1886 Acid Iron Earth, Mobile (Acid Iron Earths)

This rendering is based on visual documentation for uniform style and written documentation for color. Minor details may be undocumented or difficult to determine. An educated guess is made to complete the rendering.

Rendering accuracy:

Year: documented    Team: documented

Visual documentation on this uniform:

Photo A

Dated 1886. Photo date confirmed as this was the only year of the team’s existence. Top row, from left: E Davis, J Wells, E Cartwright, F Lewis and W Renauld/Renaud. Front: E Duffee, (J Kelly, mgr), R Steinhoff, J Hayes and D Alexander. Image from Don Stokes, and also from Joe Cuhaj and Tamara Carraway-Hinckle, Baseball in Mobile (2003), collection of Donnie Wagner. Player IDs from Cuhaj and Carraway-Hinckle.

Dated 1886. Detail view of photo A. Detail view shows trim on collar and bib, as well as, the A-I-E monogram.

Written documentation on this uniform:
March 1886: “Mr. Irving Brower, with A. J. Reach & Co., has succeeded in getting the order for the uniforms for the ‘Acid Iron Earth’ base ball club. The uniforms will be handsome suits of light brown flannel trimmed with red, and red stockings and red belts.” From the New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 17, 1886. Research from Don Stokes.

Team genealogy:
 Coming soon