Oh, the Union Association. This league was not a serious league and the fact one team really looked like a major league caliber team showed. The Maroons ran away with the league even after kind of a weak ending. The team with more former National League players really showed. Most teams lost money, lots of it, and teams shuttled in and out mid-season so I don't see the League really continuing.
St. Louis - Ran away from the get and never looked back.
Cincinnati - Played well, acquired some good National League players in August, and got better, but not enough.
Chicago - Had a good season, but the city is already hooked on to the NL team so this one had little chance.
Milwaukee - A late season filler that had some decent players.
Philadelphia - a nice team, but certainly the 3rd team in a 3-team town and folded shop in July.
Baltimore - Had a decent season with some really mediocre talent. Could never quite get a following given that the Orioles weren't exactly tearing it up across town.
Boston - Brought in some old names like Tim Murnane and Lew Brown, but not much else to compete in the UA much less against a weak Beaneaters team.
Washington - Played well enough to force the other DC team to quit mid-season, but not well enough against anyone else.
Kansas City - Came on in June and were a bad team moving the most players through the organization in a short period of time.
Wilmington - An August replacement team that looked it.
Altoona - Started the season and lasted till Juine.
St. Paul - A September replacement team that was just not good.
