1865 Mutual, New York (Mutuals, Mutes)

This rendering is based on partial or inconclusive visual documentation for uniform style only. Color information is unknown and the uniform is rendered in values of gray. Other important details may also be undocumented or difficult to determine and an artist’s conceptualization is used to complete the rendering.

Rendering accuracy:

Year: unconfirmed    Team: documented

Visual documentation on this uniform:

Dated Nov 4, 1865. Detail of J Wildey (60) at left, full engraving at right. Printed in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper. It is likely some players were drawn from photographs taken in the early 1860s or late 1850s and therefore uniforms depicted may not reflect the year 1865. Years player with team from Marshall D. Wright, The National Association Of Base Ball Players, 1857-1870 (2000).

Written documentation on this uniform:
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Team genealogy: Mutual, New York, 1857-1876
Mutual was formed in New York, NY, in 1857 and was named after the Mutual Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, New York. Mutual belonged to the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP), baseball’s first organization operating 1857-1870. Mutual played in the National Association (NA), competing in every year of league’s existence, 1871-1875, and joined the National League (NL) in 1876 for its inaugural season. The club was removed from the NL before the 1877 season and subsequently disbanded. Information from William J Ryczek, Peter Morris and others, Base Ball Founders (2013).