St. Paul White Caps

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Baseball had its professional beginnings in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1884. Here, a team called the Apostles joined the Northwestern League. In September, after compiling a 24-48 record, the team jumped ship, joining the major league Union Association as a replacement team. The club, called the St. Paul White Caps, went 2-6-1 in nine road games, earning the distinction of being the only major league nine not to play a single home game.

Their top-hitting regular was pitcher/outfielder Jim Brown, who went 5-for-16 with four doubles for a batting average of .312 and a slugging percentage of .562.