The Algona Brownies were an independent interracial baseball team that played in the 1902 and 1903 seasons. They were based in

Algona, Iowa Algona is the county seat of Kossuth County, Iowa, Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,487 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Ambrose A. Call State Park is located two miles southwest of the city. History Algona ...

, and was primarily made up of former members of the

Chicago Unions The Chicago Unions were a professional, black baseball team that played in the late 19th century, prior to the formation of the Negro leagues. Founding Organized as the Unions in 1887, the club was led by Abe Jones (1887–1889) and by W.S. ...

, Columbia Giants, and Chicago Union Giants teams. During their second and final season, the team makeup changed from having both black and white players to a team of only black players. That year, their final year, they won the Western championship, defeating the Chicago Union Giants in a challenge playoff.

Players

Some of the regular players were:

References

External links

Algona Brownies at Seamheads.com
Negro league baseball teams Defunct baseball teams in Iowa Algona, Iowa 1902 establishments in Iowa Baseball teams established in 1902 Baseball teams disestablished in 1906 {{Negro-league-baseball-team-stub