1894 Syracuse (Stars)

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.

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Visual documentation on this uniform:
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Written documentation on this uniform:
March 1894: “Orders for the [Syracuse] suits were given last night. […] The trousers and waist [shirt] will be of the finest white flannel with brown trimmings. Brown stockings and belt with ‘Syracuse’ in brown letters across the breast. […] A broad stripe of the same color around a white hat will complete the outfit, with the exception of a sack coat of white flannel to wear to and from the games.” From the Syracuse Daily Standard, early March 1894. Exact date not included on newspaper scan. This report also called the team the “Stars.”

April 1894: “The [Syracuse] Star team will present a very neat front in their white and brown uniforms.” From The Sporting Life, April 14, 1894. Research from Chuck McGill.

Team genealogy: Syracuse 1894-1901
Syracuse joined the Eastern League (EL) in 1894, their second entry into the league. The EL operated between 1891 and 1911 and became the International League in 1912. Syracuse played in the EL between 1894 and 1901 and dropped out after the 1901 season. Information from Bill O’Neal, The International League (1992).