Toledo Blue Stockings

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The Toledo Blue Stockings were a 19th-century professional baseball team best known for briefly competing at the major-league level in the 1880s.

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instanceOf defunct baseball team
professional baseball team
cityRepresented Toledo NERFINISHED
competitionLevel major league
minor league
country United States of America
surface form: United States
disbanded 1885
era 19th century
founded 1883
genderOfTeam men's team
historicalSignificance early integration of professional baseball
homeBallpark League Park (Toledo) NERFINISHED
homeCity Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED
homeCountry United States of America NERFINISHED
league American Association NERFINISHED
Northwestern League NERFINISHED
leagueMembershipChange joined American Association in 1884
previously in Northwestern League
location Toledo, Ohio NERFINISHED
majorLeagueOrganization American Association NERFINISHED
majorLeagueStatus major league
manager Charlie Morton (outfielder) NERFINISHED
notableFor brief tenure as a major league team in the 1880s
fielding some of the first Black players in high‑level professional baseball
player Charlie Morton (outfielder) NERFINISHED
Curt Welch NERFINISHED
Deacon McGuire NERFINISHED
Hank O’Day NERFINISHED
Moses Fleetwood Walker NERFINISHED
Sam Barkley NERFINISHED
Tony Mullane NERFINISHED
Weldy Walker NERFINISHED
preMajorLeagueLeague Northwestern League NERFINISHED
professionalStatus professional
seasonInMajorLeagues 1884
sport baseball
stateRepresented Ohio NERFINISHED
status defunct
teamColors blue
timePeriod 1880s

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American Association in 1884 hadTeam Toledo Blue Stockings
subject surface form: American Association (1884 season)