1867 Forest City, Rockford IL (Rockfords, Forest Citys)

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

Rendering accuracy:Year: documented    Team: documented

Visual documentation on this uniform:
None

Written documentation on this uniform:
1867: “Uniform of white shirts, white flannel pants with blue cord, white caps, and black patent leather boots.” From the Chicago Tribune, June 21, 1867, researched by Peter Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870 (2012).

July 25, 1867, Forest City, Rockford IL v. National, Washington DC, at Chicago, Dexter Park: “Forest City wore white pants and shirt, blue and white cap.” From the Louisville Journal, July 29, 1867, researched by Peter Morris, Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870 (2012).

Team genealogy: Forest City, Rockford, IL 1865-1871
Forest City was formed in Rockford, Illinois, in 1865. The team name comes from an early city moniker. Forest City joined the National Association (NA) in 1871. The NA was baseball’s first league operating 1871-1875. The Great Chicago Fire in October 1871 forced Chicago, and by association Forest City, to fold after the 1871 season. Information from Peter Morris and others, Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870 (2012).