Minneapolis Brown Stockings

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Nick Name	Browns
Earliest Known Date	Thursday, June 28, 1883
Last Known Game	Sunday, September 30, 1883
Location	Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Description	Played first game on June 28 in Minneapolis against a team from Fargo, Dakota Territory which resulted in a 26-3 win. Recorded a record of 11-9-1 through September 30 against the St. Paul Red Caps, Stillwater, MN Chiefs, Des Moines, Chicago Unions, Grand Forks, Dakota Territory; and Hudson, Wisconsin. A Rich Arpi article states this club, formerly the Blue Stockings, became known as the Brown Stockings in 1877. See https://sabr.org/journal/article/professional-base-ball-debuts-in-minnesota-the-st-paul-red-caps-minneapolis-brown-stockings-and-winona-clippers-of-1875-1877/
Sources	Minneapolis - Daily Minnesota Tribune, June-October 1883 St. Paul - Globe and Pioneer Press, June - October 1883
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Found by	Rich Arpi
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1883	3 Played	3 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

Ballgames

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1883-06-28	Minneapolis	MN	Minneapolis Brown Stockings	Blues of Fargo, Dakota Territory	26 - 3	Rich Arpi
Ballgame	1883-07-04	Minneapolis	MN	Minneapolis Brown Stockings	Grand Forks, Dakota Territory	10 - 6	Rich Arpi
Ballgame	1883-08-08	Stillwater	MN	Minnesota Chiefs Club of Stillwater	Minneapolis Brown Stockings	7 - 10	Rich Arpi

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Players

Player	Years	Roles
Ed Whitcomb	1883	Key Player
George Spear	1883	Key Player
J.M. Bennett	1883	Key Player
O'Brien	1883	Key Player
Pat Eagan	1883	Key Player
Tom Murphy	1883	Key Player
Tuelle	1883	Key Player

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