Name Origin | Team Name |
The home city of this team is known as 'the space city' because of NASA's location. A shortened term for the people that go into space. | |
This team name originates from the orange stripes worn on the team's black socks. | |
This team was originally called the Red Stockings. | |
This team got their name because of an earlier team from the city named the 'Metropolitans.' | |
This team got their name because of the number of breweries that inhabited the city. | |
Named after the mountain range running through the state. | |
Originally named the white stockings, a local newspaper gave this team their name because the team consited of youthful players and the nickname stuck. | |
This team, originally the Highlanders, were given their name due to being the American League team in the city. A name often given to Americans by the British. | |
This team got their name because of the meaning of the city in spanish. | |
The original name was the Brown Stockings... then the Perfectos,the owners, heard one of the fans from the crowd say 'what a lovely shade of a cardinal' so the owners official chan | |
This team got its name due to the fact that it is located in the nation's capital. | |
This team was named after the nickname for owner, James Gaffney ('The ______of Tammany Hall') | |
The founding ownership group was headed by the Labatt brewery, whose marquee Ontario brand was (and still is) Labatt's Blue Pilsner. Pouring, both from this fact and the from longs | |
It is said that after one particularly satisfying victory, Jim Mutrie (who was the team's manager) stormed into the dressing room and exclaimed, 'My big fellows! My _____!' | |
They pretty much just got their name from the marine life surrounding the city. | |
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