The Pittsburgh Stogies were a baseball team in the short-lived Union Association of 1884. They played in Recreation Park. The team began play in 1884 as the Chicago Browns but after suffering $15,000 in losses, the owner A. H. Henderson, moved the team to Pittsburgh.
The Stogies, a nickname for a cigar, were managed by Joe Battin and Joe Ellick.The team suffered from poor attendance and after 19 games, in which they won 7, lost 11 (including on...
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Founded:
- 1884