1858 Atwater, Westfield MA
This rendering is based on visual documentation for uniform style only. Color information is unknown and the uniform is rendered in values of gray. Minor details may also be undocumented or difficult to determine and an educated guess is made to complete the rendering.
Rendering accuracy:
Year: unconfirmed Team: documented
Visual documentation on this uniform:
Photo A
Dated 1858 or 1859. 1858 date and team ID from William Ryczek, Baseball’s First Inning: A History Of The National Pastime Through The Civil War (2009). 1859 date and team ID from Steven Wong, Smithsonian Baseball: Inside The World’s Finest Collections (2005), collection of Corey R. Shanus. Player IDs unknown.
Dated 1858 or 1859. Detail of photo A.
Written documentation on this uniform:
None
Team genealogy: Atwater was founded in Westfield, MA, in 1858. — Info from William Ryczek, Baseball’s First Inning: A History of the National Pastime Through the Civil War (2009).
Rendering posted: February 1, 2015
Diggers on this uniform: None (so far),