1893 New Orleans (Pelicans)

This rendering is based on written documentation for uniform style and color. No visual documentation is known and an artist’s conceptualization is used to create the rendering.

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Visual documentation on this uniform:
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Written documentation on this uniform:
April 1893: “By combining portions of the two New Orleans uniforms an additional and handsome set of suits can be made, and on the fourth of July the combination can be made representing the national colors—red, white and blue.” From The Sporting Life, April 8, 1893. Research from Chuck McGill. More information is needed to create a rendering of the uniforms described here.

April 1893: “Most teams in the Southern League have already received one or more nickname. […] The New Orleans boys are again known as Pelicans.” From The Sporting Life, April 15, 1893.

May 1893: “The new uniform [for New Orleans] is of gray material with blue trimmings, gray cap with blue trimmings, and blue belts and stockings. It is a very handsome suit, and is similar in color to the suit worn by Pittsburg[h] when here [in New Orleans] last April.” From The Sporting Life, May 20, 1893. Research from Chuck McGill.

August 1893: “Ladies who patronize the game at New Orleans have complained of the dirty uniforms the local players wore. One recently announced her intention of offering a prize to the player who kept his clothes the cleanest.” From The Sporting Life, August 19, 1893.

Team genealogy: New Orleans, 1892-1896
New Orleans joined the Southern League (SL) in 1892 when the league reformed. The reorganized SL operated between 1892 and 1896 and folded after the 1896 season. New Orleans played in the SL between 1892 and 1896. Information from wikipedia.com and baseball-reference.com.