Littlestown Brown Stockings
| Littlestown Brown Stockings | |
|---|---|
| Minor league affiliations | |
| Class | Independent (1884–1885) |
| League | Keystone Association (1884–1885) |
| Major league affiliations | |
| Team | None |
| Minor league titles | |
| League titles (0) | None |
| Team data | |
| Name | Littlestown Brown Stockings (1884–1885) |
| Ballpark | Unknown (1884–1885) |
The Littlestown Brown Stockings were a minor league baseball team based in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. In 1884 and 1885, Littlestown played exclusively as members of the Independent level Keystone Association.
History
[edit]The Keystone Association and the member teams were formed at a March 3, 1884, meeting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Carlisle, Pennsylvania and West Chester, Pennsylvania were franchises initially admitted to the league but never played.[1]
The Littlestown Brown Stockings began play in 1884, as the Keystone Association played as a five–team Independent league. The charter Keystone Association franchises were based in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Chester, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and York, Pennsylvania.[2][3]
The Littlestown Brown Stockings officially began Keystone Association play on May 2, 1884. During the 1884 season, the Chester franchise disbanded on June 2, 1884, and Lancaster disbanded on June 7, 1884, causing the rest of the league to fold. On June 10, 1884, the league folded for the season with the Brown Stockings in fifth place, 6.5 games behind first place Lancaster. The League standings when the league folded were Lancaster Red Stockings (15–4), York White Roses (10–10), Chambersburg (8–10), Chester Blue Stockings (8–10) and Littlestown Brown Stockings (6–8).[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
In their final season, the 1885 Littlestown Brown Stockings returned to Keystone Association play as the league featured the same five returning franchises. Chambersburg, the Chester Blue Stockings, Lancaster Red Stockings and York White Roses were the other returning 1885 league members.[10][11]
The 1885 Keystone Association final team standings are unknown.[10][11]
The Littlestown Brown Stockings and the Keystone Association both permanently folded after the 1885 season.[10] Littlestown has not hosted another minor league team.[12]
The ballpark
[edit]The exact name of the Littlestown Brown Stockings' home ballpark in 1884 and 1885 is unknown.[13]
Timeline
[edit]| Year(s) | # Yrs. | Team | Level | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884–1885 | 2 | Littlestown Brown Stockings | Independent | Keystone Association |
Year–by–year records
[edit]| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 6–8 | 5th | NA | League folded June 10 |
| 1885 | 00–00 | NA | NA | League records unknown |
The Littlestown Brown Stockings' 1885 record is unknown.[11]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Frank Berkelbach (1884)
- Bart Cantz (1884)
- Ed Greer (1884)
- John Hofford (1884)
See also
[edit]Littlestown (minor league baseball) players
References
[edit]- ^ Browne, Paul (March 27, 2013). The Coal Barons Played Cuban Giants: A History of Early Professional Baseball in Pennsylvania, 1886-1896. McFarland. ISBN 9780786461257 – via Google Books.
- ^ "1884 Keystone Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b "1884 Keystone Association (KA) minor league baseball on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1884 Keystone Association (KA) minor league baseball Standings on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. Baseball America. 2007. p. 142.
- ^ McClure, Jim. "York Revolution most recent addition to lengthy local professional baseball timeline". York Daily Record.
- ^ "1884 Littlestown Brown Stockings minor league baseball Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1884 Littlestown Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "1884 Littlestown Brown Stockings minor league baseball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ a b c "1885 Keystone Association". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "1885 Littlestown Brown Stockings Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Littlestown, Pennsylvania Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "Unknown in Littlestown, PA minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.