Can you name the MLB Teams by Hint? by sox_fan1468927

Hint	Team
Winners of the first World Series
Were known as the Colt .45s for their first three seasons
Currently the only team to win every postseason series they have played in
Currently own the longest game streak without a no-hitter
The oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports
Hold the record for most World Series losses
Franchise that had the best record in baseball when the season was cancelled in 1994
First team to win back-to-back World Series
First team to ever sweep the divisional series and the league championship series in the same postseason
Ted Williams was once the manager of this team
Known as the St. Louis Browns before 1954
First team to attract more than 3 million fans in one season
The Durham Bulls are one of their minor league affiliates
Fastest AL expansion franchise to win a World Series
Played one season in Seattle before moving

Hint	Team
Team name originates from baseball's first professional team
Played their first season at Wrigley Field
First team to win the World Series after finishing the previous year in last place
Had eight players banned from baseball after throwing the World Series
Pine tar, that is all that needs to be said
Have won more games than any team in MLB history
Only franchise in sports history to record 17 straight losing seasons
Hold the NL record for most World Series wins
Only team to play in multiple World Series but never win one
Hold the AL record for wins in a season
Only team to win 100 games in a season in the current division format and not win their division
Scored two runs off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the 9th to win the World Series
Currently hold the longest championship drought in the American League
Only franchise to win three championships in three different cities
Lost more games in one season than any team in American League history

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MLB Teams by Hint Quiz

by sox_fan1468927

Created Oct 10, 2009 in Sports
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	awake600:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 23:28 GMT	7 points
	Good quiz, except that the A's weren't the only 100 win team not to win their division - the first one I immediately thought of was the 1993 Giants.

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 23:37 GMT	5 points
	You're right, was thinking about just the modern division format, I just changed the hint to make it more specific.

	Antithesys:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 23:54 GMT	-1 points
	5/5. My only comment is that the White Sox and Tigers have NEVER moved nor changed names, whereas the Phillies were known by other names in the first few years (albeit long before the AL teams showed up) and even had the unofficial moniker "Blue Jays" during WWII. The question still works and it's an excellent quiz.

	thefinestmuffins:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 03:13 GMT	0 points
	Wouldn't the Red Sox also apply for the question about being named after the first professional team? Didn't the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings move to Boston (to ultimately become the Braves)? I guess I always assumed the Red Sox were named after them, but I could be wrong...

	JohnJF:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 04:39 GMT	6 points
	Fun, but needs more time. Seven minutes would be perfect.

	justagirl:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 04:49 GMT	3 points
	Agreed about needing more time - I barely had time to read through all the clues. Great quiz though!

	takamine:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 05:48 GMT	-3 points
	The franchise that had the best record in baseball in 1994 was the Montreal Expos, not the Washington Nationals as they didn't exist.

	jcb9:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 15:47 GMT	-1 points
	The term "modern division format" is a little confusing. In baseball, the term "modern" usually refers to everything after 1900, while the current division format only dates back to 1994. Maybe I'm just getting old, but 1993 still seems modern to me (especially since I'm a Giants fan and that's the year the year the Giants won 103 games and didn't make the playoffs :)). I would just say the current division format.

	PottyMouth:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 16:04 GMT	1 point
	Another minute or two would have been nice. I didn't even see the pine tar question.

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 21:59 GMT	2 points
	I'll add another two minutes and change it to "current division format". Thanks for the input.

	IUseCoupons:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 01:17 GMT	3 points
	You got me there with the Wrigley Field in LA... never would have thought about that.

	mdobb21:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 03:22 GMT	2 points
	it would help if it took just the team name or the city (except for ny chicago and la) especially with not a lot of time because it takes a while to type the full names of some of these teams

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 16:31 GMT	2 points
	mdobb21: It does except the team name alone

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 12th, 2009 at 16:48 GMT	3 points
	@takamine: The franchise is still the same, the Expos moved to Washington. Just like the Rangers were once the Senators, Twins were once the Senators, etc.

	fred_D_pancakes:	Oct 16th, 2009 at 06:03 GMT	2 points
	a sox fan would be the one to point out the yanks have the most world series losses... smh.. nice quiz tho

	sox_fan1468927:	Oct 16th, 2009 at 17:00 GMT	2 points
	fred: It was meant as a joke. Plus everyone knows they have the most World Series wins, this question might throw them off a bit

	fred_D_pancakes:	Oct 18th, 2009 at 21:30 GMT	0 points
	lol no worries i wasnt offended by it or anything, just pointing out how the rivalry has made its way to sporcle games

	slicky:	Dec 24th, 2009 at 15:11 GMT	2 points
	great quiz!

	Rocky123:	Apr 18th, 2012 at 14:41 GMT	1 point
	The Rangers also fit the hint about playing in multiple world series and not winning one.