Minneapolis Browns

In 1877, the Minneapolis Browns played as members of the League Alliance, hosting home games at Athletic Park.

[2][3] In January 1877, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat published a proposal from Al Spalding, manager of the Chicago White Stockings club of the National League.

Spalding proposed that select Independent clubs affiliate with the League Alliance to secure their player contracts.

Other teams subsequently signing the League Alliance agreement were the Binghamton Crickets and Syracuse Stars, Lowell, Minneapolis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, the Mutuals of Janesville, Wisconsin and Fall River Cascades.

These were the teams represented in "standings" first printed in the Indianapolis Sentinel and New York Clipper in June, 1877 and later the Chicago Tribune.