1880 Albany NY (Albanys)

This rendering is based on written documentation for uniform style and color. No visual documentation is known and an artist’s conceptualization is used to create the rendering.

Rendering accuracy:

Year: documented    Team: documented

Visual documentation on this uniform:
None

Written documentation on this uniform:
April 1880: “The Cincinnatis have white shirts, pants and caps, red neckties, belts and stockings; Chicago, white shirts, pants, blue belts and neckties, white stockings, and caps variegated; Albany, duplicates of the Chicagos, excepting neckties and belts, which are red; Cleveland, white caps, shirts and pants, light blue stockings, belts, and neckties.” From the Buffalo Commercial, April 12, 1880.

April 1880: “The only teams wearing the old Cincinnati uniform of white shirts and pants and red stockings are the Cincinnatis, Bostons, Albanys and Washingtons.” From the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 17, 1880. Research from Tom Shieber.

April 1880: “The new [Albany] uniform will be white shirts and caps, red pants and stockings and red neckties.” From the New York Clipper, April 24, 1880. Research from Brian McKenna.

Team genealogy:
 Coming soon