Can you name the original names of all 30 MLB baseball teams? by ox0207

Current MLB Team	Complete Original Name
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Houston Astros
Oakland Athletics
Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Tampa Bay Rays
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indians
Seattle Mariners
Florida Marlins

Current MLB Team	Complete Original Name
New York Mets
Washington Nationals
Baltimore Orioles
San Diego Padres
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies
Kansas City Royals
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees

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MLB Original Team Names Quiz

by ox0207

Created Jan 29, 2010 in Sports
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	bushwood7:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 18:09 GMT	4 points
	wasnt houston called the houston colt .45's

	baseballfreak35:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 18:15 GMT	4 points
	cincinnati is spell wrong

	Erxxxleben:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 18:17 GMT	5 points
	new york yankees were originally the baltimore orioles, and the houston astros were originally the colt .45's

	moegoldberg:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 18:37 GMT	3 points
	On top of the mistakes other people have mentioned, the Phillies were originally known as the Quakers, the Braves were originally know as the Boston Red Caps (the Beaneaters, then Doves, then Rustlers then Braves), the Pirates were originally known as the Pittsburg Alleghenys (I guess Pittsburgh didn't always have the 'h'?), and the Cardinals were known as the St. Louis Brown Stockings. You can get all of this info from - http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/

	ox0207:	Jan 29th, 2010 at 19:56 GMT	1 point
	Thank you for all of the feedback. All corrections have been fixed. I got my previous info from mlb.com but I will take your word for it!

	SpruceGoose49:	Jan 30th, 2010 at 00:50 GMT	1 point
	In the early 1900's Pittsburg added an "h" to its name in order to differentiate it from its German origins surrounding a surge in American nationalism and Germanophobia leading up to WWI. Nice job on the quiz overall, learn something new everyday on this website

	mikeinpurple:	Jul 11th, 2010 at 07:28 GMT	1 point
	The White Sox were originally called the Sioux City Cornhuskers, though they were called the White Stockings (in Chicago, but with no city name) when they joined the American League.

	asdffdsaasdffdsa:	Aug 31st, 2010 at 22:32 GMT	1 point
	White Sox were the Sioux City Cornhuskers, the Cleveland Indians the Grand Rapids Rustlers, the Minnesota Twins were the Kansas City Blues before they were the Senators, the Braves were the Red Stockings before the Red Caps.

	twain249:	Sep 26th, 2010 at 22:00 GMT	2 points
	According to MLB.com the Braves were original the Boston Braves (1871-1875) and were the Boston Red Caps afterward (1876-1882)