1880 Troy NY (Troys)

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:
March 1880: “The Troys will have a new uniform of white and magenta.” From the Boston Globe, March 28, 1880. Research from Tom Shieber. Note, this report does not match subsequent descriptions of the uniform.

April 1880: “There will be no change in the uniform of any of the [National] League clubs this season, with the possible exception of the Troys adopting a red and white uniform, like the one worn by the Hartfords several years ago.” From the New York Clipper, April 3, 1880. This same report appeared in the Chicago Daily Telegraph, April 4, 1880. A Clipper report form two weeks later stated the Troy uniform was white and blue.

April 1880: “Chicago furnishes uniforms to all the [National] League clubs; also the League ball and President.” From the Chicago Tribune, April 11, 1880.

April 1880: “The Troys have decided on the following uniform: white flannel pants and shirt, with a blue cord running around the breast of the shirt, forming a shield, in the center of which will be the word ‘Troy’ in blue letters, a white cap surmounted with a blue button, and a blue belt and stockings.” From the New York Clipper, April 17, 1880. Research from Brian McKenna. This same report was printed in the Cincinnati Enquirer, April 17, 1880, and in the Boston Globe, April 20, 1880. Enquirer research from Tom Shieber.

1880, referenced in 1881: “The Troy City Club—The stockholders of this organization held a meeting March 19 [1881]. […] It was decided to uniform the players [of 1881] in suits similar to those of last year [1880].” From the New York Clipper, March 26, 1881. Research from Ed Morton. Following this report, the rendering for the 1880 Troy team was based on the team photo from 1881.

Team genealogy:
  Troy 1877-1882
Troy was organized in Troy, New York, around 1877 when it was first a member of the League Alliance (LA). The LA was group of independent small-city teams. This Troy team was initially known as the Haymakers, referencing an earlier team that played in Lansingburgh and Troy between 1866-1872. Troy joined the National League (NL) in 1879. The NL began in 1876. Troy played in the NL until 1882. After the 1882 season the team was removed from the NL and subsequently folded. –Information from wikipedia and baseball-reference.com.

1880 Troy summary

Uniform: white, blue stockings
First worn:
Photographed:
Described: March, April
Material: flannel
Manufacturer: Spalding & Bro.
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Other items:
Home opener report: no, May 18 v. Worcester