The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (also known as Chicago/Pittsburgh) were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884 . They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings , of the National League , for the Chicago baseball market; however, the Browns lost that battle to the White Stockings. After a Baltimore mattress maker gave the club a degree of financial support, the Browns then tried to entice the White Stockings' Larry Corcoran , one of the 1880s top pitchers, to join the team. However, the club did not succeed in doing so. The Chicago Browns disbanded after a game on August 22, 1884. The club then moved to Pittsburgh and became the Stogies, which disbanded after a game played on September 18, 1884. Many of the club's players then joined the Baltimore Monumentals . Altogether, they won 41 games, lost 50 (including one forfeit ), and tied 2, finishing sixth in the twelve-team league.
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6-528: The first South Side Park . After they moved to Pittsburgh, their home games were played at Exposition Park , which was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania . The Union Association officially folded on January 15, 1885 after only one season in existence. This article about a baseball team in Pennsylvania is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Pittsburgh -related article
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