The Chicago Maroons were a minor league baseball team based in

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in 1888. The Chicago Maroons played as members of the Class A level

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. Financial issues caused the team to fold after a sixth place season in 1888. The Maroons played minor league home games at

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History

In 1888, the Chicago Maroons began minor league play as members of the eight–team Class A level Western Association. In the era, Class A was the highest level of minor league baseball. The Maroons began 1888 play with the

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, Kansas City Blues,

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and

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teams joining Chicago in Western Association play. The president of the Chicago Maroons was Sam Morton, who also was serving a dual role as president of the Western Association in 1888. The Chicago Maroons began Western Association play on April 28, 1888. The Maroons finished the season in sixth place, playing under player/manager

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, who led the team with 5 home runs. With a record of 47–71, Chicago finished 32.0 games behind the first place Kansas City Blues in the final 1888 standings. The Maroons were led on the mound by

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, who won 19 games, pitching 322 innings with a 2.52 ERA and 35 complete games. The Maroons were put up for sale after compiling a debt of $4,000, but the difficulty of having a minor league team playing in a major league city was not attractive to prospective buyers. In August 1888 the Chicago franchise was close to moving to

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for $5,000 after the Minneapolis Millers moved to become the

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, but the deal fell through. The Chicago Maroons permanently folded after the 1888 season and did not return to play in the 1889 Western Association. West Side Park ca1885

The ballpark

The 1888 Chicago Maroons reportedly played their home games at

. The park also served as the home ballpark for the

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(then called the White Stockings). West Side Park had a capacity of 10,300, with field dimensions of (Left, Center, Right): 216–520–216. The site of the ballpark is now occupied by the

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. The location today is 1340 West Harrison in Chicago, Illinois.

Year–by–year record

Notable alumni

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Roscoe Coughlin William Edward "Roscoe" Coughlin (March 15, 1868 – March 20, 1951) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for two seasons in the National League (NL). In he pitched for the Chicago Colts and in he played for the Ne ...

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Dan Dugdale Daniel Edward Dugdale (October 28, 1864 – March 9, 1934) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the 1886 Kansas City Cowboys and 1894 Washington Senators in the National League. He continued to play ball in the minor leagues through ...

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(1888) * Charlie Ingraham (1888) * Herman Long (1888) *

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Chick Pedroes Charles P. Pedroes (October 27, 1869 – August 6, 1927), was a Major League Baseball outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are ...

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George Rooks George Brinton McClellan Rooks (born George Brinton Mc Clellan Ruckser; October 21, 1863 – March 11, 1935), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Boston Beaneaters of the National League The National League of Professio ...

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Jumbo Schoeneck Louis W. "Jumbo" Schoeneck (March 3, 1862 – January 20, 1930) was a Major League Baseball first baseman. He played for the Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies () and Baltimore Monumentals (), both of the Union Association, and for the National Lea ...

(1888) *

Milt Scott Milton Parker Scott (January 17, 1861 – November 3, 1938), nicknamed "Mikado Milt", was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1882 to 1889. He appeared in 341 Major League Baseball games over four seasons as a first ...

(1888) *

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(1888)

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The ballpark

Year–by–year record

Notable alumni

See also

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