went through a sort of "BIG BANG" era when they went from two 8 team leagues concentrated in a rectangle bound by St. Louis east to Wash. DC, then north to Boston, then west to Chicago and then back south to St. Louis to its present coast to coast to coast configuration. What were these original 16 major league team's names? Obviously, I can remember most of them, but not all. Can anyone help me get them all named?
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
the other red team
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns (became Orioles)
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates
OK-We have the American League:
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Orioles (from St. Louis Browns)
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators (of Broadway's "Damn Yankees" fame)
National League:
Boston Braves
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Thanks guys for the help at filling in the blanks.
I believe the Boston Braves were actually the Milwaukee Braves during the 1950s.
BTW, what unusual trait do Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth have in common?
They all began and ended their careers in the same city but with different teams.
Mays - New York Giants - New York Mets
Aaron - Milwaukee Braves - Milwaukee Brewers
Ruth - Boston Red Sox - Boston Braves
The Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in '53. Aaron was a rookie in '54.
MC Blazer Wrote:I believe the Boston Braves were actually the Milwaukee Braves during the 1950s.
BTW, what unusual trait do Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth have in common?
They all began and ended their careers in the same city but with different teams.
Mays - New York Giants - New York Mets
Aaron - Milwaukee Braves - Milwaukee Brewers
Ruth - Boston Red Sox - Boston Braves
Another "Ruthian" history note--The only MLB player to pitch a no-hitter in a World Series game (1918) and hit more home runs in one year than any other American League TEAM's total (1927), both within a ten year span. I don't know if he also exceeded the home run total of all individual National league teams as well that year, but it is possible.
In order for a player to duplicate that feat today, he would have to hit over 300 home runs in one year.