Severe financial problems forced the Washington team to disband on July 20, 1897. With low home attendance, the local Athletic Association had contributed $12,000 to support the franchise before it folded. The entire league was facing the same financial hardships and followed suit in folding. As of July 19, 1897, the final day of play, the Browns were in third place with a 33–32 (.508) record.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^"Central League Organized". The Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis. February 8, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"1897 Central League". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^"Billy Work Is in Town". The Nashville American. Nashville. February 10, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved March 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Baseball News". The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. July 20, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Looking Back: The 1897 Nashville Centennials". MiLB.com.
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washington, browns, were, minor, league, baseball, team, from, washington, indiana, that, played, class, central, league, 1897, 1897washington, indianaminor, league, affiliationsprevious, classesclass, cprevious, leaguescentral, leaguemajor, league, affiliatio. The Washington Browns were a minor league baseball team from Washington Indiana that played in the Class C Central League in 1897 Washington Browns1897Washington IndianaMinor league affiliationsPrevious classesClass CPrevious leaguesCentral LeagueMajor league affiliationsPrevious teamsUnaffiliatedTeam dataNameWashington BrownsColorsBrown amp red Team history editOn February 7 1897 the Washington Browns were formed as a charter member of the Class C Central League 1 Joining the Browns in the six team league were the Cairo Egyptians Evansville Brewers Nashville Centennials Paducah Little Colonels and Terre Haute Hottentots 2 Washington s uniforms were brown and red 3 Severe financial problems forced the Washington team to disband on July 20 1897 With low home attendance the local Athletic Association had contributed 12 000 to support the franchise before it folded The entire league was facing the same financial hardships and followed suit in folding As of July 19 1897 the final day of play the Browns were in third place with a 33 32 508 record 4 5 References edit Central League Organized The Indianapolis Journal Indianapolis February 8 1897 p 5 Retrieved March 9 2020 via Newspapers com 1897 Central League Baseball Reference Sports Reference Retrieved March 9 2019 Billy Work Is in Town The Nashville American Nashville February 10 1897 p 6 Retrieved March 9 2020 via Newspapers com Baseball News The Paducah Sun Paducah Kentucky July 20 1897 p 1 Retrieved March 11 2020 via Newspapers com Looking Back The 1897 Nashville Centennials MiLB com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Washington Browns amp oldid 1159257572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
