Haymakers, Unions and Trojans - Big-Time Baseball in Troy, New York, 1860-1883 - Jeffrey Michael Laing

This is the story of the Troy Haymakers, a pioneer baseball team legendary for their exploits on and off the field. Formed in 1860 in Troy, New York - an industrial city experiencing rapid growth - the team was embraced by the tough-minded Trojans as emblematic of their vigorous boomtown, which rivalled larger, better-established communities.