Question:
The 16 original major league baseball teams?
peteschm03
2006-11-09 12:49:19 UTC
I have Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, NY Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers,Cincinnati Reds in National League. NY Yankees, Philadephia Athletics,Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and ? in American League.
Five answers:
Craig S
2006-11-09 13:14:11 UTC
The first year on the AL featured the Chicago White Sox, Boston Americans, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Blues, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Philadelphia A's, and Detroit Tigers.



The Orioles would move to New York and become the Yankees, while the others are still around in one form or another.



The original NL teams (1876) were the Chicago White Stockings (who became the Cubs), Hartford Dark Blues (gone), St. Louis Brown Stockings (gone), Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves), Louisville Grays (gone), NY Mutuals (gone), Philadelphia A's (gone, not the same A's as today), and the Cincinnati Reds, who are not the same as today's Reds franchise, which started as an American Association team in 1882.
JerH1
2006-11-09 17:26:25 UTC
The original teams in the National League when it started in 1876 were:

- Chicago White Stockings (now known as the Cubs)

- St. Louis Brown Stockings (defunct after 1877 season)

- Hartford Dark Blues (defunct after 1877 season)

- Boston Red Caps (now the Atlanta Braves)

- Louisville Grays (defunct after 1877 season)

- New York Mutuals (expelled from the league after the 1876 season)

- Philadelphia Athletics (expelled from the league after the 1876 season)

- Cincinnati Red Stockings (expelled from the league after the 1880 season; helped start the American Association, later transferred back to N.L.)



Through the end of the 1800s, a lot of teams came and went in the NL. After the league contracted before the 1900 season, the teams remaining stayed the same for over 50 years. They were (with the current name in parentheses):

- Chicago Orphans (Cubs)

- Boston Beaneaters (Atlanta Braves)

- Brooklyn Superbas (L.A. Dodgers)

- Pittsburg(h) Pirates

- Philadelphia Phillies

- St. Louis Cardinals

- Cincinnati Reds

- New York Giants (S.F. Giants)



The AL was considered a major league as of 1901. Apart from 2 teams (noted below), they also stayed the same into the 1950s. The teams were:

- Chicago White Sox

- Boston Americans (Red Sox)

- Detroit Tigers

- Philadelphia Athletics (Oakland A's)

- Baltimore Orioles (N.Y. Yankees as of 1903)

- Washington Senators (Minnesota Twins)

- Cleveland Blues (Indians)

- Milwaukee Brewers (St. Louis Browns as of 1902, now the Baltimore Orioles)
Pete B
2006-11-09 13:30:42 UTC
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston, Chicago, New York, and Cincinnati in the NL. Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland, and Milwaukee in the AL.
myerscough
2016-11-23 18:02:33 UTC
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anonymous
2006-11-09 13:31:13 UTC
Correction to the first answer: The Milwaukee Brewers became the St. Louis Browns in 1902, who in turn later became the Baltimore Orioles (not to be confused with the 1901 Orioles who did indeed become the New York Highlanders/Yankees in 1903).


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