The Rochester Broncos were a short-lived baseball team in the American Association

American Association (19th century)

The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...

, playing only one season, 1890. They finished fifth in the league with a record of 63-63. Their home games were played at Culver Field

Culver Field

Culver Field is a former Baseball ground located in Rochester, New York. Located at the northwest corner of University and Culver, Culver Field was home of the Rochester Broncos from 1886 until it burned down in 1892. Re-built for the 1898 season, the new Culver Field played host to the newly named...

.

Rochester was one of three clubs (the other two were Syracuse

Syracuse Stars (American Association)

The Syracuse Stars was an American baseball team which played one season in the American Association in . They were unrelated to the Syracuse Stars of the National League of...

 and Toledo

Toledo Maumees

The Toledo Maumees were originally formed in 1888. The team was based in Toledo, Ohio and formed part of the Tri-State League for one season. Their home games were played at Speranza Park in Toledo....

) who played in the International Association in 1889 and were brought in to replace Brooklyn

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...

 and Cincinnati

Cincinnati Reds

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 (who defected to the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

), Baltimore

Baltimore Orioles (19th century)

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...

 (who left for the Atlantic Association), and Kansas City

Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)

The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...

 (who ended up in the Western Association

Western Association

The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western Association on October 28, 1887...

). In the IA, they had played as the Rochester Jingoes.

The Broncos were managed by Pat Powers

Patrick T. Powers

Patrick T. Powers was an American baseball executive who served as president of the Eastern League and founding president of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the minor leagues organization that celebrated its hundredth season in 2001...

, who later managed the New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

 in 1892. Their leading hitter was center fielder

Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...

 Sandy Griffin

Sandy Griffin

Tobias Charles "Sandy" Griffin was a Major League Baseball center fielder....

, who batted .307 in 107 games. Bob Barr (28-24, 3.25) and Will Calihan

Will Calihan

William T. Calihan was a Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. A native of Oswego, New York, he played for the Rochester Broncos in 1890 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1891, both of the American Association....

 (18-15, 3.28) were their best pitchers. Cannonball Titcomb

Cannonball Titcomb

Ledell "Cannonball" Titcomb was an American Major League Baseball player who played for several teams in the National League and American Association. Born in West Baldwin, Maine, he pitched a total of five seasons, finishing with a 30-29 record and a 3.47 ERA...

 threw a no-hitter on Sept. 15.

In 1891, the Broncos played in the Eastern Association

International League

The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...

as the Rochester Hop Bitters.