1889 Minneapolis (Millers)

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 1889. Old Judge baseball card of S Daly (Min 89, StP WA 89). Full view at left, detail view at right. Photo date confirmed as this was player’s only year with team. Player wore a white uniform in this photo, with a dark cap, belt and stockings. The long-sleeve shirt had a capital M on the left breast. Year Daly with team from baseball-reference.com. Image scan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Photo B

Dated 1889. Old Judge baseball card of B Vinton (89). Full view at left, detail view at right. Photo date confirmed as this was player’s only year with team. Detail view showed that pants had thin trim running down the pant seam. Year Vinton with team from baseball-reference.com. Image scan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Photo C

Dated 1889. Old Judge baseball card of D Jantzen (Mil WA 89, Min 89). Full view at left, detail view at right. Photo date confirmed as this was player’s only year with team. Photo date of early 1889 most likely as Jantzen was released from the team by mid-September 1889. Detail view showed that cap had subtle horizontal bands around the body of the cap and a large white button on the crown. Year Jantzen with team from baseball-reference.com. Image scan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Jantzen release info from The Sporting Life, September 18, 1889.

Photo D

Dated 1889. Old Judge baseball card of B West (89, 92). Full view at left, detail view at right. Photo date confirmed as studio background matched that shown in photos A thru C. Detail view showed that team offered the option of wearing padded pants. Years West with team from baseball-reference.com. Image scan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Written documentation on this uniform:
April 1889: “The Minneapolis team is to have a handsome street uniform of gray for use on trips.” From The Sporting Life, April 24, 1889. Presumably, this report was describing the team’s street clothes.

Team genealogy: Coming soon