 77, IA 78) and M Mansell (LA 77, IA 78, NL 79). Middle, seated: H Carpenter (LA 77, IA 78, NL 79), H McCormick (75, 76, LA 77, IA 78, NL 79), M Dorgan (76, LA 77, IA 78, NL 79), D Mack (78) and J Farrell (76, LA 77, IA 78, NL 79). Front, on ground: J Macullar (IA 78, NL 79) and P Hotaling (LA 77, IA 78). Image scan and player IDs from Nigel Ayres. Years with team (1877 and after) from baseball-reference.com. Years with team (1866-1876) from Ron Gersbacher, The History of Syracuse Baseball (2012), retrieved online June 2017. Gersbacher research is undocumented.

Dated 1879. Detail view of photo A.

Written documentation on this uniform:
None

Team genealogy:
 Star/Syracuse, 1866-1879
Star was formed in Syracuse in 1866 and began as a junior team. During the 1870s Star played as an independent and in 1877 they joined the League Alliance (LA). The LA was an organization of independent teams playing in cooperation with the National League. The LA dissolved after one year. Star joined the International Association (IA) for the 1878 season and then, as Syracuse, joined the National League (NL) in 1879. The NL had begun operation in 1876. Syracuse folded before the end of the 1879 season and disbanded. Information from Ron Gersbacher, The History of Syracuse Baseball (2012), retrieved online June 2017.