The Chicago Inter-Ocean reporter, covering a game staged in Chicago on May 29, 1872, described "the Baltimore nine, clad in yellow pants, white shirts, white hats, and ugly looking black and yellow stockings."
The reporter from the Chicago Inter-Ocean wrote about the Baltimore team's appearance during a baseball game played in Chicago on May 29, 1872. The description focused on their attire: yellow pants, white shirts, white hats, and black and yellow stockings.